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Top Stories @PCWorld May 20, 2016 Android apps on Chrome OS show the failure of the web as an application platform With access to the Google Play Store and Android apps, Chromebooks are leaving the web behind—and becoming more powerful. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Older Chromebooks won't get the Play Store, even if they're able to run Android apps • AMD's Computex livestream expected to reveal Radeon Polaris GPU updates and Bristol Ridge APUs • I'm a believer: How HTC's Vive convinced me that VR has legs • Why you should use the OneDrive app in Windows 10 • Google I/O's biggest reveals: VR dreams, personalized AI, and chips that blow away Moore's Law • Here's a look inside Google I/O's playground for developers • Stale beer no more: This app can tell you when your brew's past its prime • Google's putting Play Store in Chrome OS, making Android apps available to Chromebooks • The Project Tango smartphone is coming and it's more useful than you think • Current Nexus devices won't get Android N's new seamless update feature • Criminal defendants demand to see FBI's secret hacking tool • 10 totally cliché Instagram pictures you have definitely posted • Sex, lies, and superheros, streaming this week • SnapPower Guidelight review: Turn your outlet cover into a nightlight, quickly and easily Older Chromebooks won't get the Play Store, even if they're able to run Android apps Google doesn't want older Chromebooks to run the Play Store, but the limitations don't appear to be technical. Read More ▶ AMD's Computex livestream expected to reveal Radeon Polaris GPU updates and Bristol Ridge APUs AMD hasn't exactly confirmed those rumors, but given the nature of the venue, it's a pretty safe prediction. Read More ▶ I'm a believer: How HTC's Vive convinced me that VR has legs Forget about all the hype, when you actually experience VR you understand why the technology is special. Read More ▶ Why you should use the OneDrive app in Windows 10 The OneDrive Windows Store app for Windows 10 makes viewing offloaded files easier. Read More ▶ Google I/O's biggest reveals: VR dreams, personalized AI, and chips that blow away Moore's Law Google I/O 2016 was full of big news, from Android N to Daydream VR to new apps galore. Read More ▶ Here's a look inside Google I/O's playground for developers Google held its massive I/O conference this week at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Here's a look at what developers found inside. Read More ▶ Stale beer no more: This app can tell you when your brew's past its prime There's a good chance your tastebuds would tell you when you're drinking stale beer, but now science has come to the rescue to spare them that pain. Read More ▶ Google's putting Play Store in Chrome OS, making Android apps available to Chromebooks Google's Play Store will be coming to Chrome OS, the lightweight operating system that powers Chromebook laptops. This move will suddenly give the app-starved Chrome a lot more to work with. Read More ▶ The Project Tango smartphone is coming and it's more useful than you think We got a look at how the Tango's mapping capabilities can be used for everyday tasks—as well as for having a little fun inside your home. Read More ▶ Current Nexus devices won't get Android N's new seamless update feature It's likely that the Chrome OS-inspired update mechanism will need to wait for the next generation Android devices as well. Read More ▶ Criminal defendants demand to see FBI's secret hacking tool A secret FBI hacking tool, used to compromise the Tor anonymous browser in one investigation, is facing challenges from criminal defendants, perhaps putting its future in doubt. Read More ▶ 10 totally cliché Instagram pictures you have definitely posted The world doesn't need any more pics of latte art. Read More ▶ Sex, lies, and superheros, streaming this week From Hitchcock to John Hughes to Hou Hsiao-hsien, there are 12 new movies for you to stream online. Read More ▶ SnapPower Guidelight review: Turn your outlet cover into a nightlight, quickly and easily A cheap and simple improvement would make this product even better. Read More ▶

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