Chrome OS update auto-arranges windows, allows multi-display desktops

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/acerc7chromebookreviewlead01-1353982284.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/chrome-os-update-auto-arranges-windows-supports-multi-display/)Chrome OS (http://www.engadget.com/tag/ChromeOS/) being a web-based platform doesn't preclude the existence of power users -- see the Chromebook Pixel (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/chromebook-pixel-hands-on/). Google wants to encourage them with software, too, which is why it's rolling out a new update to the stable Chrome OS code. The new version automatically positions windows to show more whenever a user hasn't customized the look, and there's now official support for extending a desktop across multiple screens. Other additions are subtler: copy protection is a bigger deal with both an HTML5 decryption module and support forEncrypted Media Extensions (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/12/w3c-to-explore-a-proposal-bringing-drm-hooks-to-html/), and exacting users can both re-order the app launcher as well as set tap-to-drag as a preference. The refresh is pushing out over the next few days to all devices save for Samsung Chromebooks (http://www.engadget.com/tag/chromebook,samsung,review/). It's not the first time a Chrome OS update has glossed over Samsung portables, but everyone else should enjoy the extra screen real estate.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/chrome-os-update-auto-arranges-windows-supports-multi-display/