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Google delivers search app for Windows 8 with a touch of tablet optimization

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 21:00
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It’s not a finished, Windows 8-tuned Chrome build, but we’ll take it. Much as Google has been catering to iOS users who don’t have its search completely baked into the platform, there’s now a dedicated Google Search app for the Metro-inclined. Ignore the desktop OS foundation; the Windows 8 app is much closer to the touchscreen-oriented mobile version with its oversized search box, service shortcuts, an emphasis on voice recognition and finger-friendly instant previews of the results. Although incorporating Google search on a Surface will undoubtedly rankle Microsoft’s Bing team, the app could be the ticket for many tablet owners who live in Google’s cloud without using its hardware.Filed under: Tablets, Software, Microsoft, GoogleGoogle delivers search app for Windows 8 with a touch of tablet optimization originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink PCWorld  |  Windows Store  | Email this | Comments

source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/google-delivers-search-app-for-windows-8/



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