Five years into the development of Google Chrome, Chrome Web Apps have broken free of the browser and landed on the desktop. Chrome users visiting the Chrome Web Store can now install Chrome Web Apps that behave as if they were traditional, locally installed applications. These apps, written using Web technologies like HTML5, JavaScript and CSS, command their own windows, outside of Chrome. They have the ability to function offline, to work with connected devices and to update themselves automatically. Read more http://www.informationweek.com/soft...tions/google-debuts-chrome-web-apps/240160885
