India, May 12 -- It is immediately clear. The new Googlebook is not a cursor(y) overhaul. A quick history lesson becomes important in the context of Google's computing device forays, the latest one hoping to push the envelope.

In July 2009, Google announced the Chrome OS, something designed for an increasingly more cloud-focused approach to a laptop or a desktop, and particularly a stark contrast to Microsoft's approach with Windows on affordable PCs.

Now, Google says they are building the "future of laptops reinvented by Gemini", and they are called the Googlebook.

Alexander Kuscher, Senior Director for Laptops & Tablets at Google says, "A lot has happened since then. Android by itself now supports a vast variety of form factors. The ...