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The latest Android update doesn't add a lot, but we bet that at least one feature will feel like it was made for you.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we ...