The Hangouts extension for Chrome now functions like a standalone app

Google is in the midst of rolling out a nifty update for its Hangouts extension for Chrome. The upgrade brings a fresh, new interface to the plugin that has been specifically designed to mimic the look of the Hangouts application for Android and iOS. The development team have also done a bit of tweaking behind the scenes to make the Hangouts extension feel more like a standalone app. Previous builds of the extension only worked when the browser was open, but this latest vers