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View this email in your browser The Chrome Cast 227: Some thoughts on the new Pixel 7a and Chromebook hardware This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend the majority of the episode talking through some new hardware that has been floating around the office for a bit now. First, we begin with the Pixel 7a and some pre-review thoughts around Google’s latest phone. While it bears more than a passing resemblance to the Pixel […] Read More Google Chat gets "Quick reactions" so you can spend less time picking emoji for replies Google Chat, Google’s replacement for Hangouts, has added a lot of features that help it and its sub-feature, Spaces, replace things like Google+ or “Currents” for Enterprise. It’s a different philosophy and approach to social, and acts more as an intranet than an open social network. A year ago, the company added emoji reactions to […] Read More Yes, your Chromebook technically has a clock app, but Google still refuses to make it accessible You may not realize it until you open your Chromebook launcher and search for it, only to be disappointed, but unlike other operating systems such as Windows, ChromeOS has no clock app! Well, that’s not entirely true, but it’s just not native – let me explain. Since 2017, it’s technically been available on your laptop, […] Read More Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Flex 3i 2023 review: extraordinary value [VIDEO] With this new, affordable Chromebook from Lenovo – the 12-inch IdeaPad Flex 3i – I’ll just go ahead and say it: these new Intel Alder Lake-N Chromebooks are here to change the game in the low-cost Chromebook space. And if you are anything like me and love the feeling of getting a great deal on […] Read More Google Docs picks up some new tricks: Custom block creation, expanding and collapsing content Google announced a few new features for Docs this week over on its Workspace Updates blog. These tie directly into its Smart Canvas initiative, allowing you to make better use of the data you place in a body of text either for personal or collaborative reasons. While we’ve already gotten many things like the ability […] Read More Comment: Having pinned apps sync across Chromebooks and tablets makes no sense Tailored devices deserve tailored experiences There’s something that’s been bothering me for the past few years, and I feel that the fix should be rather simple. Currently, one set of applications and data are synchronized across all of your ChromeOS devices that have your Google Account logged into them. While this is great for experiencing […] Read More I don't understand Google's choice to not make a simple keyboard for the Pixel Tablet The Pixel Tablet is up for pre-order already and as much as it confuses me a bit, there seems to be some real interest in a Google-made Android tablet once again. And while the unique docking speaker makes the Pixel Tablet a bit of a different take on the Android tablet in general, I still […] Read More How to enable auto-correct for your Chromebook's physical keyboard I’ll have to admit, this one took me a bit by surprise. I have no idea how long this feature has actually been around, but in just a few minutes of using it, I’m already in love. Thanks to a quick how-to article by Chrome Story, I may have just enabled a feature that will […] Read More Top 5 Chromebook deals of the week With Google I/O behind us and the big Pixel reveals out of the way, it’s time to take a look at this week’s best Chromebook deals. Once again, I have a good mix of premium and budget-friendly devices ranging from the most portable ChromeOS tablet on the market to a large-screen productivity machine for the […] Read More Android App Streaming for Chromebooks is here and working in ChromeOS 114 Beta We’re continuing to find great, new features tucked away in the latest build of ChromeOS in the Beta Channel, and one of my favorite new ones to tinker with at this point is ChromeOS’ new Android App Streaming. We’ve talked about this upcoming feature for what feels like forever, and it looks like it is […] Read More Join our Patreon community and get access to things like behind-the-scenes footage, early access to videos, private Discord server access, an ad-free experience on the mobile and desktop versions of the website, your name listed on all our YouTube videos, and monthly live stream Q&A. CLICK HERE to be a part of our community.  Copyright © 2023 Unboxed Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Unboxed Media 111 W Dixie Ave Ste 200 Elizabethtown, KY 42701-1410 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.