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View this email in your browser Google is harnessing AI's power for social good At this point, AI is everywhere and that isn’t about to change. As the advances in this are continue to press on, Google now looking for way to leverage both AI and machine learning (ML) to create tools that address some of the world’s most pressing social issues. From combatting deforestation to improving healthcare, let’s […] Read More Why the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 should make Google feel good about Pixel Fold's price For the 5 year running, Samsung has released another take on the folding phone – the Galaxy Z Fold 5. Though Samsung has changed very little in this latest foldable, the price tag remains the same $1799 that we’ve seen through the years. As the foldable smartphone market grows and competitors like Google’s Pixel Fold […] Read More Google reveals Android Unknown Tracker Alerts for rogue AirTags, could potentially save your life Do you recall hearing about Grogu, Google’s much-anticipated competitor to the AirTag? What about the new Find My Device network, which was expected to launch soon? Unfortunately, these have been postponed until the year’s end. However, Google today revealed an incredibly useful feature developed in cooperation with Apple to tide us over – Unknown Tracker […] Read More The Chrome Cast 233: Pixel Fold thoughts after a few weeks of use This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss our collective, weeks-long experience with Google’s Pixel Fold. From the things that make it unique and seriously great to those that create a good deal of user frustration, we cover what it was like to use the Pixel Fold and why – in the end – I […] Read More Fuchsia will not be coming to Google's smart speakers as the company halts its rollout efforts In the last year, Google has worked to replace the “CastOS” operating system on its 1st and 2nd generation Nest Hub smart displays with the new Zircon-based Fuchsia. At the time, it seemed like the company was set to bring it to all its smart home devices. According to 9to5Google, the tech giant has pumped […] Read More Google is reportedly toying with the idea of making a folding Pixel Tablet Here in 2023, it seems folding devices are having a bit of a moment. Recently, there’s been a lot of buzz around Google’s new Pixel Fold, Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 5, and the upcoming OnePlus Open that should arrive later in August. And it appears Google may just be getting started in this segment […] Read More Two years later and this strange Play Games shortcut on ChromeOS still makes no sense Two years ago (well, actually a year and a half ago), Google Play Games for PC appeared at the 2021 Game Awards Show, and with it, a mysterious new shortcut appeared on Chromebooks. In addition to the Play Games Android app, a new ChromeOS-centric…launcher accompanied it as a separate icon. What’s strange about it is […] Read More Both excellent Lenovo Chromebook Duet tablets are on sale now for Back to School If you’ve been eyeing one of the two only real options in the Chromebook tablet market, today could be your lucky day. Right now as part of their Back to School Deals, Best Buy has both the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 and Duet 5 on sale for up to $130 off retail. Both of these […] Read More Goodbye Twitter: The bird is now your "X", here's how to update your Chromebook web app “Genius, playboy, billionaire (philanthropist)?” – you know I’m talking about Elon Musk, right? The mind behind SpaceX and Tesla has pulled off another heist. He’s bagged Twitter for a hefty $44 billion and spun it into something entirely different. Love him or hate him, he’s axed the old Twitter name and logo, and as of […] Read More Be careful with "Back to School" Chromebook deals for this one, simple reason As school-related summer approaches its end, parents and students alike are now on the lookout for the best back-to-school deals. Among the items always at the top of school supply lists are Chromebooks. It makes sense: they are budget-friendly, versatile, and easy to use. Even more, they’ve become a staple in education, making them a […] Read More OnePlus Open is now the official name of the OnePlus V Fold As the news and reviews of all of Samsung’s new hardware floods the internet, a simple tweet from OnePlus is enough to maybe turn a few heads in a different direction; especially the heads of those interested in Samsung’s expensive, extremely iterative Galaxy Z Fold 5. With one sentence, OnePlus is playfully poking at Samsung’s […] Read More Chrome may let you peek at website pages before clicking a link with this upcoming feature First discovered by our friend Leopeva64 on Twitter, Google is working on something called Link Preview. Anyone familiar with an app that existed a long time ago called Link Bubble (unpublished from the Play Store in 2017, and owned by Brave Browser, apparently) will know exactly what this may end up looking and acting like […] Read More Verizon is offering to pay for YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket in its entirety As we near the kick off of another NFL season, Verizon is offering up a huge incentive for new and existing customers that also happen to be NFL Football fans. If you are looking to upgrade your mobile or home internet plans, Verizon is offering to pay for your NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube in […] Read More ChromeOS 115 is arriving on schedule and full of fun, new updates [U: VIDEO] Right on schedule, ChromeOS 115 is arriving on a Chromebook near you and unlike the last few 4-week updates, this one has quite a few new tricks up its sleeve. A few, small, handy updates are here to join in with a couple larger features that we’ve been testing for a few months at this […] Read More Google Play Games adds customizable keyboard layouts, 60 new regions, and new titles On Google’s Keyword blog today, the company released a wave of significant updates for its Google Play Games for PC beta. Despite my skepticism about its potential to thrive given Google’s less than stellar gaming track record, the tech giant is charging forward by adding new games, enhancing features, and widening its service availability. Let’s […] Read More VIZOR "Crescent" Release: A New Dawn for Education Technology Management In the constantly evolving landscape of education technology, managing and tracking IT assets in schools and school districts can often feel like an uphill battle. Fortunately, the new VIZOR “Crescent” release is here to help, bringing significant advancements along with it. Packed with over 60 new features, “Crescent” addresses three functional pillars crucial to modern […] Read More Get Minecraft and Minecraft Realms for free with the latest Chromebook Perk Chromebooks have traditionally been dubbed “a web browser in a box” by naysayers and even early adopters who didn’t stick around, but they’ve rapidly evolved into dynamic devices for both creativity and gaming. To shine a light on their increased breadth of functionality over the years, Google has offered what are called “Chromebook Perks”. These […] Read More The ChatGPT Android app is rolling out, but Chromebook users should steer clear Just yesterday we talked about the official ChatGPT Android app arriving in the Play Store as “coming soon” for anyone interested. While I thought the turnaround on that availbility would happen in the coming week or so, rollout has begun far faster than that. About 30 minutes ago I received a notification on both my […] Read More How to generate a fitness routine and crush it with Google Docs' 'Help me write' feature I’ve written extensively in the past about Google’s new Smart Canvas tools and, quite honestly, I’ve become a huge fan. These nifty tools, including smart chips, tables and more, have practically reinvented Google Docs for the new age. Now, it’s not just a writing tool, but a potential replacement for apps like Notion. You could […] Read More The excellent ASUS Chromebook I've been using for a few weeks is $200 off today only So, this is a little bit of awkward territory. A new device came to the office a couple weeks ago and it is a review unit, so the box was already opened and doing a normal unboxing felt strange. Instead, we thought we’d go right to an impressions/review of it after I tested it for […] Read More Bing AI is no longer Edge-only as Microsoft lifts Chrome and Safari blocks Microsoft’s Bing’s AI chatbot (powered by ChatGPT-4) has been an Edge-only affair up to this point. But as of this week, you can now try it out on Google Chrome and Safari, too. First noticed by Windows Latest (via 9to5Google), Bing.com’s AI chatbot can now be accessed from these two popular browsers, broadening its reach […] Read More Win the 'ChromeOS for Business' bundle from Google, LG, and Cameyo This is a very, very exciting announcement that we’ve been waiting to share for a bit. We’re partnering with Google, LG, and Cameyo to give away 10 ChromeOS for Business bundles to one lucky winner that will include 10 LG 34” All-In-One ChromeOS Flex devices along with 10 Cameyo Virtual App Delivery (VAD) licenses and […] Read More ChatGPT is on the way to an Android device near you with an official app In the event that you have somehow missed all the hype/fear/excitement over ChatGPT, perhaps a recap is in order. ChatGPT is a highly sophisticated AI chatbot built to deliver state-of-the-art language modeling techniques. Its claim to fame is the ability to replicate human-like conversation, giving users an opportunity to engage in deep interactions while getting […] Read More Line editing content in Google Docs with others is about to get a whole lot easier In recent memory, Google Docs gave you a bunch of extra control over formatting by letting you view non-printing characters, toggle page numbers and default styles, indent headers based on levels and more. Now, it’s adding numbers for every line of the document (which can be toggled as well) to help you and your collaborators […] Read More Don't miss this huge deal on the latest, greatest Chromebook from Acer While we’re still waiting for our review unit of the latest, higher-end Chromebook from Acer – the new Chromebook Spin 714 – that doesn’t mean we don’t already know enough about this device to easily and enthusiastically recommend it. Taking more than just a design cue from the last-gen Acer Chromebook Spin 714, the new […] Read More Google Pixel Fold: My thoughts after actually using it [VIDEO] There’s no denying that the foldable phone form factor spices up the somewhat boring smartphone market. As with any new phone, there are usually awesome, new features and there are failures; and the Pixel Fold is no exception. After actually spending some time with it as my primary phone, I have some thoughts that I’ve […] Read More Google Tasks officially freed from its side bar prison, can now be used standalone on the web Google Tasks, once a standalone website, was transitioned into the Gmail Sidebar as part of the company’s new “integrated workspace” strategy. This strategy aimed at streamlining productivity by housing multiple tools and apps, including Meet and Chat, in one central location: Gmail. As the approach evolved, additional services such as Calendar, Keep, and Maps were […] Read More Google Photos is getting another visual design overhaul, features a pill-shaped nav drawer Google Photos appears to be testing a significant interface overhaul. As reported by @Nail_Sadykov, an editor for the Google News Telegram Channel, there’s a fresh Google Photos UI design making the rounds, and it seems to divert quite significantly from Google’s current design principles. Most notably, it swaps out the usual bottom navigation bar, traditionally […] Read More Chrome continues its work on the Tab Groups Save feature, but it's still busted and useless Chrome introduced the idea of saving tab groups for later a long time ago. In fact, we first reported on it over two years ago! Since then, Google has done little to develop the feature. Worse still, it’s done little to even make it usable. From creating the feature to showing saved tab groups on […] Read More Google Assistant is finally going to get a bit of generative AI Google Assistant looks to finally be on the receiving end of some generative AI and will soon be able to condense long passages of website text into manageable, clear-cut summaries. An update is being worked on in the Google app beta version 14.29 and a new “Summarize” feature has been spotted by 9to5 Google that […] 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.