New Daily Digest From CHROME UNBOXED

View this email in your browser The Chrome Cast 240: ChromeOS 117 rolls out with sweet new features This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by discussing the fresh, new roll-out of ChromeOS 117 to a handful of devices. This update comes with some sweet, new features like Material You design throughout and a new ability to select wallpapers from shared Google Photos albums. It’s a nice upgrade, for sure, […] Read More Momentum grows as T-Mobile moves to Google's Jibe for RCS messaging T-Mobile is going all-in on RCS by fully integrating Google’s Jibe platform, promising what should become an instant arrival of new messaging features as they are released in the future. This move aligns T-Mobile with AT&T – which also embraced the Jibe platform earlier this year – highlighting the growing momentum of RCS and carriers […] Read More ChromeOS 117 begins roll-out with Material You and other features on board I’ve been checking over the last few days over at cros.tech to see if the latest version of ChromeOS was rolling out to anyone just yet. It was slated to arrive earlier in the week, but as these things tend to go, it seems there was a small delay. Even right now as my Lenovo […] Read More How to make data processing easier with the new Enhanced Smart Fill feature in Google Sheets Google is now rolling out its Enhanced Smart Fill feature as a part of its Workspace Labs AI initiative. If you’re looking to automate finding relationships between column pairs and swiftly filling in the corresponding values, this is worth exploring. Don’t worry, I’m going to go over how to use it here in a moment, […] Read More Act now: You'll soon lose the ability to sign into QuickBooks products with your Google Account I know by my experience as a Chromebook expert in Best Buy that a lot of you use QuickBooks online for your business accounting, so late last night when I got an unexpected email from Intuit, I thought you’d like to know about it. If, like many, you’ve been signing in using your Google Account […] Read More Google takes another jab at Apple's iMessage's lack of RCS support with new iPager video In a continued effort to advocate for the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging protocol that is the proper replacement for SMS/MMS, Google has thrown another log on the fire of its #GetTheMessage campaign. This time around, Google’s slightly-more-aggressive nudge to Apple to adopt RCS as a part of iMessage utilizes a humorous video that introduces […] Read More Say goodbye to whole home audio: Nest devices can now only be in one speaker group at a time Remember the Sonos lawsuit from last year where the company blamed Google for essentially stealing its speaker tech to make Google Home and Nest devices? Well, it seems that the ramifications of that may still unfolding. While there’s no direct evidence this is the cause of what I’m bout to tell you, I’m confident there’s […] Read More Soon, your Android phone's camera can be your Chromebook's upgraded webcam With the recent unveiling of Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1, Pixel phone users can now transform their devices into high-quality webcams for their Chromebooks, too (PC and Mac are supported, too). If you have one of the many Chromebooks out there that came equipped with a less-than-stellar 720p shooter, your video calls are about to […] Read More Wacom One M 2023 Review: The wireless wonder for aspiring Chromebook artists I’ve been using the new 2023 Wacom One M pen tablet for a few weeks now, and have collected my thoughts for you all. If you’re interested in getting into some art software on your Chromebook or just want a lightweight tablet to carry around with you, I think you’re going to want to hear […] Read More Get $380 off the HP Chromebook x360 14c by signing up for My Best Buy Plus The deals at this point are getting simply ludicrous. We’re not even in a particular buying season and the discounts just keep flying in left and right. We posted not long ago about a massive savings on the HP Chromebook x360 14c, taking a full 50% off the $699 price tag for a whopping $350 […] 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.