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View this email in your browser Google is shutting down Jamboard, recommends you find a different whiteboarding solution Google has officially announced the shutdown of its collaborative whiteboarding service Jamboard. According to the Workspace Updates blog post they put out today, this will finalize by the end of next year, 2024. The company states it’s integrating competitors like FigJam, Lucidspark and Miro across Workspace as solutions so you can keep whiteboarding with others. […] Read More The excellent ASUS Chromebook CM34 Flip is once again available for just $279 Since this device’s introduction, it has been on sale on a very regular basis. I’d go as far as saying the ASUS Chromebook CM34 Flip has been discounted for more days than it’s been available at MSRP by this point, and while Chromebooks go on sale a lot, this one simply seems to linger at […] Read More Oops, Bard leaks shared user conversations into Google Search, is working to remove indexing Well this is awkward – Google’s new Bard AI chatbot just started displaying user conversations as Search results. Per Gagan Ghotra in a post on X, typing “site:https://bard.google.com/share” into the Google Search bar will display discussions you or others have had with Bard. Now, obviously, these are only discussions that have been ‘shared’, meaning someone […] Read More What is a photo?: Google's Pixel 8 face swap AI feature is deeply unsettling What is a photo? It’s a memory of a precious time in your life when you and your loved ones enjoyed special moments together. In your mind, you remember the things you did, the places, you went, and most of all, the emotions experienced. Google’s new Pixel 8 AI-driven face swap filter seeks to destroy […] Read More Leaked Pixel Watch 2 promo video shows off new features and bands With the unveiling of Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 just around the corner, the floodgates of leaks have officially burst open. Leaks from a few days ago unveiled the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro pricing and an additional 2 years of software updates, but now a 1-minute teaser video, shared by 91Mobiles, has […] Read More Save a whopping 50% off the new HP Chromebook 15.6″ right now For a few months at this point, there has been an HP Chromebook 15.6″ available and on sale multiple times at Best Buy. But over that time, we’ve never really talked much about it for good reason: the screen. That device comes with an interesting processor (the Intel N200 that we’ve yet to test), but […] Read More Chrome Companion: You may soon be able to pin Journeys, Notes, and more to the toolbar According to Leopeva64 on Twitter, Chrome may be preparing to let you pin specific Companion features to the toolbar right next to your extensions. At this time (on Canary), the toolbar just says ‘Companion’, but per a discovered Chromium Gerrit, pinning your Bookmarks star icon, Notes you’ve created for Chrome web pages, your Journeys or […] Read More Three of my favorite upcoming Android 14 features probably aren't what you expect The release of Android 14 is right around the corner with the hardware event for Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, and you’d think I’d be gushing about the battery improvements, or the cross device improvements for app developers such as the display adaptability tools, but no. Here are the three of the features I’m […] Read More Google's new AI 'Gemini' set to rival OpenAI's GPT-4: Here's what you need to know Google hopes to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4 artificial intelligence soon with the launch of it’s own project ‘Gemini’, an upcoming model that seeks to radically transform how Bard and other AI initiatives at the company operate at their core. According to The Information, Google has begun allowing a select group of companies to test a basic […] Read More ChromeOS 117 looks to be rolling out to most Chromebooks After about a week’s delay, it looks like ChromeOS 117 is finally beginning the roll-out to most Chromebooks. According to cros.tech – the site that pulls in real-time info from Google’s Omaha updates server – nearly all modern ChromeOS devices look to have the ability to update to ChromeOS 117 as of this morning. ChromeOS […] 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.