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View this email in your browser Google Drive gets new 'Activity' tab so you can quickly manage file changes Over on the Google Workspace Updates blog today, Google announced that it’s adding an ‘Activity’ tab to the left-hand side bar of Drive. This new tab will help you quickly access and track comments, approvals, and access requests. It’s actually split into separate groupings once you click on it. If you’ve shared files and are […] Read More Why Chromebook Plus has me excited to return to the Pixel 8 Pro If you’ve been around Chrome Unboxed for any stretch of time, you know that part of what started this whole thing in the first place was my propensity to change phones. Over time, my phone swapping was replaced with Chromebook swapping, I started making content, and here we are today. And for the most part, […] Read More This Chrome extension lets you export your Google Bard AI chats for safekeeping Google just announced that it’s injecting Bard into Assistant to improve the once-amazing digital helper.Access will first be given to Pixel 8 and 8 Pro owners when the phones ship out, but for now, we’re stuck with regular ol’ Bard. That’s fine though since it’s recently gained extensions, can see, hear and speak, and is […] Read More The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 hits an all-time low price at $170 off UPDATED – October 6, 2023: If you asked me on Monday when I shared this deal if it would last through the week, I’d have told you not to bet on it. But here we are on Friday morning and the best-ever deal on arguably the best-ever Chromebook tablet is still going strong. I’d wager […] Read More Pixel 8 Face Unlock is a massive feature addition that I totally missed Ever since Apple introduced FaceID on the iPhone and Google attempted to follow along with the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 Pro, I’ve been waiting for this feature to make a comeback on Google’s phones. The Pixel 4 iteration worked fine, but no developers got on board, so there were no apps outside of Google’s […] Read More The Chrome Cast 242: Google's Pixel 8 hardware event recap For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we dive into all the announcements from Google’s 10/4 hardware event. From a keynote that announced everything from the Pixel 8 Pro to the Pixel Watch 2 and generative AI everywhere, there’s clearly a lot to talk about. Although we did not attend the keynote in person this […] Read More How to use Adobe Photoshop on your Chromebook A lot of Chromebook users, myself included, have been dying to get hands on Adobe Photoshop on Google’s laptop OS, but it was never possible before. The traditional desktop application was leagues out of a web browser’s capabilities, but as the years passed, Chrome and other browsers became so much more capable. Today, web apps […] Read More PSA: Google TV is packed with spooky TV shows and movies throughout the Halloween season October’s arrival not only paints the trees with a myriad of colors (not in Florida) but also ushers in a wave of ghoulish fun and thrilling experiences, and no, you’re not too old for that. As you embrace the Halloween spirit by setting out spooky decorations and eating all of the candy that was originally […] Read More Why the Fitbit Charge 6 is on my wrist instead of the Pixel Watch 2 First things first: I can’t give any opinions on either wearable for now. We can talk about each one’s features and other public details for now, but I can’t weigh in on my thoughts. And that’s OK since I don’t have a ton of those just yet, anyway. But I wrote a piece not long […] Read More You should go take a look at Google's new Chromebook Plus landing page There’s been a lot going on over the past week or so, right? A little over a week ago, we were in New York City to hear all about Chromebook Plus and now the Google Hardware Event has all of us talking about Google’s new mobile devices as well. There are new features, new devices, […] 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.