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Recently I picked up the Pixel 10 Pro for me and the 10 Pro XL for my wife. Unboxing the devices is the same as past years with the phone, booklets and a cable for charging. There was no e sim due to Google removing the sim slot in the US. Where things got a bit interesting is that Google shipped the trade-in box with the new devices. I think this is a genius move and much needed change to simplify the entire purchasing and trade-in process. Setting up both devices was pretty seamless even with the e sim. Speaking of the e sim this may differ depending on the carrier. I use Google Fi and setting up the new phones and moving my number over to the P10P and P10PXL for my wife was effortless. The rest of the set-up was the same as prior years and an overall great experience. I'll use the phone for a week or so and share my thoughts here. Check out the pictures below of me unboxing the devices.

Another month another ChromeOS release. For August 2025, Google highlights a couple of new features with ChromeOS desk sync and Touchscreen calibration tool. Check out what the features bring to your ChromeOS devices below and let me know how the update is treating your laptops or desktops. ChromeOS desk sync Starting from ChromeOS 139, ChromeOS desk sync helps users quickly pick up from where they left off when switching to another device. Desk sync restores all windows, tabs, and even cookies from the previous session to allow for a seamless transition. Touchscreen calibration tool With ChromeOS 139, you can now calibrate boundaries of external touch screen displays. Chromebook users can now calibrate boundaries of external touch screen displays connected to a Chromebook. This setting helps with aligning external display boundaries, so that touch inputs correspond correctly to the displayed content. ChromeOS M139 announcement 

Believe it or not but YouTube Music did not always have podcasts. As a matter of fact YT Music was not the home for music for Google. That was once Google Play Music but in December of 2020 YT Music took over the music duties for the company. In 2023 YT Music absorbed podcasts from Google Podcasts which brings us to where we are now. For the sake of time I am only going to mention the podcast function within the app/service. What does YouTube Music offer? YT Music is a real basic podcast player that has got the essentials right. The service offers podcasts that are available on the service and the option to add podcasts via an RSS feed. Podcasts can also be downloaded, playback speed can be adjusted, audio/video switching (YT Music podcasts only), sleep timer, trim silence (new), and background play without the need for a YT Music subscription.  There is also library support to manage your collection of podcasts, a dedicated podcast section and search and recommendation for podcast...