Google has promised that the Chromecast would be available in more countries within weeks… and it looks like one of those countries will be the UK. An employee at UK retailer Currys/PCWorld posted a photo on Twitter showing a box of Chromecast media streaming devices that showed up at his store in advance of the […]
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GamingCast brings classic games to Chromecast
Google’s Chromecast may be designed to bring online video and audio to your TV. But that doesn’t mean that’s all it can do. Want to use a Chromecast to play games on your TV? There are apps for that. GamingCast is an Android app that lets you play a handful of classic games on your TV while […]
Google Chromecast launching in more countries within weeks
Google’s $35 Chromecast media streamer provides one of the cheapest, simplest tools for streaming online video to your TV… if you’re in the United States. But soon Google will begin offering the Chromecast around the world. Speaking this week at SXSW, Google’s Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai announced that Chromecast would be available in […]
Koush’s new app lets you mirror your Android screen to Chromecast
There are plenty of apps that let you use a Chromecast to stream video from internet sites like Netflix and YouTube. There are a growing number that let you stream videos directly from your Android phone or tablet to a TV with a Chromecast too. Now there’s an app that lets you use a Chromecast […]
Stream embedded web videos to Chromecast with Chrome Beta for Android
Google is adding Chromecast support to the Chrome browser for Android. That means in addition to streaming video to your TV from apps like Netflix and Hulu Plus, you can now visit websites using your Android phone or tablet and if you find an embedded video there’s a decent chance you’ll be able to send […]
Lilbits (3-03-2014): Are you ready for 50MP smartphone cameras?
Nokia’s Lumia 1020 smartphone may have a crazy high-resolution 41MP camera. But it looks like Chinese phone maker Oppo may be preparing to go even crazier. Leaked photos that appear to have been snapped with an unreleased Oppo Find 7 smartphone suggest it could have a 50MP camera. Update: It turns out the Oppo Find […]
These 9 apps stream videos from Android to Chromecast
Google’s Chromecast may be designed to let you stream media from Netflix, YouTube Pandora, Google Play Music, and other internet media sites to a TV. But what if you want to stream home videos from your phone to a TV without uploading them to the web first? When Google first launched the Chromecast there was […]
Coming soon: Android-to-Chromecast screen mirroring
You can use Google’s $35 Chromecast device to stream internet video to your TV from sites including YouTube and Netflix. There are also apps that let you stream local content from your phone, tablet or PC over a WiFi network. Soon you may be able to go a step further and use a Chromecast to […]
Tube Cast is the first Chromecast app for Windows Phone (YouTube video streamer)
Now that Google has released tools developers can use to add Chromecast support to their apps, we’re starting to see developers offering new ways to use Google’s $35 media streaming device. That includes apps like photo slideshow viewer Dayframe, and surprisingly enough at least one Windows Phone app called Tube Cast. Google’s Chromecast officially lets […]
New Chromecast apps start rolling in
Google’s Chromecast is a $35 device that lets you stream internet content to your TV using Android or iOS apps or a PC with the Chrome web browser. But while the Chromecast has been available since mid-2013, up until now only a handful of apps have worked with the device. That’s about to change. Google […]