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Lilbits (3-13-2014): Chromecast goes international (soon)

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]