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Google adds Chromecast video streaming to dev version of Chrome OS

Google is working on adding the ability to stream movies stored in Google Drive from your Chrome OS computer to Chromecast.
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Netflix gifts bingers with next episode auto-play for Chromecast

Netflix announced this morning that it has integrated its proprietary "Post-Play" feature into Chromecast playback of the leading streaming service.
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Viddit for Chromecast brings all your favorite Reddit videos to the big screen

A new app allows users to put a roving stream of their favorite videos from subreddits on their TV via Chromecast.
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NFL Now launches on the Apple TV, with Amazon’s Fire TV next in line

The NFL has launched its online video distribution service NFL Now for Apple TV, giving users free access to the NFL's extensive library of video content.

The first Roku TVs are landing soon, with prices lower than most ‘dumb’ TVs

Roku is dropping its first Roku TVs from TCL and Hisense soon, with pricing for the TCL models announced today.

MyMedia app upgrade gives Roku users a taste of Chromecast power

MediaMall has released an updated version of the MyMedia PC app, allowing users to cast video content directly from PC to TV through the MyMedia channel.
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NFL Now coming to Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and more [Update]

The NFL today announced new partnerships for its digital video service, NFL Now, which is slated for release this August.
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Here’s why TiVo’s founders just crashed and burned with Qplay

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Chromecast celebrates first birthday with three-month Google Play giveaway

Google is celebrating the occasion by gifting anyone who purchases a Chromecast within the next two months 90 free days of Google's All Access service.
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This glitch lets you Rickroll any TV armed with a Chromecast

A security researcher entered a brave new world of Rickrolling when he discovered how to exploit Google's Chromecast dongle to force-play Astley's video.
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Google adds Chromecast support for iOS Chrome app

Google revealed yesterday that it has integrated support for Chromecast into the latest iOS Chrome update. iPhone and iPad users can now cast via Chrome.
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Apple TV finally catches up with … Apple, gets iTunes Extras support

With the latest iTunes update made available today, Apple has finally integrated iTunes Extras support into the neglected offspring that is Apple TV.
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Google launches Android mirroring on Chromecast

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Roku will debut The Divide season premiere a week in advance

Roku debuts the premiere of We TV's The Divide today - one week in advance. The show's traditional live-TV premiere is officially scheduled for July 16.
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Channel Master’s OTA DVR+ now available with 1TB internal hard drive

Channel Master has reissued its DVR+ with a built-in 1TB hard drive. The DVR's functionality remains the same, as does its form factor.
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Chromecast will soon add ultrasonic sound as a new way to ‘cast’

We've learned a bit more about the vague "various technologies" Google has claimed it will use to integrate casting without a Wi-Fi connection this week.
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Mozilla is not secretly working on a Chromecast of its own, but someone else is

Is the Chromecast a little too Google-y for your liking? You might soon be able to pick up a Firefox OS-powered alternative, but it won't be made by Mozilla.
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Google frees Chromecast from Wi-Fi bonds, adds screen mirroring, ‘Backdrop’ and more

Google today announced a series of updates coming to its Chromecast dongle, including removal of some Wi-Fi restrictions, and baked-in screen mirroring.
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Comcast’s new Chrome browser extension makes it easier to keep up with the World Cup

The cabler released a new Google Chrome browswer extension for its Xfinity TV Go website that allows customers to access both on-demand and live-streamed content.
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Google expands Chromecast functionality to include YouTube live streams

Google's Chromecast support now allows for YouTube users to cast live concerts and sporting events from their smartphones to the big screen.

Qplay ditches set-top box, hitches wagon to Chromecast

The short-form video aggregation service designed by the creators of TiVo brings its iPad app to the Chromecast.
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Study finds TV trumps exercise or reading during summer months

Leading set-top box maker Roku has commissioned a study that finds TV-watching to be the very top favorite summertime activity ahead of jogging and reading.
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Roku CEO says the DVR is doomed, all TV will be streamed in the future

Roku CEO Anthony Wood claims all TV will eventually be streamed. He also sees the DVR as already obsolete, and claims the technology will be dead by 2020.
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New study: Google Chromecast usage takes a dive

A new study from Parks and Associates shows that users are increasingly turning to other devices to get their streaming fix.
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Popular open-source media player, VLC, to get Chromecast support

VLC developers revealed that they're working on integrated Chromecast support for iOS, Windows, OS X, Linux, and PC versions of the top open-source player.
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Update: Aereo now available for Google Chromecast

Definitely good news for any current Aereo subscribers in the United States, the company has rolled out Google Chromecast support.
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Are cord cutters really cheapskates? Many ‘TV Everywhere’ viewers continue to pay

New data shows that consumers aren't simply divided into two camps: cord-cutters and pay-TV subscribers. Many draw on both TV Everywhere and OTT services.
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Chromecast gets WatchESPN support (and more) just in time for World Cup

Google announced today that, in addition to Google+ and Crunchyroll, ESPN's apps and services now have Chromecast support, just in time for the World Cup.

This Android-powered 1080p webcam could replace your Apple TV, Roku

Sam and Beau Haginas wanted to connect to top health professionals live via TV screens, and created a powerful, versatile set-top box as the platform.
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Study finds cord-cutters suffer no remorse over nixing pay-TV

A new report from nScreenMedia finds that the cord-cutting subculture is, overall, satisfied with its decision to sacrifice traditional pay-TV services
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Chromecast arrives in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Portugal, and Switzerland

Google announced today via blog post that users in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Portugal, and Switzerland can now use its dongle to begin casting.
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Move over PC: TV predicted to become the leading online video platform

New research from the NPD Group finds that the number of U.S. households with an Internet-connected TV grew almost by 17 percent to 42 million in Q1 2014.
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Redbox Instant’s Android app among the latest to tie in Chromecast support

Joining the rising number of services and devices with support for Google's $35 dongle, users of Redbox Instant's Android app can now "cast" to big screens.
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6 cool ways to use your Chromecast outside the box