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Google’s Chromecast is a nifty little tool that lets users mirror content on their phones onto their TVs. If you’re looking to make a presentation or show a video to a group of friends and don’t want them crowding around a tiny phone display, then Chromecast is one way you could go about it.

However oddly enough Chromecast support within the VLC app was never there, at least until now where according to a report from Android Police, the developers have added what they are calling “experimental support” to the app in the latest beta for Android. Using the Chromecast feature appears to be pretty simple and all users have to do is tap the Cast button, select their media, and they’re good to go.

This will work for both local content (as in content stored on your device) and internet streams, although Android Police notes that based on their experience, internet streams don’t work at the moment, but playing back local content seems to be just fine. There’s no word on whether VLC is simply testing out the feature or if it will be released in the public build, but if you’re part of the beta then you can download the latest beta for VLC and check it out yourself, or alternatively you can also download it and sideload the app yourself via APK Mirror.

VLC For Android Adds Experimental Chromecast Support , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

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Apple continues to face criticism over its controversial decision to slow down older iPhones with aging batteries. Authorities in Italy and France have started their own investigations into the matter, and now those are joined by probes at the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to sources. The investigation is said to be in its … Continue reading

Image credit – Android Police

Google’s Chromecast is a nifty little tool that lets users mirror content on their phones onto their TVs. If you’re looking to make a presentation or show a video to a group of friends and don’t want them crowding around a tiny phone display, then Chromecast is one way you could go about it.

However oddly enough Chromecast support within the VLC app was never there, at least until now where according to a report from Android Police, the developers have added what they are calling “experimental support” to the app in the latest beta for Android. Using the Chromecast feature appears to be pretty simple and all users have to do is tap the Cast button, select their media, and they’re good to go.

This will work for both local content (as in content stored on your device) and internet streams, although Android Police notes that based on their experience, internet streams don’t work at the moment, but playing back local content seems to be just fine. There’s no word on whether VLC is simply testing out the feature or if it will be released in the public build, but if you’re part of the beta then you can download the latest beta for VLC and check it out yourself, or alternatively you can also download it and sideload the app yourself via APK Mirror.

VLC For Android Adds Experimental Chromecast Support , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

Valve’s games are pretty much exclusive to the PC, but can you imagine if Valve had made games for consoles? Turns out that the company nearly had because apparently Valve’s founder Gabe Newell met up with Nintendo to discuss a possible joint venture of sorts, although unfortunately this was many years ago that did not result in anything.

This was revealed during the Valve News Network show with Tyler McVicker in which Gabe Newell’s son, Grey, came on the show and spoke a bit about his father. During the show, Grey revealed that he got to play Mario Galaxy with the game’s designer Shigeru Miyamoto during a trip to Japan in which his father met up with Nintendo.

While Grey was not specific in who exactly his father met up with (it is possible that it was either the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, or he could be referring to Miyamoto), he did confirm that they discussed the idea of a joint project. However Grey notes that the meeting was “super casual” and took place about 7 years ago, which was roughly around the time of the Wii U.

However as PCGamesN points out, Grey’s recollection of the event is in line with an interview with Joystiq back in 2011 in which Newell did praise the Wii U console, indicating his interest in possibly developing for it. We suppose it would have been interesting to see what Valve could have brought to the Wii U, but given that the Switch is now gaining popularity, perhaps Valve might want to revisit their console efforts.

Valve’s Gabe Newell Almost Worked With Nintendo On A Wii U Game , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.