Feb 22
Amazon’s widely-anticipated set-top box and what could be a refreshed Apple TV have been tipped for a spring launch according to a leaked Best Buy document, amid speculation of a … Continue reading
Feb 17
Google’s popular $35 HDMI dongle Chromecast has made quite a name for itself. Initially its SDK was only available to a select few partners, though recently Google announced that Chromecast SDK was now being opened up for anyone and everyone, allowing independent developers to create apps for the dongle. We’ve seen quite a few good apps come up since then, particularly AllCast, which regained its feature of allowing mirroring of local content. AllCast’s developer, Koushik Dutta, is now working on something that will enable users to mirror Android to TV using Chromecast.
Mirror Android To TV Using Chromecast Soon original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 16
TC Droidcast Episode 22: Nokia Goes Android While HTC Plays The Customer Care Card
Posted in: Today's Chili
On this week’s Droidcast, me and Chris Velazco get tough on smartwatches, but first we discuss Nokia Android “Nokia X” device plans and other infertile hybrid animals, and HTC’s renewed commitment to customer care and how that might affect its fortunes. Finally, we talk a bit about Chromecast, Google’s mobile-to-big screen media streamer and its new SDK.
Long story short, we know a lot about Nokia’s unreleased Android phone except for why it exists; HTC made some promises to customers in an AMA recently; and Google has made the Cast SDK part of its most recent stable release of Google Play services, so we should see a slew of apps offering up support for that home theater companion.
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Feb 11
Chromecast can now play embedded YouTube videos on your TV–no need to mirror entire browser tabs an
Posted in: Today's ChiliChromecast can now play embedded YouTube videos on your TV—no need to mirror entire browser tabs any longer. Which is neat.
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Feb 09
Google launched a nifty little device last year that became so popular that even the company said it had underestimated its appeal to consumers. The Chromecast is a $35 dongle that’s capable of streaming media from your PC or mobile device to your TV, provided that the dongle can be plugged into it and that its on the same Wi-Fi network as the device with the content on it. Initially Google only released Chromecast in the U.S., and after a few months of being exclusive to just one country, the dongle is now poised to travel abroad.
Chromecast Poised To Go International original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 07
Google’s Chromecast will go on sale in the UK in a matter of weeks, according to one retailer, the first launch outside of the US for the streaming dongle. Currys, … Continue reading
Feb 05
Google has laid down the law, it won’t tolerate Chromecast porn apps. A couple of days ago the company finally opened up Chromecast SDK to all developers, allowing them to write apps for its $35 dongle. Initially access to the SDK was only given to select partnets like Netflix and Hulu. The dongle instantly became popular after it was released late last year, and we’re bound to see the an influx of new apps, but nothing PG18 it seems.
Chromecast Porn Apps Are Off The Table original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 04
Google released the $35 HDMI dongle, Chromecast, last year and it sold out soon after the fact. The company itself claimed that demand for the dongle had been underestimated. Tinkerers had their way with the dongle, rooting it and opening up additional functionality, before Google rolled out a firmware update and closed that door. Popular Android developer Koushik Dutta created the AllCast Chromecast app back then which allowed users to stream content from their device’s gallery, which the dongle doesn’t allow by default. He had to take the app down and remove the functionality, while continuing to support almost every major media streaming device. Today AllCast has regained its very beating heart.
AllCast Chromecast App Regains Its Core Feature original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 04
This week the app known as AllCast has gone (once again) fully live, ready for the Chromecast world first and foremost now that the Google team behind development for the … Continue reading
Feb 04
Now that Google has finally opened up the Chromecast
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