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Want a Chromecast? Best Buy will give you $5 off, a $20 Google Play credit, and more

Reviving its Chromecast promotion from the holidays, Best Buy discounted the Chromecast by $5 and attached $20 Google Play credit to it.
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Need storage for your Chromecast? Toshiba’s AeroCast Wi-Fi hard drive does that

Toshiba's latest external storage solution is small, elegant, fast and, most of all, compatible with every device you can think of, Chromecast included.
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Cast away from home without busting out a password with Chromecast Guest Mode

Chromecast Guest Mode went live today, allowing Android users to cast to a friend's Chromecast without signing into Wi-Fi.
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Good deal: Buy a Chromecast, get $20 Google Play credit

Just in time for Christmas, Google Play, Amazon, and Best Buy are offering $20 Google Play credit when you buy a Chromecast.
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Chromecast diversifies, adding Sesame Street, Comedy Central, and more

Google adds Chromecast support for eight new apps; including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon's Nick, TuneIn, and others.
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Windows PC on a stick? Intel suggests it’s possible, and coming soon to a store near you

How would you like to carry a full-fledged Windows PC everywhere, and beam it to a TV or monitor in seconds? Intel plans to make that dream come true.
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Tiny streaming sticks are striking it big, but should you really go small?

We sift through the pros and cons to help you figure out whether or not a streaming HDMI stick will suit your needs.
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In the wake of Google’s Nexus Player, new FCC filing proves Chromecast isn’t going away

A new filing shows Google is still looking forward for the Chromecast, even as it rolls out a new vessel for Android TV, the Nexus Player.
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Is that Grandma on TV? Chromecast’s wallpaper can now be customized

Users can now tailor Chromecast's home screen with personal photos, artwork, headlines from news outlets, weather data, and satellite imagery.
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Chromecast strikes a chord with consumers as its setup app tops charts

Chromecast's accompanying app has landed atop research firm App Annie's list of the top apps for connected devices in the U.S.
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A new challenger appears: Firefox-powered ‘Matchstick’ aims to take a shot at Chromecast

The Firefox OS-powered dongle, dubbed "Matchstick," could end up bringing significant new competition to the streaming market.
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Cast what you Sling: Chromecast support arrives for Slingbox

California-based Sling, maker of the ingenious Slingbox device, announced that it has integrated much-anticipated support for the Chromecast dongle.
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Chromecast bulks up on content with support for Disney, Twitch, iHeartRadio

Chromecast bolsters its app selection once again, unveiling a trio of new Disney apps, iHeartRadio, and Twitch for use with both Android and iOS devices.
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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.

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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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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Google launches Android mirroring on Chromecast

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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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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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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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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.