In an announcement today, Google has announced that its new Play Media…
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Patch to Google Cast bug will speed up Google WiFi, Chromecast devices
Users of those devices were disappointed to see slow speeds and no one exactly knew why, but Google's put the spanner to the works.
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Google Cast? Chromecast Built-In — new name, same great taste?
Google Cast apparently couldn’t evoke an attachment to the technology that allows your TV and speakers to be controlled by an Android phone or Google Home.
“What’s a Google Cast, huh?”
Well, you might not get too far with using the Chromecast name, either, but it’s the name of the product and more in-your-face than “Google Cast.”
That’s mostly the reason Google gave to VARIETY for Google Cast’s name change to “Chromecast Built-in”.
First, nothing about the technology has changed. We’re rebranding Google Cast to “Chromecast built-in” to help users identify the technology that they’ve come to enjoy and appreciate. The new branding officially starts in 2017, which is why you’ll see it slowly rolling out in the meantime.
And with a new brand name comes a new Twitter handle.
From Google Cast ➡ @Chromecast. New name on Twitter, same device you know, stream from and love. pic.twitter.com/MnWEj39GuG
— Google Chromecast (@Chromecast) November 22, 2016
The Google Cast app has gone the way of the do-do, too, as the Google Home name replaces it.
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Google Home app will be the new name of the Google Cast app
Google may have launched the Chromecast and it may have gotten everyone to think about buying Google Cast-enabled TVs and speakers and the whole world is broadcasting to each other nowadays… but maybe it’s time to come back Home.The Google Cast app now has a splash screen in place, telling users that the name of the app ...
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Xiaomi’s first US product is the Android TV-powered, 4K-capable $69 Mi Box
Did Google just kill the Chromecast (or simply Cast) Ultra before the $70 4K streaming dongle could even go official? Well, not directly, but the search giant clearly worked in conjunction with Xiaomi on the latter’s
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Tidal supports Chromecast now
In the midst of its possible sale/not-sale to Apple, hi-fi music streaming service Tidal is chugging on with its own app development.In its latest update, it has made official support for Chromecast, meaning that you can plug your Chromecast Audio or compatible Google Cast device. Finally, you ...
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Bluetooth 5 announced with eight times bandwidth
As teased for months and months now, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is releasing Bluetooth 5, a wireless standard that doubles the speed of its last major iteration as well as quadruples the effective range and increases capacity eightfold.It’s the standard’s big joust into the Internet of Things, competing with
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Google rebrands Chromecast app as new generation of hardware starts casting
Google’s original Chromecast was a bit of a revelation for many users, letting them bring online content to their big-screen TVs with the ease of a plug-and-play solution – and for such a low price, too. And even though there’s been no shortage of competition in the media-streaming space, Google’s option remains hard to beat. But it’s been a long time since the Chromecast first landed, and over the years we’ve seen the arrival of new Chromecast hardware, including devices like ...
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More manufacturers to make Android TV, Google Cast products
If Google wants to be the a media medium to be reckoned with, it’s going to need more support. From Play to Android TV and Chromecast, the Google label might be high-profile for the under 35s and high-IQ for those uninformed and uninterested. But if you can build it into ordinary products, then they may just ...
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Google Cast will now mirror your Android display to the big screen
One of Google’s most successful devices from last year was quite surprising — the Chromecast. The little inexpensive streaming stick is now learning new tricks at Google I/O. It will now work without it being on the same network as the device you’re using to Cast, mirror your Android screen to the big screen, and more.The first new Google Cast feature is quite self explanatory. Even if the device you want to Cast from is not on the same WiFi network as a friend’s Chromecast, you need not nag said friend for their WiFi password (which they may have forgotten due to ...
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