VLC, the worldwide answer to the question “do you want to use Windows Media Player to open this file?” just received its first major update in two years. VLC 3.0 is now available on all the supported ...

No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first Chromecast. ‘Users may notice a degradation in performance.’ No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first ...

A few key TV apps are adding support for the Chromecast TV dongle, including Showtime Anytime and Starz, as well as casual games like Wheel of Fortune and Just Dance Now. David Katzmaier Senior ...

When the Google Chromecast HDMI streaming stick — later a dongle — arrived in 2013, it was a revelation. Retailing for $35, it served as the cheapest possible way to get streaming content onto the ...

Most of the Chromecast enabled apps Google okayed prior to the official release were geared toward streaming video or audio, but half the fun of turning all developers loose on the streaming API is ...

Before Android TV and Google TV were the company’s main focus, the Chromecast debuted as a super-affordable, smartphone-powered streamer for your TV that didn’t need a remote or built-in apps. Now, ...

Big news for Chromecast users came out of today’s Nexus event. In addition to showing off two new Chromecast devices, Google announced that a handful of popular services are adding Cast support.

Apple’s ecosystem is famously fairly locked down, but things have improved a lot over the past few years. With the upcoming release of iOS 16, Apple appears to be working towards better support for ...

Pandora is the sixth app to join the ranks on Google's app-to-TV dongle, and it's the second to arrive in the months since Chromecast launched. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, ...

Google and Amazon have had their “spat” here and there about competing with one another in products and services, but they’re now calling a truce as Amazon Prime Video now supports Google Home ...

Google’s next-generation Chromecast device launched today – something that came as no surprise, given that Best Buy accidentally sold one to an in-store customer last month. The new streaming dongle ...