Chromecast

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  Google TV Devices Updated With Smart Home Hub, AI-Powered Sports Page and Content Overviews

  Google TV is getting a new update which adds several new features to all the existing devices as well as the recently launched Google TV Streamer. The update comes just days after the Mountain View-based tech giant rolled out the security update for Chromecast with Google TV. With this, Google TV users will see a new home panel that acts as the cen...

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  Chromecast With Google TV July Update Is Rolling Out, Offers Security Patches

  Chromecast with Google TV is getting a new update that comes with the security patch for July 2024. This is the sixth Chromecast update to arrive in the last nine months. It is not a major update, so the operating system (OS) still remains at Android 12. However, the update addresses several bugs in the previous version of the OS.

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  Google Integrating Gemini AI Capabilities Into Nest Cameras and Google Home Experiences

  Google announced Gemini AI integration into Google Home devices and Google Nest cameras on Tuesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) features will offer multimodal capabilities to these devices, such as better image and video segmentation and identification, improved natural conversation, and more. Alongside, the tech giant also announced the succe...

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  Google TV Streamer (4K) With 32GB Storage, AI Features Launched: Specifications, Price

  Google TV Streamer (4K) was launched on Tuesday. The device replaces 2020’s Chromecast with Google TV (4K) as the company's latest smart home entertainment solution. It comes loaded with features such as support for media streaming in 4K resolution, 32GB of onboard storage and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

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  Google TV Streamer Could be an Android-Powered Table-Top Successor to Chromecast: Report

  Google may be developing a successor to its Chromecast with Google TV (4K) which launched in 2020, and images of the device have now surfaced, according to a report. The streaming device, dubbed “Google TV Streamer”, is speculated to have a set-top box-like form factor instead of adopting a dongle format which hung behind the TV.

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  Haier S800QT 4K QLED Smart TV Series With 120Hz Refresh Rate Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  Haier has launched a new S800QT QLED TV series in India. The new range of smart TVs is offered in four display sizes ranging from 43-inch to 75-inch and runs on the Google TV platform. The Haier S800QT series comes with 4K QLED display with Dolby Vision and Atmos support and has a variable refresh rate of 120Hz. It supports Motion Estimation Motion...

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  Google Announces Unified Quick Share, Fast Pair for TVs, Other Android Updates at CES 2024

  Google, like all other major tech companies, is making its presence felt at CES 2024. The search engine giant announced a bunch of updates at the event Tuesday, including a new way to share images, files, and text between devices. Google is partnering with Samsung to introduce Quick Share, a unified cross-Android file sharing solution that brings G...

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  Netflix Begins Testing Game Streaming on TVs, PCs, and Macs: Details

  Netflix has begun rolling out beta access for cloud streaming its games to select subscribers in the US and Canada. The testing period includes two games — Oxenfree and Molehew’s Mining Adventure — which is now available to play on select TVs using the phone as a controller. The beta is also slated to arrive on PC and Mac devices in the futur...

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  Google to Pay $338.7 Million in Damages Over Chromecast Patent Case, Rules US Jury

  Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million (nearly Rs. 2,770 crore) in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday. The jury found that Google's Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned by Touchstream Technologies related to streaming video...

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  Google Owes $338.7 Million In Chromecast Patent Case: US Jury

  Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday.

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  Google Must Pay Sonos $32.5 Million in Smart-Speaker Patent Case, US Jury Says

  Google must pay $32.5 million in damages to Sonos for infringing one of the firm's patents for its smart speakers, two years after the latter sued the search giant at the US International Trade Commission. A San Francisco federal jury said Google must pay damages in the lawsuit accusing the firm of using Sonos' technology in devices including Googl...

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  Google Reportedly Working on New Chromecast With Google TV: All Details

  A new Chromecast with Google TV model is reportedly in the works. The company appears to be preparing to unveil a new Chromecast with Google TV device codenamed "YTC." Google is yet to announce any plans for a new Chromecast with Google TV.

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  YouTube Tests Redesigned Progress Bar on Android App to Improve Viewing Experience: Report

  YouTube is reportedly working on a redesigned progress bar or seek bar for its Android app. According to a report, the new progress bar is white or grey in colour when a video is playing on YouTube for Android with the dark theme enabled. Outside of the YouTube video player, the red colour still appears in the main feed, hence confirming that it is...

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  Android 13 Output Switcher Adds Support for Chromecast Devices With YouTube Music: Report

  Google has rolled out support for Chromecast devices on Android 13 to the device output switcher. YouTube Music is the first app to display Chromecast devices in the output switcher.

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  Chromecast with Google TV 4K Now Receiving Android TV 12 Firmware Update

  The Chromecast with Google TV 4K recently launched in India, running Android TV 10 out of the box. A new firmware update is now rolling out, notably bringing the operating system up to Android TV 12, along with other improvements.