Chromecast UK Offers: £15 Play Credit, 3 Months NOW TV + more

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Have you just got your Google Chromecast in the UK, are you planning on buying one or (if you’re reading this in a couple of weeks), have you received one for Christmas? If so, you definitely need to check out Google Chromecast offers as there’s some very interesting offers on at the moment. Continue reading “Chromecast UK Offers: £15 Play Credit, 3 Months NOW TV + more”

Google Chromecast priced at Rs. 2,999 in India, Exclusive to Snapdeal

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The Google Chromecast is one of the most interesting media streaming devices out there. Priced internationally at just $35, it has given stiff competition to higher priced streaming devices by delivering a lot of the capabilities for a much lower price point. Now, Google is finally bringing the product to India as part of its annual Great Online Shopping Festival.  Continue reading “Google Chromecast priced at Rs. 2,999 in India, Exclusive to Snapdeal”

Chromecast app for Android and iOS gets custom backdrop

Google has updated Chromecast app for Android and iOS that allows users to select and set a custom backdrop. Backdrop support enables users to customize the content that shows up on the Chromecast-connected screen when it is not in use.

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Chromecast celebrates first birthday, announces 400m casts till date

Google’s Chromecast media streaming stick is turning one today. The $35 digital media streaming dongle has completed one year of casting YouTube videos, Netflix movies, Pandora playlists, and more to TV.

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Google brings Android smartphone and tablet mirroring to Chromecast

Google has officially launched Android  mirroring on the Chromecast. Originally announced at the I/O the feature will let Chromecast owners with Android devices to “cast” mobile apps, photos, videos, and anything else from their device’s screen over to their TV sets.

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Google Chromecast now lets you stream embedded videos from Chrome browser for Android

When Google announced their $35 HDMI dongle in 2013, everybody saw a lot of potential for Google Chromecast. But Google had been little slow in opening up the SDK for the developers and it looks like it is slowly catching up. As of March 2014, you can now stream the videos from a webpage on your Google Chrome browser to your TV.

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Google opens up Chromecast for developers, makes streaming main stream

Google announced their 35$ dongle – Chromecast at the Google I/O 2013 event last year. At launch, Chromecast was restricted to US and eventually started rolling out to other countries. It is officially available in India and is priced around Rs. 3,300 from Amazon. What this Chromecast does is that it lets you stream content from your iOS or Android device or PC to your TV via WiFi.

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Google expands availability of Chromecast app beyond US

Google announced their first streaming dongle – Google Chromecast, nearly three months back and it has been available only in the US since then. Finally, Google seems to be expanding Chromecast’s market as it has taken off the demographic restriction off for the Chromecast app in various places like UK, Canada and India.

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Amazon now shipping Chromecast to India and other countries outside USA

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If you were looking to get hold of the Google Chromecast which went on sale few months back , we have some good news for you. Initially this device was on sale only in the US and available only through Google Play , Amazon , Best Buy and few other retailers in the US for about $35. Now Amazon is shipping the device even to India and it works out to roughly $53 including shipping charges and import duty. Pretty good deal if you are looking to get yourself a Chromecast. We already brought you an Chromecast unboxing and demo of this interesting device. We even have a review up in case you want to find out if the device is worth your money.

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Google Chromecast Review

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Google launched their new $35 dongle at the July 24th event where they also unveiled their new Nexus 7 along with Android 4.3. Among the major announcements, the tiny little dongle that goes by the name of “Chromecast” was the talk of the tech industry for a while. Google’s Chromecast lets you stream content from your smartphone/computer to your TV. Lets check out what this tiny device is capable of. Continue reading “Google Chromecast Review”

Google Chromecast Unboxing and Demo

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Google launched the Chromecast last week and we already managed to get hold of this interesting device on FoneArena. So what does a Chromecast do ? It is basically a dongle for your TV which lets you watch online video and more on your large screen TV. You can watch Youtube , Netflix ,  Google Play movies and your Chrome brower tab on your large screen TV using this tiny little dongle which connects to it using the standard HDMI socket.Most modern TVs would draw power from the HDMI itself but certain older ones like mine would require external power. Nice that  Google has decided to include a HDMI extender and also a power solution in the box. Watch the unboxing and a short demo in the video below

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