Google has finally pulled the plug on the original Chromecast. The streaming player will no longer receive software or security updates and apps will start to fall off. We recently reported that Roku ...

If you use a first-generation Chromecast device to cast to your television, you may want to be on the market for a new device. Google launched the Chromecast a decade ago to allow people to cast from ...

After a decade of service, the first Chromecast is heading out to pasture, with Google quietly ending updates and support for its original streaming stick. Google announced the news on its Chromecast ...

Google's first generation Chromecast has brought the world one of the earliest techs to upgrade one's television experience, but that is soon seeing an end of support says the company. The tech giant ...

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 Editorial ...

Chromecast users finally have a way to send their own photos and videos to the television, thanks to AllCast. The app allows Android phone and tablet users to send locally-stored media to the big ...

Google's Android TV interface powers millions of smart TVs around the globe, thanks to early successes in streaming tech prior. Before the company started licensing Android TV to other manufacturers, ...

Ten years after its Chromecast created the market for cheap, easily accessible streaming HDMI dongles, Google said it will stop publishing firmware for the first generation of the connected TV device.

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