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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oculus is still trying to show people what virtual reality is like when they aren’t the ones wearing the headsets. In March, the company introduced Facebook live-streaming to the platform, and today, ...

Google is taking on wireless music giant Sonos by adding multiroom and hi-res capabilities to its Chromecast Audio streamer. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and ...

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 ...