Tag: streaming devices
Following recent problems, Chromecasts are getting a free update to Android 14 – here’s what that means
Chromecast HD and 4K are getting Android 14 The update is mostly security patches and bug fixes It’s probably time to buy the Google TV Streamer It hasn’t been a great week so far for Chromecast and Chromecast Audio users: the 2015 versions of both devices have been suffering from…
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Chromecast users are getting increasingly angry about a weird ‘untrusted device’ bug that blocks casting – but a fix is coming
A serious bug has hit some older Chromecast devices 2nd-gen Chromecasts and Chromecast Audio dongles are affected Google says it’s now working on a fix for the problem A strange bug has hit 2nd-gen Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices, preventing these devices from casting normally – and users are getting…
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Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV – but there’s no way I’m replacing mine
Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV The gadget made its debut in September 2020 An upgrade is available in the form of the Google TV Streamer Four-and-a-half years after making its debut, the Chromecast with Google TV is no longer being sold by Google – joining products…
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Amazon’s Android TV update hints at new Fire TV devices – maybe at the next-gen AI Alexa event soon
New documentation suggests we’ll see Fire TV devices run on Android 14 That’s despite claims Amazon was moving Fire TV to a new platform A big product launch is planned for February 26 Amazon appears to be working on some new Fire TV Sticks that run on Android 14, and…
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The leaked Sonos streaming box could be a huge hit for custom home theaters, if it adds 2 key missing features from the current line-up
The big features of Sonos’ upcoming streaming box have leaked, and they sound pretty damn great, actually. The key elements are that it will have multiple HDMI passthrough ports and will act as an HDMI switch, that it will have a comprehensive range of streaming services in a unified interface,…
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New info about Sonos’ streaming box sounds like a dream product, apart from the 2 horrendous flaws
Major new information about Sonos‘ much-rumored set-top streaming box has leaked via The Verge, and as a long-time Sonos user I was borderline salivating at the promised features here – it sounds like the device I’d be dreaming of when thinking what I’d want a Sonos streaming box to be.…
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