Google Unveils New Chromecast, Pixel Phones, Nest Speakers
Google joined Roku and Amazon Wednesday in announcing a full lineup of new smart devices and features including a new “Google TV” feature supported on the latest iteration of the Chromecast Dongle. Other offerings include new and improved Nest-branded smart speakers and the latest top-of-the-line…
Google Pushes Connected TV In Android TV 11 OS
Although many 2020 TV models based on the Android TV platform have just caught up to the Android TV v.9 Pie OS, system developer Google is officially extending its latest Android 11 OS to the Android TV platform. The news came in a Google blog…
Hisense To Update Certain 2018-’19 Android TVs To v.9 Pie OS In July
Hisense will soon begin transitioning certain older Hisense Android smart TV models to the Android TV v.9 operating system, company executives have confirmed. Gradually, manufacturers of Android-based TVs from 2019 and in some cases earlier, are transitioning some of their legacy model series to the…
Google Offers Free Access Option To Stadia Gaming Service
Those looking for further distractions to keep from going buggy while sheltering in place can now try the new subscription-free access version of Google’s Stadia online gaming service that hopefully isn’t buggy itself. The gaming arm of the software conglomerate revealed through a blog last…
Major New Smart Home Platform Standard Planned
Anyone interested in purchasing a new TV in part to use as a smart home hub might be interested to learn that Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance are teaming up in a historically unlikely way to develop a new open standard assuring interoperability…
Google’s Stadia 4K Gaming Gets November Launch
Google announced Thursday that its “Stadia” streaming service for video gaming will start rolling out to 14 countries including the United States beginning in November. The internet media giant made the launch announcement for the service, which will combine a subscription service with game purchase…
Xiaomi Brings `Mi Fun’ Electronics To NYC’s Chinatown
Xiaomi, a large China-based manufacturer and venture-capital firm for including the Mi Box S Android TV adapter, innovative headphones, Android mobile phones and more, presented its first-ever Xiaomi Fan Event in the United States at a special showroom in New York’s Chinatown Friday. The “Meet…
Google Announces Free 4K Movie Upgrades
Google is allowing users in the U.S. and Canada to upgrade SD and HD titles purchased through Google Play Movies to 4K free of charge. The company revealed the offer on its website Tuesday, in a post by Ben Serridge, Product Manager, Google Play Movies…
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