While some hotels offer complimentary HBO and other viewing packages, others only allow for limited options. But it doesn't have to be this way. If you're a Chromecast user, and remember to pack your ...

Google recently killed the Chromecast brand, but the dongles live on—mostly. Owners of the second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio have noticed this week that their beloved streaming gadgets ...

In August 2024, Google debuted a new device called Google TV Streamer — its first set-top box media streamer. At the same time, the company announced that it would no longer sell the Streamer’s ...

When your Chromecast isn’t working, you should first try rebooting the device. The easiest way to do this is the tried and true method of unplugging it, waiting for a minute or so, and then plugging ...

Its birthday present: a $338.7 million jury verdict against it. Its birthday present: a $338.7 million jury verdict against it. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, ...

In a perfect world, screen mirroring is something Chromecast users would never need to do. Compared to apps that support Chromecast natively—letting you hit the Cast button and have just the video ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The first Chromecast, launched way back in 2013, was a novel, dirt-cheap way to get your streaming content onto your TV.

Google’s newest TV companion is the Chromecast HD. Both it and the Chromecast of 2020 look identical and share a lot of the same features – so what are the main differences? Let’s find out. First off, ...

When Google launched the Chromecast back in 2013, it was just a simple black stick with one capability: cast content from a third-party source to the TV it's connected to. From this, the tech giant ...

Despite the best efforts of Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, LG and others, most of the televisions in people's homes these days are not of the smart variety. However, there are hundreds of millions of ...