Stan offers a $10 off a Chromecast at Dick Smith for new trial subscribers
If you haven't already signed up to subscription video on-demand service Stan, they've got a nice deal for you at the moment - you can get a Chromecast delivered from Dick Smith for $39 (normally $49 + delivery)
You can...
Chromecast support for Vimeo finally in testing after a year and a half coming...
Vimeo, one of the major YouTube competitors around is finally testing Chromecast support ahead of a launch to allow native Chromecast from their player.
After a year and a half since the feature was first requested, and a year since...
VLC is bringing Chromecast support to Android
We've been big proponents of Chromecast since it was first announced, and we had them in Australia before they were on sale here. In short, it's pretty clear that Ausdroid loves the Chromecast, and we know you guys do...
Google offering $6 of Google Play credit with the purchase of a Chromecast
If you've purchased a Chromecast in Australia recently, it's time to check your offers again, with Google again offering $6 of Google Play credit.
The offer for credit is intended to help you rent, or buy Video content from Google...
Google announces Chromecast is number 1 in the US, Nexus 6 is scarce and...
If you watched the Google Earnings Report this morning there were a few interesting tidbits regarding Google Play, Chromecast and the Nexus 6.
Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette announced that Google's 'other revenues' which equated to $1.96 billion, was...
Presto TV arrives on Android, Chromecast in tow
Presto, the Australian Foxtel-owned movie streaming company, has announced that its new Presto TV service is now available on Android. An update to the Presto app now delivers TV series alongside its existing Movies if you've subscribed to Presto...
Stan TV and movie streaming service opens up trial ahead of launch
Stan, the new streaming television and movie service with a friendly name from StreamCo - itself a partnership between Fairfax and Nine Entertainment Co - is nearing launch. Trial subscription offers have made their way out to Fairfax subscribers...
VLC is coming to Android TV
VLC has to be one of, if not the choice of media players for a majority of users out there. They cover pretty much all operating systems; Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, iOS, Android and now they're spreading their...
Ausdroid Podcast 129 – CES 2015
Welcome to episode 129 of the Ausdroid podcast!
We spent a while this week going over all the Android news from CES 2015. It was a big event for Android as the first Android Auto and Android TV consumer devices...
Razer to launch Forge Android TV and Nabu fitness bands in Australia
Razer, known mainly in Australia for their high quality gaming accessories, will be branching further afield in 2015. RazerZone representatives confirmed to Ausdroid that they intend to launch the Forge TV and their Nabu and Nabu X smartbands in...
The 2014 Google, Nexus, Android collection
I love Google, Android, ChromeOS, if Google makes it, I've probably got one - or am attempting to get one. After receiving the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012) and Nexus 10 I took a family photo which seemed pretty...
Official: Spotify won’t support Google Cast, sticks with Spotify Connect instead
In an apparent raising of the middle finger towards thousands of users who have asked for the feature, Spotify has explained that it won't be integrating Google Cast features into its music service, instead preferring to focus on Spotify Connect instead.
Instead of...
Sharp Australia confirms that at least one of their TV’s with Android TV will...
After announcing their new line of Sharp AQUOS televisions supporting Android TV at CES the other day, we reached out to Sharp Australia to find out their plans for Australia. Today, Sharp Australia has confirmed that they intend to...
Spotify users are up in arms over lack of Chromecast support
Spotify was probably the first big streaming / subscription music service that captured the interest of the general population, unlike some more niche services that came before it. With its cross-platform apps and significant library, at a fairly competitive...
Sony announces a range of speakers supporting Google Cast
One of the announcements that's brought interest from the Android faithful at CES 2015 is Google Cast for audio which allows you to stream audio to a compatible soundbar, AV receiver or stand alone speaker in much the same...