Google Australia releases a Chromecast commercial for down under
Hot on the heels of this mornings announcement that Chromecast is available in Australia, Google has released a 30-second commercial for Chromecast showing the dongle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGZZd6n5Hxo
The commercial has been localised, keep an eye out for a quick view of Jessica...
Quickflix announces Chromecast availability for their Android and iOS apps coming soon
Quickflix, has today announced that they will be releasing an update to their Android (and iOS) apps which will integrate compatability with the now available Chromecast dongle.
Quickflix is an Australian company founded in 2003, who provide a video rental...
Foxtel announces Presto for Android – coming with Chromecast compatibility in July
With the launch of Chromecast in Australia, Foxtel has taken the opportunity to announce that Presto will finally be coming to Android. Presto is Foxtel's premium 'all-you-can-eat' movies service, which they intend to make available deliver to selected Android...
Chromecast officially on sale in Australia today; $49 from JB HiFi, Dick Smith and...
At long last, Google has finally released Chromecast officially in Australia, with the popular media streaming dongle going on sale today in Dick Smith Electronics, JB HiFi and via the Play Store for $49.
Following rumours of the release, including...
Dick Smith now shipping Chromecasts that were preordered on May 18
Looks like those lucky enough to get their pre-orders in for Chromecast, when Dick Smith accidentally leaked the news that they would launch this week, are now receiving shipping confirmations for their orders.
Lucas Winstanley was just one such lucky...
Rumour: Chromecast to be available from JB HiFi
On Friday last week, we had the scoop on Australian stocks of Chromecast arriving in Dick Smith stores nation-wide, after a few tips received from Ausdroid fans. The rumour has been that Google will be selling Chromecasts in Australia...
Exclusive: Australian Chromecast stock now arriving in Dick Smith stores
Last Sunday's leak from Dick Smith of an upcoming Australian retail launch of the Chromecast highlighted a marked interest in the retail launch of Google's popular HDMI Dongle, further follow-up with stores has been less than fruitful, but this...
Chrome for Android adds Chromecast support and option to ‘unclose’ a tab
Chrome for Android gets better and better everyday, and with the launch of Chromecast in Australia seemingly slated for next week - at least according to last Sunday's Dick Smith slip-up - it's getting a timely update indeed, with...
Ausdroid Podcast 113 – Lazy Ass
Welcome to episode 113 of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week we took a look at the will-they-or-wont-they Chromecast situation at Dick Smith, went over some of the new rumours and leaks about the LG G3 and more!
Hosted by Jason Murray,...
Dick Smith retail stores still accepting preorders for Chromecast (Update: Maybe not)
Update (May 20): Well, that was short-lived. Our pre-order has been cancelled.
The store in question says they were contacted by Dick Smith Electronics head office and told they "can't sell it". We were told that a new staff member...
Chromecast now available to pre-order from Dick Smith, launching in Australia May 28th
After launching in South Korea this week, it appears that Chromecast is coming to Australia.
After missing the rumoured May 7th launch, the HDMI dongle has appeared for pre-order on the Dick Smith website for $49:
The dongle will begin shipping...
Chromecast support coming to Firefox very soon
Chromecasting a tab from Chrome is pretty cool - at least for those people who've got a Chromecast - and it looks like Firefox could be adding that trick to their repertoire very soon.
According to notes from a weekly...
Share Google Drive Presentations with your Chromecast
Users of Google Docs have probably long seen a synergy between the Presentations option and Google's Chromecast. In fact, it's the logical (and really simple) way to present on the big screen. Well, imagine no longer -- Google has...
Google looks to add “topics” to your Chromecast home screen; could include personal background...
Google may be planning to make the Chromecast's home screen a little more useful. Reddit user asjmcguire overnight uncovered mentions of weather forecast capabilities in the HTML source of the Chromecast's home screen, suggesting that it could soon show...
Rdio and Crackle add more content for you to Chromecast
Once the Google Chromecast Developer SDK was finally released for official builds, there has been a pretty constant stream (see what I did there?) of new content that you can play through your Chromecast. Now Rdio, Vudu and Crackle...