Google Chromecast going international officially at last? Maybe
Although it's only officially available in the US, many people around the world (plenty of us Ausdroid people included) have found ways to get one of Google's Chromecast devices internationally, though it hasn't been without its problems. Having to...
Pandora adds Chromecast support and new tablet UI
The amount of Apps that now officially support Chromecast has now grown officially by one, with Pandora announcing that the functionality is now available on both tablets and phones.
The Chromecast function was first promised for Pandora back in July...
Updated: Order a Chromecast from Fishpond for under $50 including delivery to Australia
If you missed out on the Amazon slip-up earlier this month that allowed the Chromecast to be delivered to Australia for under the $50 mark for a limited time, then you may want to head over to Fishpond, where...
Chromecast presentations from Google Drive now available to some
The Chromecast is fairly limited in its use cases - for Australian users at least - with the only uses for the super cheap device being for Netflix, Hulu Plus(both unavailable in Australia) and Google services like YouTube, Play...
Chromecast App now available to Australian users in Google Play
There are plenty of imported Google Chromecast dongles already in Australia, but Google is yet to officially sell them outside of the US. That may be about to change, as the Chromecast App has just landed in the Australian...
Amazon addresses brief glitch which allowed Chromecast to be purchased internationally
A flurry of excitement hit Australia the other day, when it appeared that Amazon had beaten Google to the international punch and opened up orders to international customers for one of the hottest items on Amazon right now -...
Update:Amazon now shipping Google Chromecast directly to Australia
With stock of one of the hottest products announced at the Breakfast with Sundar event in July - the Google Chromecast - limited to US only customers through Google Play, Best Buy and Amazon, use of shipping forwarders have...
Winners of the ChromeCast / Pebble Smart Watch raffle
I'm pleased to announce the winners of our ChromeCast / Pebble Smart Watch raffle, which raised a further $900 for our community foundation, a fantastic result which all our readers and those who entered can sure be proud of.
Our...
Raffle: Win a Google ChromeCast or a Pebble Smart Watch
Updated: Now closed.
Ladies and gentlemen in the reading audience of Ausdroid, we've got a few more exciting gizmos to raffle off. This time around we've got a brand-spanking-new Google Chromecast, freshly arrived from the USA and a Pebble...
Google comments on local playback on Chromecast
Yesterday was a pretty low day in terms of moral for Chromecast developers, the latest update to the Chromecast SDK closed a loophole that two developers have been using up until that stage to 'cast' local media files to...
Latest Chromecast update breaks thirdparty local streaming apps
If the latest developments from Koush like AirCast or from other developers like Leon Nicholls and Fling had you excited for local media playback on Chromecast then unfortunately the latest update to the device and the SDK has killed...
‘Fling’ media files to Chromecast from PC with new app
Fling is the latest in a string of applications designed to stream content to Google's Chromecast device. Fling is a Java application (so it will work on pretty much every platform) that streams media content directly to Chromecast from...
Chrome for Android updated, WebRTC coming
The latest announcement from the Chrome team saw some improvements to the omnibox suggestions for Chrome for desktop, but more importantly for Android they've announced that WebRTC will now be incorporated into the Android Chrome Browser.
Introduced into Chrome Beta...
Koush releases AirCast app beta on limited release
Chromecast suffers from a flaw at the moment, and that is that none of the developers who are making apps for the device are actually able to release them. Google has to whitelist devices in order for them to...
How to get your hands on a Chromecast by ordering from the US
The Chromecast was the big surprise that Google launched alongside the updated Nexus 7, Android 4.3 and the Google Play Text Books and Gaming service.
Since the launch, we've looked on with jealousy as consumers and tech sites in...