You won’t see mention of it in the release notes, but the latest version of Google+ for Android now has a Chromecast…
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Thanks to TV streaming, the Xbox One is about to get more useful to your phone or tablet
Microsoft's gaming console is taking another step towards fulfilling its promise as a centralized entertainment system: After the next software update, the device will be capable of streaming live television to phones, tablets and computers around the home.…
Read MoreMe: What kinds of shows do you like to watch on TV? Daughter: What’s a TV?
The way my daughters watch what used to be called TV is fascinating: it happens anywhere, it's YouTube and Vine and Twitch shows about playing Minecraft, and it's all driven by the social community around those programs…
Read MoreThe GAO finds a few problems with broadband data caps
The GAO has taken a look at broadband caps on behalf of Congress and has uncovered a few troubling things.…
Read MoreNokia tinkers with the idea of turning LTE into a TV broadcast network
Here's one possibility for repurposing old TV broadcast airwaves: You could use them for TV. Nokia is experimenting with sending traditional broadcast video to mobile phones using LTE.…
Read MoreHolding onto the triple play: How costs, caps and contracts will keep ISPs flush
Many ISPs will see an erosion of their pay TV subscribers as broadband provide more entertainment options. ISPs know this, and here's how they plan to stay in business while the market shifts.…
Read MoreSharknado 2 will be terrible. But it will look cool in your house under lighting from Philips
Ambient lighting for your television viewing may be a good reason to pick up a few Hue light bulbs. If you want to try out the experience here are two apps to download.…
Read MoreNetflix comes to France with enough capacity to supply a small ISP
In preparation for it's European expansion, Netflix is readying a monumental amount of bandwidth in France.…
Read MoreMusic label sues YouTube “beauty bestie” over unlicensed songs
YouTube can help unknown musicians and performers gain an audience -- but it can also create tension when a performer like Michelle Phan, who is now snared in a copyright dispute, becomes famous.…
Read MoreAereo’s in a Catch-22 when it comes to cable, rules are rigged against internet TV
A recent letter from the Copyright Office shows how internet TV services like Aereo can't win under a complicated system of regulations that appears biased against new technologies.…
Read MoreICYMI: Why Apple and IBM make not-so-strange bedfellows
On this week's Structure Show, Dan Lyons has lots to say about how Hollywood writers research and portray Silicon Valley, and what Fake Steve Jobs would think of the new Apple-IBM alliance.…
Read MoreWhy the consumer is still held hostage in peering disputes
It's been almost 10 months since consumers began complaining about poor Netflix streaming because of congestion where the last-mile ISP network met Netflix's network. Why is this still an issue?…
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