iOS is great for using Airplay, but sending photos, videos or music to anything other than an Apple TV can be a bit more…
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TCL and Philips add Firefox OS-based Chromecast competitor to TVs
Matchstick, the Firefox OS-based Chromecast competitor that made waves on Kickstarter last year, is teaming up with TCL and Philips/AOC to integrate…
Read MoreSamsung picks up the team behind the Plair streaming stick
Samsung has snapped up another startup to bolster its multiscreen efforts: The company has acquired the team behind the Plair streaming stick.…
Read MoreCheck out Flow, Samsung’s answer to Apple’s Handoff feature
Samsung wants to make it easier for developers to connect their apps across screens with its new Project Flow.…
Read MoreChromecast gets Starz, Showtime and… Monopoly?
Casual games and TV shows from Starz and Showtime are coming to Chromecast in the latest update of apps for Google's streaming stick.…
Read MoreGoogle Play Movies is getting second-screen smarts for Chromecast
What that guy's name again? Wasn't he in that other movie too? Google Play Movies users can now find relevant information in the app's new second-screen experience as they watch a flick on the big screen.…
Read MoreAllcast gets ready for iOS closed beta test
Popular Android media casting app Allcast is getting ready to take the leap to iPads and iPhones: Allcast developer Koushik “Koush” Dutta asked…
Read MoreMicrosoft is building its very own Chromecast competitor
Microsoft wants to give Windows Phone users a way to mirror their phone screen to the TV with a new dongle that just popped up in the FCC's database.…
Read MorePeel’s new ads let you change the channel on your TV
Peel now offers TV networks a way to advertise shows within its remote control app, which will allow viewers to tune in right from within the ad.…
Read MoreVideo discovery startup Shelby.tv has been acquired by Samsung, will shut down apps
Shelby.tv has been acquired, and will shut down its video discovery apps in the near future.…
Read MoreTV casting app Flipps raises $2.4 million from Earlybird and Tim Draper
Flipps wants to help publishers to cast their media to as many screens as possible, and the company just raised $2.4 million in new funding to do so.…
Read MoreHulu adds Chromecast-like mobile remote control features to Xbox One, PS3 and PS4
Hulu is adding the capability to cast videos to game consoles to its mobile apps. This makes the company the third major publisher to take multiscreen beyond Chromecast.…
Read MoreLG releases open source Connect SDK, wants every TV to behave like Chromecast
LG likes Chromecast's way of casting media to the TV. So instead of copying it for webOS, the company decided to integrate casting into an open SDK capable of playing nice with multiple devices.…
Read MoreChromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update
Chromecast now plays local and cloud content, thanks to support for Plex, Avia and Realplayer Cloud. The streaming stick also added Revision3, Vevo, Viki and others.…
Read MoreSamsung latest to embrace the second screen and take on Airplay
Samsung is taking a page out of the Chromecast playbook by allowing developers to launch media playback straight from a mobile device. But Samsung's new multiscreen SDK also supports gaming and more.…
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