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Google Supports Dolby Vision in Ultra Puck

by Bob Raikes

Google had a busy week at its Pixel developers’ conference this week and said it would start to deliver video content in UltraHD to its ‘Google Play Movies & TV’ service in November. The …

Google Brings New Phones and VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

Google announced two new smartphone models as well as a VR system. The phones are called the Pixel and Pixel XL and will be sold only under the Google brand and not via a …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Google Plans October Hardware Announcement

by Yvette Raikes

Google is said to be preparing to announce new hardware updates on October 4th. The company plans to present two smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, a 4K Chromecast and more details on the …

Chromecast with 4K UHD in October?

by Milos Pavlovic

Rumours from the Android Police website have said that a new UltraHD Chromecast dongle (called Chromecast Plus or Ultra) and a new VR headset will be unveiled by Google on Oct 4th. There will …

Telia Now on Chromecast

by Isaac Oburu

Telia customers in Sweden, Finland and Denmark are now able to stream using a Chromecast device. By simply plugging the device on your TV and launching Chromecast app on a mobile device the customers …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 35

Chromecast Supports Telia Streaming Services

by Isaac Oburu

Telia customers can now enjoy an even simpler and more flexible streaming experience as the TV streaming services in Sweden, Finland and Denmark will work with Google Chromecast. Chromecast is a line of digital …

Tags:Google| OTT Video

Google now lets you explore U.S. National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours

by Milos Pavlovic

Google has created 360 degree ‘virtual tours’ of five US National Parks in Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah and Florida. Rangers guide viewers through the parks and are available on iOS and Android devices …

Nexus Player Supports Multitasking With Android Nougat

by Tom Allen

As well as mobile devices, Google is releasing Android 7.0 (Nougat) for its Nexus Player. New TV features include the ability to use multiple Google accounts on one device; picture-in-picture support; and multitasking functionality. …

Google Begins Android Nougat Launch

by Tom Allen

Google has begun to roll out Android 7.0 to its Nexus devices (excluding the Nexus 5 and earlier products). This version of the software adds new personalisation options, improved battery management and multitasking, as …

Tags:Android| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Google Yet to Release Fast Play feature

by Milos Pavlovic

A report by Android Police indicates that Google will roll out a Fast Play feature for its Chromecast device, which will make videos load instantly. Google announced the Chromecast 2 in September 2015 (Second-Gen …

Google Scraps Headset – Or Does It?

by Tom Allen

Sources speaking to Recode have said that Google has cancelled the development of a standalone VR headset. The company declined to comment on the move, but Recode speculates that the decision comes from Google’s …

Tags:Google| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Rumour: Google Developing Own-Brand Watches

by Tom Allen

The watches will apparently look similar to Motorola’s Moto360Android Police says that Google is producing its own smartwatches, potentially under the Nexus brand, with its own digital assistant built in. One larger model (codenamed …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 27