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And Finally… – Vol 22 No 40

by Tom Allen

For a company whose entire business structure, for many years, was solely online, you would think that Google would be able to protect its domain name. Well, you would think wrong: this week Sanmay …

Marvell Wins Chromecast Orders

by Tom Allen

Marvell has announced that its Armada 1500 Mini Plus and Avastar 88W8887 solutions are being used in Google’s Chromecast 2.0 and Chromecast Audio products.

Google Shares New Android TV Partners

by Tom Allen

TCL, Hisense and other ‘unnamed’ makers have just been announced as new Android TV partners by Google. Although the US firm did not mention other companies by name, we know that Grundig is one …

Microsoft, Google End Patent Battles

by Tom Allen

Microsoft and Google have agreed to dismiss all pending patent claims against each other. The agreements sees about 20 different lawsuits in Germany and the USA dropped. Patents include those related to mobile phones, …

Amazon Ditches Apple and Google

by Tom Allen

An Amazon email, sent to marketplace sellers, has revealed that the retailer will soon stop selling the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The message said that the decision was taken because these devices do …

Google Revamps Chromecast, Brings Android to Pixel

by Tom Allen

In the midst of unveiling new phones this week (Google Learns from Competition With Dual Flagships), Google also updated its Chromecast dongle with a new, redesigned version. Rumours about a circular Chromecast first appeared …

Android 6.0 Arriving Soon

by Tom Allen

Google has confirmed that the rollout of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) will begin next week. The software is being made available first on the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P (Google Learns from Competition With Dual …

Tags:Android| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Magnets Delay Project Ara

by Tom Allen

We missed this in mid-August, but it appears that Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has been delayed. The company was planning to hold the components together using electropermanent magnets, but they are said to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Google Chooses Android for Pixel Tablet

by Tom Allen

Android Police say that Google is to release a new tablet in the Pixel family – but it will run Android, rather than the Chrome OS (previous Pixel devices have all used Chrome). The …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets

Second-Gen Chromecast Seen in Leak

by Tom Allen

9 to 5 Mac has posted an article about a second-generation Google Chromecast streaming dongle. The site claims to have seen internal documents showing a new, circular design and with improved WiFi connectivity. A …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Google Aims at VP10 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Google has spoken to CNet about the company’s plans for its VP10 codec which is under development. Google’s existing VP9 codec is an alternative to the more mainstream HEVC. However, it has recently been …

Leading Companies Collaborate to Avoid Codec Fees

by Tom Allen

Seven companies have come together to form the Alliance for Open Media: a body that intends to ‘address marketplace demand for an open standard for video compression and delivery over the Internet’. The founding …