It was almost exactly 10 years ago when Google released the first Chromecast. This unassuming HDMI dongle led to the robust cast ecosystem Google's customers enjoy today, but Google hasn't sold it for ...

Google's Android TV interface powers millions of smart TVs around the globe, thanks to early successes in streaming tech prior. Before the company started licensing Android TV to other manufacturers, ...

Ten years after its Chromecast created the market for cheap, easily accessible streaming HDMI dongles, Google said it will stop publishing firmware for the first generation of the connected TV device.

It's officially the end of an era for the original Google Chromecast, with the first-generation model no longer receiving any updates or support, 9to5Google reports. Chromecast first came on the scene ...

No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first Chromecast. ‘Users may notice a degradation in performance.’ No more software or security updates are coming for Google’s first ...

A lot can happen in a decade. It was ten years ago when we declared in our 1st gen Chromecast review that, "Yes, it's worth every penny" due to its simple setup, good image quality (for the time), and ...

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If you use a first-generation Chromecast device to cast to your television, you may want to be on the market for a new device. Google launched the Chromecast a decade ago to allow people to cast from ...