Vimeo adds Chromecast support for Android app

It’s a strange thing. Why it took Vimeo almost a year before it brought Chromecast support for its Android app when they released it for their iOS app in February of 2015. Better late than never, we guess. Now, the Android app is at par with iOS app as it’ll let you beam whatever you’re watching on your Chromecast-powered TV or monitor.

Source: Engadget

Google wants to integrate Chromecast support right into Chrome

In the future you won’t need to install an extension to cast sites to a Chromecast-equipped TV. According to François Beaufort, Google is working on building the feature right into the browser itself. At the moment, you need the Google Cast Chrome extension to send music, videos, and webpages to your TV. Once Google integrates this into Chrome, all you need to do is right click on a page in Chrome and select the “Cast” option to send it to your TV. The feature is currently available on the beta version of Chrome, users can try it out by enabling the experimental “Media Router” feature over here at this link.

Source: François Beaufort | Via: The Next Web

Amazon to stop selling Apple and Google streaming devices

This could raise flags with regulators as Amazon decides to stop selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast on its site by October 29^th. Their reason? From the looks of it, to get more people to use their Prime Video service. According to Amazon, “Over the last three years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime. It’s important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video in order to avoid customer confusion.”

But are they breaching any anti-trust laws? By stopping sale of items by their competitors, are they stifling competition? Do they have that big of a market to make this move illegal? Let’s see if this raises any flags. For now, you still have until the end of the month to shop for these items on Amazon.

Source: Slate

Google Photos for Android gets Chromecast support

Google has finally rolled out the new features the company announced for its Photos app on Android. The app now supports Chromecast, meaning you can show off those vacation photos and videos using your TV. It’s now also possible for some users to start uploading and subscribing to one album. You can also share animations directly from Photos to WhatsApp. And once you get the new Nexus 5X or Nexus 6P, it’ll let you adjust the speed of slow-motion videos you shoot. Google plans to bring these features to iOS and web in the future.

Source: Engadget | Download: Google Play Store (Free)