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Chromecasts are still broken – but Google tells fuming owners not to factory reset their devices
By David Nield published
The great Chromecast outage of 2025 continues, and the recommended advice is to sit tight and wait.

Chromecast users are getting increasingly angry about a weird 'untrusted device' bug that blocks casting – but a fix is coming
By David Nield published
It looks as though expired certificate issues are affecting many Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices.

Google has stopped selling the Chromecast with Google TV – but there's no way I'm replacing mine
By David Nield published
It's the end of the road for the Chromecast with Google TV dongle, with no more stock on the way.

Amazon's Android TV update hints at new Fire TV devices – maybe at the next-gen AI Alexa event soon
By Henry St Leger published
It looks like Amazon is plowing ahead with new Fire TV devices for Android 14, and we might see them soon.

The Nvidia Shield lives! A new update adds a Dolby Atmos competitor, and a load of other fixes
By Henry St Leger published
Are you ready for Auro-3D audio on your Shield?

The leaked Sonos streaming box could be a huge hit for custom home theaters, if it adds 2 key missing features from the current line-up
By Matt Bolton published
If the rumors are true, I hope Sonos goes hard on home theater Dolby Atmos – but it'll need something more.

New info about Sonos' streaming box sounds like a dream product, apart from the 2 horrendous flaws
By Matt Bolton last updated
HDMI switching and separate surround speakers, but HOW much?

Amazon quietly scraps popular Fire TV feature in new update, but there is a fix
By Mark Wilson published
A new Fire TV update has quietly removed the ability to hide unwanted apps, but there is way around it using a third-party app.
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