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Review: Walmart’s $30 Android TV streamer is a brilliant content vehicle w/ unfortunate breakdowns

Google’s Android TV platform has been around for nearly seven years, but it’s only taken on traction in the past two or three. The reason? Primarily, hardware has been hard to find and, more specifically, affordable hardware. That’s why the Walmart “onn” 4K streaming box is so important — it’s one of the most affordable Android TV devices to date.  Barebones hardware with a great…
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How to play Stadia games early on Android TV or Google TV

Google is set to officially launch the Stadia for Android TV/Google TV experience on Wednesday, but a trick has been discovered to get playing today. Earlier today, a few days ahead of the scheduled launch, Google launched a new “Stadia for Android TV” app into the…
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Chromecast with Google TV gets a much more prominent Apps search bar

The last software update for the Chromecast with Google TV earlier this month added the underlying support needed for Stadia, as well as other tweaks and bug fixes. Google TV on the Chromecast now has a much more obvious search field for applications. Heading to the Apps tab on Chromecast with Google TV reveals a new pill-shaped search bar under the “Your apps” row. It spans the entire…
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Google for Nonprofit users eligible for Pixelbook Go and Nest Wifi discounts

Back in April, Google Workspace for Nonprofits became available with deals on plan upgrades. Google for Nonprofit users now have a new perk where they can get discounts on Google Store products, like the Nest Wifi. The 10% discounts are just for productivity-oriented devices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, United…
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Xbox hires Portal dev Kim Swift to make cloud games (like Kojima’s)

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Microsoft is getting serious again about cloud-native games. To that end, the company’s Xbox division announced today it has hired former Stadia game design director Kim Swift to oversee cloud gaming collaborations with independent studios. Those studios will include Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions if and when…
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