If your old Chromecast and Google Home devices are having setup issues, you’re not alone — thankfully, Google’s latest update has fixed this

Google has finally fixed the annoying setup issue for the first-gen Chromecast, so your device isn’t being bricked just yet.

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The Google TV Streamer just got a huge price hike — you’re way better off with an Apple TV 4K or Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K now
 The Google TV Streamer just got a huge price hike — you’re way better off with an Apple TV 4K or Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K now

Google’s TV streamer has gone up 50% in the US, with other countries set to follow.

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Amazon just gave users a valuable upgrade — Alexa+ is now free to use on Fire TV devices as well as Hisense and Panasonic models, and you don’t need Prime
 Amazon just gave users a valuable upgrade — Alexa+ is now free to use on Fire TV devices as well as Hisense and Panasonic models, and you don’t need Prime

Amazon just made Alexa+ free to use on Fire TV devices, and you don’t need a Prime membership.

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Google TV Freeplay is getting a huge free upgrade, and owners of TCL, Hisense, and Sony TVs will be over the moon — you’re about to get a huge range of new free streaming options
 Google TV Freeplay is getting a huge free upgrade, and owners of TCL, Hisense, and Sony TVs will be over the moon — you’re about to get a huge range of new free streaming options

Over 10,000 movies and shows are coming to Google TV Freeplay, and they won’t cost you a penny.

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It’s like, ‘Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?’ The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City
 It’s like, ‘Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?’ The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City

Jimothy Raccoon, the squat, viral Seattle-based mammal, is now immortalized inside Roku City. Here’s how that happened

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Now might be a good time to get yourself a Roku: prices are set to rise by up to 60%, and the memory shortage is to blame
 Now might be a good time to get yourself a Roku: prices are set to rise by up to 60%, and the memory shortage is to blame

The prices on all of the Roku streaming sticks and boxes have gone up — though only in the US for now.

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I tested the first Freely 4K streaming box that instantly upgrades your TV with tons of live channels with no monthly subscription or aerial, plus access to the key streaming services — here’s why it impressed me
 I tested the first Freely 4K streaming box that instantly upgrades your TV with tons of live channels with no monthly subscription or aerial, plus access to the key streaming services — here’s why it impressed me

I unlocked live TV, smart apps, and intuitive voice controls with the Manhattan Aero streaming box.

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The Nvidia Shield TV is one of my favorite streaming gadgets ever — but the base model is no longer on sale, and may not come back
 The Nvidia Shield TV is one of my favorite streaming gadgets ever — but the base model is no longer on sale, and may not come back

Nvidia has confirmed that the Shield TV base model is out of stock, and it doesn’t seem as though it’s likely to return.

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Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks are a fantastically popular way to revitalise an older smart TV – and with the 4K model just AU$59 ahead of Prime Day, I can see why
 Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks are a fantastically popular way to revitalise an older smart TV – and with the 4K model just AU$59 ahead of Prime Day, I can see why

The mega-retailer has discounted its Fire TV streaming sticks ahead of Prime Day next week, with the 4K Plus model as the standout deal for any 4K TV owner.

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Amazon’s new Fire Sticks are turning sideloading into a thing of the past

Amazon’s Vega OS shift blocks regular Fire Stick sideloading, giving buyers a stricter streaming device that may be safer but leaves less room for outside apps, launchers, and customization.

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