A retail employee leaked an image of a new Smart TV kit. The combo includes the updated third-gen Chromecast and a Google Home Mini. It’s not clear which stores will sell this kit. Over the weekend we ...

"OK Google, start working again." Yes, if your Home and Chromecast devices aren't working, you're not alone. All signs point to a widespread outage, and Google's told customers that it's already ...

Chromecast, one of our favorite devices to come out in 2013. In fact it was named Gadget of the Year by many places. It’s a great little $35 HDMI dongle that works with most TV’s and allows you to ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. A new Google TV device identifier hints at an unannounced Chromecast device. The potential new Chromecast model, referred to as ...

Starting today, Google is allowing Chromecast owners to add the streaming device to speaker groups along with Home speakers. The addition of the dongle to the Home ecosystem will allow you to queue up ...

The tech giant announces a few new features for its popular streaming hardware at the Google I/O developer conference. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of ...

As long as you don’t mind having an always-on microphone with a direct connection to Google, the company’s smart speaker, Google Home, is a fantastic little device. But Google Home really shines when ...

Google’s Chromecast has been one of the most popular streaming devices ever, but it doesn’t get major updates too often. This week, Google has detailed a handy update coming to Chromecast devices that ...

According to a story in The Information today, the new Google Home personal assistant “will essentially be a microphone, speaker, plastic top with LED lights and a fabric or metal bottom—wrapped ...

In any smart home, there are a few key components which are critical to its function. For those of us deeply invested in the Google Assistant ecosystem, the Google Chromecast is arguably at the core ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A Google-made go-between for all our dumb objects A Google-made go-between for all our dumb objects is a Senior ...

It’s not just Slack — there’s a Google Home and Chromecast outage, too. A Google spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that there’s an issue affecting “some” of its customers of these platforms, and it ...