Google has announced the launch of its new streaming product, Chromecast with Google TV (HD). It comes with the latest Chromecast features plus the Google TV experience from across your apps.
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Razer has confirmed that it is working on patching an easily exploitable security issue which allows a local attacker to gain admin privileges to your system using just a Razer mouse or a dongle.
Vodafone has launched a new scheme called communities.connected. It aims to let organisations offer their vulnerable customers lower cost internet access, dongle devices, and MiFi devices.
The listing of Google's upcoming 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle has been spotted in the system of retailers like Home Depot, Target, and Walmart, which suggests it could be priced at $50-60.
Samsung's USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone dongle has leaked, confirming rumors that the company won't be including an audio jack on its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note10.
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Two years after it killed the headphone jack on its iPhone lineup, Apple has now stopped offering a free dongle with new devices, forcing you to buy it separately or move on to a new pair.
Google has released a refreshed model of its USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter, and it now costs $3 more than it used to. The adapter promises lower latency and longer playback.
Alongside of its upcoming Surface Go tablet, Microsoft will be releasing two new USB Type-C dongles. One provides a USB Type-A port, while the other offers both USB Type-A and Ethernet.
Microsoft could be finally releasing the promised USB Type-C dongle it promised last year, giving Surface Pro and Laptop users the option to add the port to their devices starting later this week.
An ad by Lenovo back in 2008 parodied the Macbook Air, showing that because of the few ports it has, it has to use dongles. Interestingly, the ad is still applicable to the new Macbook Pro today.
Apple is contacting customers who placed dongle orders at higher prices to inform them that they will be receiving a credit, bringing the price they paid back in line with Apple's recent price drops.
In response to the backlash that followed the announcement of its latest MacBook Pro devices, Apple has slashed the prices of all of its USB Type-C adapters, with the exception of chargers.
Microsoft is working on a Chromecast like device and it has just passed through the FCC; Windows Phone and Windows 8 both support Miracast and this could be the final piece of the puzzle.
After a tweet from a Mozilla developer evangelist revealed a Chromecast-style dongle running Firefox OS, the company has now denied that it is a Mozilla product, saying: "We do not make devices."
A new report claims Amazon's long rumored TV set-top "box" will in fact be an HDMI stick or dongle similar in design to Chromecast or Roku's stick but supporting both streaming videos and games.
