Google set to launch kid-friendly YouTube app on Feb. 23

According to a new report, Google is set to unveil a new Android-exclusive YouTube app aimed specifically at kids on Monday, February 23 — fittingly called “YouTube Kids.” This follows news from last December that the company was working on kid-friendly versions of its products. The news was first reported by USA Today, which got a hands-on with the app, pictured below: A demo of…

Chromecast is now the No. 1 streaming device in the U.S., users have casted 1 billion times

Today in the earnings call coinciding with its Q4 2014 release, Google CBO Omid Kordestani let us in on a few metrics of the Chromecast’s success. The $35 (or less) streaming stick has been available for over a year and a half now, and just crossed the milestone of users tapping the “cast” button a full one billion times as of last week. Further, Chromecast usage per device has…

It’s crazy how much I spend on my Satellite subscription.

It's crazy how much I spend on my Satellite subscription.

With the announcement of Sling TV at the Consumer Electronics Show last week, it’s become clear: The era of cord cutting is here to stay. The new service will provide consumers who’d rather not pay for cable TV with live streaming of ESPN, TNT, TBS, CNN, and some other cable…