Google plans to release several large batches of apps in 2014 and hopes to have hundreds available for the platform by the end of the year, including user-made apps, according to GigaOM. Google still has a long way to go if it hopes to catch Roku, another streaming content competitor and the current market leader in terms of apps: Roku lists more than 750 officially supported apps for its Roku 3 streaming device. This new update brings the total number of Google Chromecast apps closer to those of competitor Apple TV, which has amassed only 27 apps in the six years since its release. These new apps join streaming staples such as Netflix, HBO GO, YouTube, and Hulu Plus. ReadWrite lists the slew of new apps, which includes music services VEVO and Songza as well as personal media services Plex and RealPlayer Cloud, among others. The company introduced 10 new apps for the device in December, bringing the total number of Google Chromecast apps to 17. The Chromecast partnership adds to the growing list of platforms on which RealPlayer Cloud is available, including: Android smartphones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Windows PC, Roku, and any other device via a Web browser.Īdditionally, SurePlay ensures that videos are right-sized for the device's screen and the network bandwidth available enabling instant and smooth playback on all your devices at any given time regardless of video format.Google is expanding its library of apps for its Chromecast device at a rapid pace. Additionally, once sent to the TV, users can control playback of the video via the RealPlayer Cloud app on their mobile or PC device. With RealPlayer Cloud, you will be able to watch local and cloud videos by casting from the RealPlayer Cloud app to any TV via the Chromecast dongle. RealPlayer Cloud apps are available starting today for Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Web and Roku. RealPlayer Cloud automatically transforms video formats in the cloud to give viewers the highest quality experience possible, no matter what device or screen size. RealPlayer Cloud allows people to seamlessly move, watch, save, and share their videos across any device. RealPlayer Cloud is the first integrated video player and cloud service.

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