GigaomPlex unifies its Android apps, adds camera roll casting
Media center app maker Plex just overhauled its Android app with a newer UI and the ability to cast photos and videos from the local camera roll to a Chromecast streaming… Read more »
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Janko writes about the future of TV and music, as well as consumer electronics and other technologies that make that future happen. He has been covering all things tech for more than 10 years. His career as a technology journalist began in Germany, where he published a number of books about subjects like the online music revolution and Internet subcultures. He first began contributing to Gigaom in 2007 and joined the staff in 2009. Janko is also the host of Gigaom’s Cord Cutters series.
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