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Apple Remote gets AirPlay video streaming support

SlashGear - Apple has updated its free Apple Remote app for iOS devices, adding in AirPlay video support. The app [iTunes link] now allows you to choose from video media stored on your computer and control its streaming to an Apple TV. Meanwhile, there’s also control over internet radio playback, along with access to rented TV shows and movies on iTunes on your desktop.

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Amazon adds AirPlay streaming, IMDb integration to Instant Video iOS app

Engadget - There are many ways to get ahead in the online content game, and one of them is to make sure your services play nice with competitor hardware.

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Chromecast vs. AirPlay: how do they compare?

The Verge - Google's new Chromecast HDMI stick is a lot of things: it's a simple new way to bring internet video to your living room after the company stumbled with Google TV, it's a new platform for content creators like Netflix, and it's an interesting extension of Chrome as a platform beyond the browser itself. That's a lot of responsibility for a $35 dongle.

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Plex for PCs gets AirPlay, HD Audio and a new name

Gigaom - Plex is giving its Windows and OS X clients a refresh, adding AirPlay and code from XBMC’s latest Frodo project. The software also got a new name, but will initially only be available to paying subscribers daring enough to try pre-release software.