Google shipped 3.2 million Chromecast devices in the U.S overtaking Apple TV shipments of 1.7 million units during the first quarter of 2016 (Q1FY16), said a report by market analysis firm IHS Inc. The report added that the rise in Chromecast shipments is expected to continue in the future. Chromecast is priced at around $35 and allows users to wirelessly stream content (videos, music, photos) from both Android and iOS phones, tablets and laptops to the television over WiFi. It also allows users to run apps from Android phones on TVs or on PCs through a Chrome extension. Here is a list of apps available for Chromecast. Apple TV on the other hand is priced higher at $149, and allows users to wirelessly stream content from iOS devices to a TV using the AirPlay feature. Apart from this, users buy and download local and international music, films, books, games, etc. from an online store. Netflix accounted for 32% of all devices in US By the end of 2015, Netflix was present in 339 million connected devices in the U.S, which is roughly 32% of all devices connected to internet in the U.S, said the IHS report. The service claims to have added around 2.23 million subscriptions in the U.S during Q1FY16. The video service’s global reach and repository of T.V shows, movies, and its ubiquity turns Netflix into a default rival to any other given video offering in the U.S, added the report. Connected devices share Out of the 8.1 billion…
