Google is investing in new tools that provide online songs, movies and television shows as users increasingly access various screens for consuming media, a competitive area that has also attracted rivals including Apple and Amazon. com.
Chromecast, unveiled in 2013, has emerged as the number two media-streaming device, with 20 per cent of sales to US homes with broadband access during the first three quarters of 2014, according to Parks Associates.
From the article "Google to unveil home-audio service."
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