AllWinner and RockChip might not be household names, but the two China-based companies power several wildly popular Android TV boxes that are sold on Amazon. These Android-powered television set-top ...

Just because you bought a brand new Android TV box, that doesn’t mean the device is clean from malware and safe to use. In fact, there are tens of thousands of Android-powered endpoints out there that ...

Cable giants won another victory today in the legal battle over fully loaded Android TV boxes. The Federal Court of Appeal in Montreal quickly dismissed an appeal of an injunction banning defendants ...

The flexibility and openness of Android isn’t only reserved for mobile devices, since the operating system has been deployed in small set top boxes meant to work with TVs, albeit with varying results.

It seems like the cost of entertainment is always rising. Streaming services continue to raise their subscription fees, and the hardware you need to run streaming apps on the big screen is also ...

Cable giants have ratcheted up their legal battle against Canadian dealers selling fully loaded Android boxes. With added special software, the boxes allow customers to stream a huge selection of ...

Cheat codes are one of the staple features of the entire GTA franchise that many of us use to make the game more fun, and GTA Vice City is no exception. The 2002 cult classic action-adventure game ...

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A group of hackers has been secretly building a botnet of smart TV and eCos set-top boxes, and then monetizing the access to earn masses of wealth, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity experts from ...

HOUSEHOLDS have been warned against buying cheap gadgets online that may come pre-installed with dangerous malware. As many as 10 million devices have been affected, according to a recent security ...

Cheap Android TV boxes have been revealed as a major source of malware ... providers or even an unexpected visit from law enforcement. Another possibility is code installation or execution, which ...