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Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

Cheap Android media boxes and TV sticks might not only struggle to run your favourite video streaming apps but can also leak your sensitive personal information to hackers. Android TV boxes offer a ...

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'The box was reaching out to many known, active malware addresses,' says Canadian systems administrator Daniel Milisic. An Android TV box sold on Amazon was found to be secretly loaded with malware, ...

New research from Doctor Web has claimed some cheap Android TV boxes are serving secondary functions as hosts for the Mirai trojan, and some customers might not even be up to anything dodgy to have ...

Which Android streaming box is best? Fans of the Android operating system on a smartphone will appreciate the ability to use that same interface on a TV streaming box. An Android streaming box gives ...