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Now you can root Google’s Chromecast (again)

It’s been over a year since Google started selling Chromecast. The $35 device plugs into your TV and lets you use a phone, tablet, or desktop web browser as a remote control while streaming internet video from Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and many other services. Shortly after the Chromecast launched, developers started trying to find […]

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Running unsigned code on some Roku media streaming boxes

People have been hacking streaming media devices such as the Apple TV, Google TV, Chromecast for ages by gaining access to root permissions and installing third party apps that wouldn’t otherwise be supported. Now it’s Roku’s turn. Roku makes some of the most popular devices for streaming internet content to a television, but the built-in […]