Android may be an operating system designed for smartphones and tablets with touchscreen displays. But that hasn’t stopped people from loading it on a range of devices including laptops and TV boxes. This fall Google plans to release Android TV, which is a version of the operating system optimized for big screens. You’ll be able […]
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MK902 II LE is a tiny Ubuntu PC with a Rockchip RK3288 CPU
Rikomagic launched a new TV box with a Rockchip RK3288 processor and Google Android software this summer. It’s called the MK902 II and I’ve got one sitting on my desk waiting for me to find the time to put it through the paces. While the box is designed to let you run Android apps on […]
Rikomagic MK902 Android TV box giveaway
The Rikomagic MK902 is a device you can plug into a TV to let you run Android apps on a big screen. It’s hardly unique on that front — there are dozens of Android TV boxes on the market. But the MK902 is a relatively powerful device with a fast processor, Android Jelly Bean software, […]
Lilbits (5-14-2014): Mozilla adds DRM to Firefox, isn’t happy about it
Want to use your web browser to stream video from services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and BBC iPlayer? You’ll need to put up with the DRM (Digital Rights Management) features used by those services — content owners want to make sure you don’t save or redistribute videos, watch them in countries where they don’t have redistribution rights, […]
Rikomagic MK902 LE is an ARM-based Linux PC
The folks at UK-based Cloudsto have added a new device to their range of small, ARM-based Linux computers. The Rikomagic MK902 LE is a small box with a Rockchip quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and up to 16GB of storage. It ships with Ubuntu Linux, and it’s available from the Cloudsto shop for £94.99 and up, or […]
MK802 IV Linux mini PC giveaway
People have been loading Ubuntu and other Linux distributions onto Android TV sticks for about as long as these cheap ARM-based devices have been available. But the Rikomagic MK802 IV LE is one of the first models to come with Ubuntu pre-loaded. That basically makes the MK802 IV LE a small desktop computer. How small? […]
First look: MK802 IV LE mini PC with Ubuntu (video)
When the MK802 Android mini PC hit the streets in 2012, one of the most interesting things about it was the fact that you could install Linux on it and turn it into a cheap, tiny desktop computer. Since then, dozens of small ARM-powered devices designed to run Android apps on your TV have hit […]
Rikomagic UK to offer Minix Linux ARM PCs (MK802 III LE, MK802 IV LE)
It looks like it may be time to stop calling tiny ARM-based devices like the MK802 Android TV sticks and go back to calling them mini PCs. Rikomagic UK has announced it will start shipping Linux Editions of two of its most recent ARM-powered stick-sized computers. The MK802 III LE (Linux Edition) and MK802 IV […]
Simple fix for MK802 IV Android mini PC WiFi performance
Over the past year Android TV sticks have gotten more and more powerful, while prices continue to drop. These days you can get a device that fits in the palm of your hand, has a quad-core processor, and lets you run Android apps on a TV for well under $100. But one problem that plagues […]
Rikomagic unveils MK602 Android set-top-box with camera
Rikomagic’s latest Android-powered TV box is designed to sit on top of your television, allowing you to run Android apps on a television screen. The Rikomagic MK602 also has a built-in camera, which means you can use it to make video calls, shoot video, or snap photos of your couch. While this is hardly the […]