Guide: How to install Kodi on Windows in three easy steps

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Have you heard about the famous Kodi media center application? Yes, of course you have, otherwise, perhaps you wouldn’t be reading this post. It’s amazing that you can install Kodi on Android or even get Kodi for Ubuntu, and make your media center device capable of streaming from several sources … read more

Kodi is finally on the Amazon Fire TV AppStore, in a weird way

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Kodi is finally on the Amazon Fire TV AppStore. That sentence by itself would be very amazing, but there’s a catch. If you remember from our article about Kodi piracy box sellers and their threat over Kodi, you might realize why a company such as Amazon might think badly of … read more

Guide: How to install Plex on Ubuntu server

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If you’re setting up your home server, you have several options to organize and manage your media. Particularly, most users who start to plan about their media server debate whether to install Plex or Emby, and each of these apps has their pros and cons. If you have decided to … read more

Kodi v16.1 Jarvis released: some bugfixes here and there

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Kodi Entertainment Center, formerly XBMC, has been updated to Kodi v16.1 Jarvis. Kodi is a versatile media center which you can run in most platforms, with versions including Kodi for Windows and Kodi for Android. Kodi also serves as the basis for media center operating systems such as OpenELEC and … read more

Integrate FlexGet and Couchpotato for automatic downloads

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You can configure FlexGet to download the media that appears in your CouchPotato wanted list, in an automated way. Does that sound like an impossible thing? If you already followed our tutorial to install FlexGet on Windows or you decided to install FlexGet on Ubuntu instead, you already know how versatile … read more

Ubuntu MATE 16.04 released: make your older devices faster

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Together with the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, another interesting variation of the software was updated. The Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS release was launched on April 21st, as part of the integration of Ubuntu MATE with other products from the Ubuntu family. Ubuntu MATE 16.04 enables you to get an … read more

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long Term Support) will be released today

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Every six months, Canonical releases a new version of its Ubuntu OS; however, the version that will release today is different than the others because of some details. For starters, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS will be a Long Term Support version, which means it will get support and updates from Canonical for … read more

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