Latest news on smart home automation, home server, Ubuntu/Linux, home theater, and operating system updates, releases, and upgrades.
Amazon is releasing Fire TV update 5.0.4 for Generation 2 Fire TV that will allow shortcuts for sideloaded apps to appear under the Apps menu on homescreen. So Kodi and other sideloaded apps can now be easily launched from the “Apps” section. However, the shortcut still does not appear under … read more
On November 1, 2015 Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) announced the release of OpenELEC 6.0 OpenELEC is a Linux distribution designed for home theater PCs and based on the Kodi media player. What’s New in OpenELEC 6.0 Release? The biggest change in OpenELEC 6.0 release is upgrade to Kodi … read more
Our famous AtoMiC ToolKit, which automates the installation and maintenance of home server software such as couchpotato, sickbeard, newsgrabbers, and torrent clients, can now handle Headphones and Mylar. We have added the following new features: Headphones installer and uninstaller, and Mylar installer and uninstaller. What are Headphones and Mylar If … read more
It has been more than 5 years since I launched this site. Since rebranding it as htpcbeginner.com in 2014, the growth has been tremendous. Unbelievable is the word I would use to describe the growth. Thanks to our loyal community for their great support as well as our awesome writers. … read more
SABnzbd is a free and open source newsgrabber that makes Usenet as simple and streamlined as possible by automating almost all tasks. It is a must-have companion for media center enthusiasts for apps such as CouchPotato to download movies and Sick Beard to download TV shows. This post introduces the … read more
Plex has just released a Plex iOS App update which includes a complete visual overhaul (finally!) and feels like a completely new Plex iOS App altogether! Steadily over about the last year, Plex has been updating the visuals and functionality of their apps on all of the platforms (i.e. like … read more
qBittorrent is a lightweight bittorrent client for Linux and other platforms. It’s specialty compared to Deluge or Transmission for the ease of installation and configuration. This post introduces the recently released qBittorrent 3.2.3 and 3.2.2 updates that were released on August 2 and August 1, 2015 respectively. What’s New in … read more
Kodi Entertainment Center, formerly XBMC, has been updated to Kodi v15 Isengard. 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
Kodi on Android devices is now much easier than it has been in the past – Kodi on Google Play Store is now available and you can easily download it on your Android devices! This may not seem like much, but it is a milestone achievement for Kodi. The media … read more