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Zidoo X9 is an Android TV box and the company has released its new firmware that brings heap of improvements over its current version. This shows commitment of Zidoo for its customers. You can buy Zidoo X9 from gearbest for about 86 euro.

Download the new firmware from here in case you have not received the update over-the-air. Follow the steps given here for updating it.

1. Fixed the problem that Wi-Fi can’t search the 5G signal for 36/40/44/48 channels.
2. It will not scan the Samba path when music player scans music files automatically.
3. It will not scan the Samba path when picture manager scans picture files automatically.
4. The user name and password can be record by Samba.
5. Added new function that can set new show or not show the hidden files.
6. Added new function that sorting files according to their sizes and types.
7. Added new setting whether pop-up prompts when connected to the USB.
8. Added new setting that the display mode of Samba according to its address or host name.
9. There will be no extra hints after pull out USB when unload.
10.It will not search automatically any longer next time, when user had a Samba equipment.
11.Fixed the problems that the position of scroll bar isn’t correct when refresh the list, it can paste the file without suffix,it will has an emergency stop when files are in the same name.
12.In OTA application, adding the button for entering recovery interface.
13.In OTA application, modified the cues when the OTA network had error.
14.Modified the recording interface and the writing style.
15.Modified the prompt icon when deleted recording files on the recorder interface.
16.Modified the RC interface of mobile phone.
17.Adding support for multiple applications in Vietnamese.
18.To speed up the recovery backup and recovery.
19.Added the backup of system partition in the recovery.
20.Added the saving function on the subtitles plugin setting.
21.Added the optional function between feature and tidbit on blu-ray disc.
22.Fixed the problem of proportion display on the local video.
23.Added support of Thai coding.
24.Fixed the problem that recovery part couldn’t update on the OTA upgrade.
25.Update XBMC with 14.1 version, it can call native player to play local video directly.
26.Remove Mcast apk.

There is a new firmware available for the Geniatech ATV 582 / 1800E / 380 TV box that brings a heap of new features like Mygica store, better video codecs, support for DTS support and better wireless LAN performance.

This method will also do a factory reset on Geniatech ATV 582 / 1800E / 380

To flash, download the firmware from here and copy the IMG file to SD card. Then run the update app on your computer, select Local Update and use the file downloaded earlier. The process will automatically update the Geniatech ATV 582 / 1800E / 380 television box. Here is the changelog of this firmware.

1. New SDK and kernel AMLogic
2. Added KODI 14.1 Mygica Edition
3. Added Mygica Store
in April. Now only available Mygica launcher.
5. Improvements in speed and stability
. 6 Added support for DTS sound
7. Updated video codecs
August. Improved Launcher icons
September. Improved performance Ethernet
10. Improved performance Wifi
11. Added Mag TV – Mag 250/254 Emulator Support
12. Added feature Where You hold down three lined context menu button and it will kill all apps open
13. Added support for Google TV remote control
14. Added support for controlling remotoKR301
15. Added support for remote control KR40

Pipo X7s is a mini fanless PC that dual boots between Android 4.4 and Windows 8.1 with Bing. Pipo X7s specifications include Intel quad core Z3736F processor that is backed by 2 gigabytes of DDR3L RAM, Intel HD Graphics, 32GB of flash storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi with external antenna and Bluetooth 4.0.

Port selection includes 4 x USB; 1 x RJ45 LAN Port, Fast Ethernet;1 x Micro SD card slot;1 x Earphone jack. Pipo X7s measures 188 x 150 x 24mm and weighs 390 grams. Geekbuying is selling it for 129 dollars while it is yet to arrive at aliexpress.

Supported video formats include VI, RM, RMVB, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP4, DAT(VCD format), VOB(DVD format), PMP, MPEG, MPG, FLV, ASF, TS, TP, 3GP and MPG.

A new Android TV by the name of Kodi EM10 has been released. It is powered by Amlogic S812 quad core processor and an attractive aluminum casing.

Kodi EM10 specifications include S812 processor, 2 gigabytes of memory, 8GB of flash storage, SD card reader, HDMI 1.4 output, LAN, SPDIF audio output, WiFi b / g / n with external antenna and Bluetooth 4.0. It runs Android 4.4 kitkat operating system.

Chipset				Amlogic S812 Quad-Core Cortex-A9
GPU				Octo Core Mali-450 GPU@600MHz+
FLASH				8GB NAND FLASH
SDRAM				2GB DDR3
Power Supply Specifications
Power Supply				DC5V/2A
Power Indicator (LED)				Power ON :blue; Standby :Red
Main Features
OS				Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
3D				Hardward 3D graphics acceleration
Support Decoder format				HD MPEG1/2/4,H.264, HD AVC/VC-1,RM/RMVB,Xvid/DivX3/4/5/6 ,RealVideo8/9/10 4k2k H.264 Video Decode and 4k2k Output,H.265 UHD hardware decoder Dual Chanel HD Decode, True Pic-in-Pic Experience,Dolby, DTS, SRS, DviX HD, AC-3
Support Media format				Avi/Rm/Rmvb/Ts/Vob/Mkv/Mov/ISO/wmv/asf/flv/dat/mpg/mpeg
Support Music format				MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV/OGG/AC3/DDP/TrueHD/DTS/DTS/HD/FLAC/APE
Support Photo format				HD JPEG/BMP/GIF/PNG/TIFF
USB host				2 High speed USB 2.0,support U DISK and USB HDD
Card reader				SD/SDHC/MMC cards
HDD file system				FAT16/FAT32/NTFS
Support Subtitle				SRT/SMI/SUB/SSA/IDX+USB
High Difinition video output				Support all standard SD/HD/4k2k Ultra HD decoding and output
OSD type of languages				English/French/German/Spanish/Italian/ etc multilateral languages
LAN				Ethernet:10/100M, standard RJ-45
Wireless				Support 802.11 b/g/n Dual Band Wi-Fi(2.4GHz/5GHz)
Mouse/ Keyboard				Support mouse and keyboard via USB;Support 2.4GHz wireless mouse and keyboard via 2.4GHz USB dongle
HDMI				HDMI 1.4 up to 4k2k H.264 . H.265 Video Decode and 4k2k Output
AV				AV
3G				Support
DOLBY TrueHD and DTS HD				DOLBY TrueHD and DTS HD Bypass through HDMI

A new firmware update for the Android TV-Box CX-S806 is now available. Since AmLogic S812 processor powers the CX-S806, we know how to install the new firmware update. It is available for 68 euro from Aliexpress.com

How to flash CX-S806 firmware

1. Download the PC flashing app from here.
2. During installation the appropriate drivers are installed. You can select English language from the top menu. If under windows 8, you get detection problems, disable the secure signing of drivers for Windows 8. For that go to Settings under Metro interface > Update and restore> Recovery> Advanced Home> Restart Now> Troubleshooting> Boot Options> Disable the mandatory use of signed drivers.
3. Restart your PC and run the tool USB_Burning_Tool is installed on your PC and from the tab, select File > Import image and select file.img
4. Now with your TV-Box off, connect it using the USB-micro USB OTG cable from the PC port. Now press the recovery button device and simultaneously turn on the TV Box. If all goes well, the flashing tool will recognize your TV-Box as pictured below.
5. Click Start. Once the process has completed, restart the TV-Box. Do not fret as it will take longer than usual to start. So it is best that you leave it untouched a few minutes after starting and restarting again.

Make sure not to mark “Reset after success” and “Overwrite key”.