Looking for a new media center for your array of mobile technology? Something that has already proven itself to the masses? If you answered “Yes” to both of those questions, then you’ll be happy with what I have to say about the newly announced Beta 2 (Frodo) of XBMC. This new build not only brings many fixes over the previous beta, but you can now install its mobile version to any supported Android device!

Update: An LG spokesman told me that the G6 actually uses Gorilla Glass 3 on the camera as well and that there is no Gorilla Glass 4 anywhere. This is in contrast to several other statements made to journalists at MWC and during an LG tour in South Korea before the trade show. When asked why LG would use such an old version of Gorilla Glass on the front, the response amounted to a polite way of saying it wasn't deemed to be worth the additional cost.

Below, you’ll find a sampling of movies already getting some buzz and smaller titles to look forward to. We don’t recommend spending all summer indoors staring at a screen, but these will definitely be worth checking out. The best summer streaming movies to look forward to Fire Island Hulu — June 3 Directed by Andrew Ahn from a sceenplay by Joel Kim Booster, Fire Island is a queer romcom inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and set on New York’s famous gay party destination Fire Island.

As gamers hunker down and get ready for the next generation of video game consoles, one of the biggest questions that comes to mind is whether games from the previous generation will work with the new consoles. After all, many players have thousands of dollars invested in their existing game libraries. The idea of losing all those games when moving to the next generation of consoles is somewhat unnerving. Will Xbox Series X be backwards compatible?

The popular Xposed Framework, which adds tons of customization options to Android, is now available as an alpha build for Android 5.0 Lollipop. Just the other day, developer rovo89 posted a teaser on XDA hinting that Xposed for Android 5.0 would be available ‘soon’. That day has finally come, so if you’re rooted and running Lollipop, get to it! Before you jump in, though, just remember that this is an alpha build, so there are bound to be a slew of bugs, inconsistencies and even boot loops.

TL;DR Barnes & Noble just announced a brand new Nook 7-inch tablet. The ebook-focused tablet has all the primary specs of the Kindle 7, but also has access to the Google Play Store. The starting price for the full-color Nook tablet is just $50. If you were thinking about buying an e-reader as a gift this year, you might want to consider the just-announced Nook 7-inch tablet from Barnes & Noble.

We’re still months away from that time of the year when netizens and high street shoppers swarm over blink-and-you’ll-miss-it deals on pretty much every type of product you can think of, but some retailers are getting the party started early with “Black Friday in July” promotions. Mobvoi TicWatch Pro review (update: now you can get it 20% off) Reviews The offer on Samsung’s smartwatch duo knocks a flat $70 off the list price, taking the $349 wearables down to $279 (20 percent off).

Fuhu is known for its Nabi tabs, a series of Android tablets made for the lively kids in our families. They make them resistant and child-friendly, which does usually mean these devices come in sizes compatible with small hands. Fuhu is taking its business to another level with their latest announcement – a couple tablets that may seem more like TVs at first sight. The Nabi Big Tab HD 20 and Nabi Big Tab HD 24 come in sizes reflected by their names; 20 and 24 inches, respectively.

Amazon‘s in a bit of a celebratory mood as of late, and it’s not entirely surprising why – the retail giant refreshed its Fire HD 10 tablet, bestowed 4K on its Fire TV, and unveiled a trio of Echo devices in the span of two weeks. It might be why Amazon is handing out $10 in promo credit if you sign up for a free 30-day trial of its Music Unlimited service.

You probably use encryption, in one form or another, every day. You might not know that you are, but you are. And my guess is that you don’t give it a second thought. Do you have a subscription based cable or satellite TV service? Guess what, some of that content will be encrypted. Do you connect to websites using https://? That’s more encryption. Ever created a .zip file with a password?