Author: Press Room
Modern streaming devices are incredibly impressive tech. I mean, I’m still amazed by devices as small as a USB flash drive, à la the Fire TV Stick, capable of streaming in native 4K. However, navigating the UI of said streaming device(s) using the included remote is almost always a cumbersome experience. While general navigation works fine (mostly), switching between apps on my Fire TV is definitely an exercise in frustration. Now, to help with this, most media remotes come with “app shortcut” buttons. However, these buttons are usually tied to specific services/apps, which makes them redundant if you don’t use…
Getting DLSS to work on my PS5 has been one of my weirdest fever dreams ever, but thanks to modders and DLSS Swapper, it’s now a reality. Well, sort of. You see, the PS5 was never supposed to get access to DLSS libraries, let alone use it as an upscaler in its own exclusives. It’s an AMD system at heart, so it mostly relies on FSR or Sony’s proprietary PSSR upscalers. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot get DLSS working in PlayStation games. Thanks to modern PC decompilers and mods like DLSS Swapper and OptiScaler, you can get DLSS…
Summary XCPE backdoor preinstalled on 1.3M set-top boxes by Videostrong, creating a botnet for fraud, theft and traffic routing Videostrong passed Google’s certification by hiding malware that activated only after the first boot. Google says it has now cut ties with Videostrong and tightened reviews. Google and its partners recently shared the news of a now-dismantled backdoor that was preinstalled on more than 1.3 million set-top boxes, turning them into nodes in a botnet. According to the company’s official report, the XCPE malware was deliberately deployed by Videostrong, which is an Android device manufacturer. The backdoor was built directly into…
For anyone like me who has spent the better part of his childhood obsessing over DC Comics, the joy of holding a paperback or hardback comic is irreplaceable. But large graphic novels aren’t always easy to carry around, especially when traveling. That’s where digital comics come in. So, I decided to find out whether the convenience of digital comics could beat the nostalgia and experience of reading physical ones, and it’s much easier than I ever imagined. Related I canceled my manga subscriptions for this free self-hosted library You supply the manga and the comics, and you’ve got a fantastic…
How many times have you sat at your desk with an assignment that desperately needs completing, only to find that you’ve actually opened YouTube and spent hours watching? Mindless scrolling and watching on YouTube is a real challenge. When this happens, people usually blame their lack of willpower, short attention spans, and the tendency to procrastinate. But the truth is you are exposed to a trillion-dollar algorithm engineered by some of the brightest minds on the planet, specifically designed to hijack your dopamine system. For years, I accepted this as the necessary cost of using one of the internet’s best…
I’ve always liked having a place to keep track of the movies and television shows I watch because it’s fun to look back at what I’ve seen. I also enjoy rating the things I enjoyed and discovering something new based on the experiences of others when I’m not sure what to watch next. When it comes to movies, Letterboxd does a pretty great job of making all of that possible. But television shows are a different story. With dozens of episodes, series can take months to finish. So keeping track of everything isn’t quite as straightforward. I wanted a platform…
The home console modding scene has exploded lately, with the Nintendo Switch 2 the newest console to receive a work-in-progress exploit. Yes, AI was used to find and diagnose this particular exploit — up to a certain extent, that is. Human hands still guided it every step of the way. I still continue to have mixed feelings about AI, but I really can’t deny that it is a remarkable tool when used right. The recent Switch 2 exploit is indicative of that, with near-daily updates to its progress. There’s a lot to look forward to, and this is only the…
I admit it: while I have multiple Samsung TVs in my house, I never thought about pressing the Samsung TV Plus button on the remote. Instead, like most, I log in to my favorite streaming apps like Netflix and Disney+, I download YouTube, and pretty much call it a day. But after spending time with Samsung TV Plus and seeing that it offers hundreds of truly free content choices, I regret not looking sooner. On Samsung TV Plus, you’ll find a huge slate of channels plus a deep library of movies. All are free and ad-supported, available with no logins…
Android Auto already gives you plenty of ways to customize your experience, and I’ve always enjoyed tinkering with its settings to get things just right. But when I discovered a hidden developer settings menu, I got curious about what else I could change. After all, if the regular settings already offered so much flexibility, surely there was more to explore past the familiar settings? So, I decided to dig a little deeper and experiment with a few options. As it turns out, some of these settings made a much bigger difference in my everyday Android Auto use than I expected.…
It still feels wild how much smartphones have evolved in just a few years. These days, you can easily run AAA games like Cyberpunk 2077 and newer Resident Evil remakes on newer iPhones, devices that aren’t even explicitly designed for gaming. However, despite their capabilities, most of the gaming library for consoles and PCs still hasn’t been ported to mobile phones, and there’s so much potential to run both older and newer titles. Fortunately, hardware advancements haven’t left software behind. Recently, a surge of Xbox 360 emulators has hit the Android market, letting you play a growing number of games…