Kodi has its roots in the original Xbox as XBMC and has come full circle as the Kodi Xbox One app is now available on Microsoft's current generation console.

We’ve been a fan of Kodi since it was still called XBMC. The Android version of the media center app has been in an open beta for a while, but now that period is over.

XBMC has started the process to be renamed Kodi as part of the upcoming release of version 14. This is not the first time the group has changed the name, the last time being in 2008.

XBMC/Kodi is capable of hosting addons, it can load games, it can stream content to and from a bunch of different devices, and can act as a complete platform replacement.

XBMC, one of our favorite media center suites, has officially been renamed Kodi with the release of version 14 (codenamed "Helix"). The new version contains a ton of long-awaited bug fixes and ...

The new name will kick in when XBMC 13 transitions to Kodi 14. For now the change is a work in progress… as is the logo. The image above comes from the XBMC website, but it’s not the final design.

It may have started as a media center for the original Xbox, but KODI (formerly XBMC) has since evolved into a full-fledged application with a huge library of add-ons generated by diehard fans and ...

Kodi's media player got a name change last year and now it has something even better -- official Android status. The app formerly known as XBMC is now available on the Google Play store for all ...

Of course this could not compete with Samsung Tizen’s TV (they were demoed also at TdcSf14) but this “DIY Tizen XBMC Setup using wayland backend” is there and ready to be used from the couch.

Kodi boxes, also known as Android TV boxes, are massively popular. The best models deliver 4K video to your TV and allow you unfettered access to audio and video streams of every format and service.