Xiaomi's Google TV Streamer rival gets a new processor and a much-needed storage leap

• The 3rd-gen Xiaomi TV Box S has just quietly landed
• There are several under-the-hood upgrades for the Google TV streamer rival
• These include a storage boost to 32GB, but RAM remains the same at 2GB

Google has its own Google TV Streamer for showing off the capabilities of Google TV, but there are now several alternative boxes available making use of Google's big screen software – and Xiaomi's offering just got a couple of welcome upgrades.

The 3rd-gen Xiaomi TV Box S is now official (via FlatPanelsHD), and there are some noticeable upgrades to talk about. Firstly there's a new chipset on board: Xiaomi hasn't said what it is, but it apparently offers a 25% CPU/130% GPU boost over the previous generation (it's most probably the Amlogic S905X5M).

While RAM stays the same at 2GB, there's also a very welcome storage ...