If you’ve manage to get a Nook Tablet shipped to your fine self here in Australia, good news! We’ve seen the Nook Tablet rooted before, but this has to be the easiest process out there. All you need is a 2GB SD card, a computer that runs Windows, and a Nook Tablet with tablet software version 1.4.1 or earlier.
If you’re a member of the little green army, chances are you’ve either rooted your phone or tablet, have at least thought about it. If you’re one of the latter? It’s time to take the plunge. And here are 10 good reasons why you should do it today.
Who would have predicted that Barnes and Noble’s new Nook Tablet would be rooted? Oh, everyone? Well, it still happened, and that’s good news for modders who are looking forward to hacking the bejeezus out of these low-cost tablets.
Amazon’s a pretty canny company. Sure, 99% of users who buy a Kindle Fire won’t do anything but buy books on it, but that 1% that don’t want the UI? Amazon expects you to root the unit, and quickly.
Best Buy had a six-foot Nexus S on display that caught the eye of a customer waiting for his phone to be repaired. Instead of merely exploring the giant phone, he decided to go one step further and root it.
Want to read Kindle ebooks on a colour screen? One man rooted his NookColor (which runs Android), and loaded on the Kindle app. You can follow the instructions and do it too, if you dare. [BlogKindle via CrunchGear]
Diligent Android-tamperers have done it again—the Droid has been rooted. There aren’t many practical benefits quite yet, and many apps won’t work on rooted handsets, but it’s a first step to all kinds of custom Droid goodness. [AllDroid]
