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10 Reasons To Root Your Android Device

10:00AM January 5, 2012 | Markkus Rovito - MaximumPC

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. More »


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Kindle Fire Auto-Update Scorches Roots, Shutters Android Market

12:34AM December 1, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola & Chris Beidelman

Amazon rolled out its newest software update for the Kindle Fire — version 6.2 — this evening. Initial reports indicate that it both de-roots your jailbroken device and removes access to the Android Market. But don’t worry — the borking is reversible. More »


Mobile

Motorola Droid RAZR Is Already Rooted

6:00AM November 12, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The new RAZR’s out in the US and it’s already been hacked to bits by the teardown junkies. Now it’s been rooted, too. More »


Mobile

How Do I Fix My Bricked Android Phone?

9:20AM October 27, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Help! Rooting my Android phone went well, but I’ve tried to flash a custom ROM and now I think I’ve bricked my phone. Is there anything I can do? More »


Computing

Here’s An Alpha Version Of CyanogenMod For The HP Touchpad

3:30AM October 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The HP Touchpad just jumped up a few notches on the tablet scale now that the first public release of CyanogenMod is available for download. More »


Mobile

Amazon Expects Users To Root The Kindle Fire

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11:15AM September 29, 2011 | Alex Kidman

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. More »


Mobile

Why HTC Android Phones Are Stingy On Internal Memory

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1:00PM June 2, 2011 | Elly Hart

If you’ve ever owned an HTC Android smartphone, you’ll know that HTC is pretty tight-fisted when it comes to internal storage, especially when compared with similarly specced phones from manufacturers such as Motorola and Samsung. What gives? More »


Software

10 Android Apps That Make Rooting Your Phone Worth The Hassle

2:30AM May 28, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Android phones are spectacular little devices because they’re able to do so much that others simply can’t, but one big snag in that greatness is that many of the best features require that the phones be rooted. With all the apps available in the Android Market, the most essential tend to be those that add these extra features. Whether you plan on installing custom ROMs or not, you may want to root your phone just to install those apps. Here are the 10 most essential apps available for Android that require root. More »


Mobile

HTC Will Unlock The Bootloaders On Its Android Devices

11:45AM May 27, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

HTC finally gets it. The Taiwanese company will no longer lock the bootloaders on its Android devices. Rooting and flashing will be available to all. This news comes straight from CEO Peter Chou who made the following statement, More »


Mobile

Modders Make Android Work The Way You Want

4:00AM May 23, 2011 | Mike Isaac - Wired

CyanogenMod is one of the biggest hacks to ever hit the Android mobile platform. It’s got an estimated 500,000 users. Many Android programmers use it as a starting point for their own coding projects. And according to the project’s founder, a number of Google employees have it installed on their Android devices. More »