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Verizon reveals locked bootloader stance in FCC letter, dodges Block C question

By Andrew Webster on March 1, 2012 09:57 am + 50 comments

A letter sent from Verizon to the FCC earlier this month provides further evidence that the carrier Continue reading…
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Asus Transformer Prime bootloader unlock available for download

By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2012 06:33 am + 22 comments

Asus has today released a utility to unlock the bootloader on its Transformer Prime tablet, enabling Continue reading…
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Google TV root achieved on Sony devices, enables Hulu streaming and more

By Dante D'Orazio on February 20, 2012 04:40 pm + 15 comments

Early adopters of the first Sony devices to run Google TV may have been feeling pangs of buyer's Continue reading…
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Droid RAZR 'Developer Edition' to ship with unlockable bootloader for €499, US version in the works

By Sam Byford on January 30, 2012 04:11 am + 20 comments

Motorola hasn't historically played nice with the homebrew community, to say the least, but it's Continue reading…
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Asus: Transformer Prime bootloader unlock 'should' arrive in February

By Tom Warren on January 25, 2012 05:41 am + 1 comments

Asus frustrated the Android homebrew community earlier this year after it was discovered that the Continue reading…
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HTC unlocks bootloaders for Droid Incredible, Desire Z, T-Mobile G2, Aria, ChaCha, and Status

By Jamie Keene on January 16, 2012 11:55 pm + 4 comments

Another wave of handsets from HTC are now able to have their bootloaders officially unlocked through Continue reading…
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Windows 8 ARM devices won't have the option to switch off Secure Boot

By Tom Warren on January 16, 2012 05:18 am + 178 comments

Microsoft's latest hardware certification requirements will make it tricky for Windows 8 ARM Continue reading…
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Android 4.0 coming to Asus Transformer Prime on January 12th, bootloader unlock tool to follow

By Nathan Ingraham on January 3, 2012 12:28 pm + 78 comments

It's been a big week for the Eee Pad Transformer Prime — Asus released yet another firmware update Continue reading…
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Asus Transformer Prime bootloader is locked, say xda devs

By Vlad Savov on January 2, 2012 05:28 am + 108 comments

As if Asus didn't have enough software headaches with the Transformer Prime already, it's now added Continue reading…
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HTC offers bootloader unlocking for all phones launched after September, 2011

By Dieter Bohn on December 28, 2011 07:39 pm + 19 comments

As it turns out, HTC didn't just add a handful of its phones to its bootloader unlocking tool, it Continue reading…