ZTE has confirmed reports that that its Score smartphone has a security hole that allows anyone with the device's hard-wired password to access its root directory. Once in, it's possible to add, Continue reading…
The Snapdragon S4-powered HTC One X has been rooted by the community over at xda-developers. Last week we brought you news that HTC would not be unlocking the bootloader for the AT&T version of the Continue reading…
While few would argue that a monochrome E Ink display is suited to run a full version of Android, that hasn't stopped users from rooting their Nook Simple Touch e-readers to give them access to Google Continue reading…
An update for the Kindle Fire has started rolling out to users. Version 6.3 doesn't add anything revolutionary, but it includes several neat extras, including a toolbar for sharing notes and passages Continue reading…
When the first PlayBook jailbreaking tool was released last year, RIM moved quickly to patch it, saying it would "investigate" any tools that claimed to enable root access to the tablet. Now, it's Continue reading…
CyanogenMod — one of the most popular alternative Android ROMs around — will no longer ship with root access enabled by default. Root access is required for many apps that are used by the Continue reading…
It looks like Google is closing the book on the security concerns surrounding Google Wallet. The search giant released a software update a couple of weeks ago that patched the hole that made prepaid Continue reading…
Android has long been a great platform for tinkerers, so when xda-developers user mumchristmas wasn't happy with the colors on his Galaxy Nexus, he didn't just complain about it — he worked to come Continue reading…
Early adopters of the first Sony devices to run Google TV may have been feeling pangs of buyer's remorse when the Japanese company announced its revamped lineup at CES this year, but there's no reason Continue reading…
Google has updated its blog post about the Google Wallet prepaid card security hole, letting us know that it has re-activated provisioning and also put out a fix for the original problem. Last week it Continue reading…
