The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is an inexpensive 7 inch tablet with a decent screen, a relatively zippy 1 GHz dual core processor, and Android 4.0 operating system. But if you want to get even more performance out of this $249 tablet and don’t mind voiding your warranty (and possibly breaking something in the process), there’s a way to…
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) went on sale this weekend… and it only took a few days for one of the first proud owners of the new $400 Android tablet to figure out how to root it. Xda-developers forum member weltwon has posted instructions for gaining root access to the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), which lets you access protected…
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Amazon released a minor software update for the Kindle Fire this week. It gives users a little more control over some security settings by letting them block children or other unauthorized users from accessing some content or purchasing apps. Like all previous software updates, Kindle Fire Software Version 6.3.1 is downloaded and installed automatically without any user intervention. And like…
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is a 7 inch tablet with a dual core processor, Android 4.0 software, and an appealing price tag of just $250. That puts it in competition with the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and Amazon Kindle Fire, but unlike those tablets you don’t have to root the new Galaxy Tab in order to install…
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BlueStacks is a utility that lets you run a number of Android apps on a Windows PC. You don’t need to reboot your PC or exit Windows at all — Windows apps and Android apps can run side-by-side. Out of the box, BlueStacks allows you to copy applications from your phone to your PC or you can download some apps…
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If you want to root an Amazon Kindle Fire running software version 6.3 or earlier and you have a Windows PC all you need is the latest Kindle Fire Utility. But if you’re using a Mac, there’s another solution. It’s called BreakDroid, and the latest version works with Kindle Fire software versions 6.2.2 and 6.3. BreadkDroid is actually a multi-purpose…
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Now that tools are available to root a Kindle Fire running software version 6.3 the hard way, the developer behind the popular Kindle Fire Utility has put together an easy method for rooting a Kindle Fire and making other changes. Update: Kindle Fire Utility can also root Amazon’s software version 6.3.1. You can find more details and in our article on…
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Want to have the latest Kindle Fire software on your device, but don’t want to lose root access? You can let your Kindle Fire download and install the software version 6.3 update automatically and then manually re-root your tablet. Or if you’ve already rooted your Kindle Fire and installed a custom recovery app you can just flash a pre-rooted custom…
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Amazon is rolling out new software for the Kindle Fire which brings Book Extras, sharing of passages, improved Personal Document features and other updates to the 7 inch tablet. Unfortunately if you receive the update on a rooted Kindle Fire it will remove root access. The good news is it’s relatively easy to root a Kindle Fire running software version…
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Barnes & Noble now offers two versions of the NOOK Tablet. There’s the 16GB model with 1GB of RAM which has been available since November, and a new cheaper model with 8GB of storage and 512MB of RAM. Because of minor differences, it turns out you can’t use exactly the same tools to root the 8GB tablet as the 16GB……
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Just a day after introducing a new, cheaper version of the NOOK Tablet, Barnes & Noble has released a software update for the 8GB and 16GB versions of the tablet. According to the company, OS version 1.4.2 “provides minor system enhancements” including an updated email application. Like most previous software updates, there’s also a good chance that if you’ve rooted…
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The Sony Tablet S has been available for months, but up until recently there was no way to gain root access to the 9.4 inch Android tablet. Now security researcher Dan Rosenberg has found a way to root the Sony Tablet S. All you have to do to root the tablet is enable USB debugging, plug it into a Windows…
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