Less than a day after a group of independent developers released the first tool for gaining root access to the BlackBerry PlayBook, Research in Motion has released a security update that patches the hole the Dingleberry tool uses to root a PlayBook. Rooting the tablet gives users access to escalated privileges, which lets you do […]
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich coming to the Kindle Fire (unofficially)
Sure, installing CyanogenMod 7 on an Amazon Kindle Fire is cool and all. But xda-developers forum member x1011999 decided to skip Android 2.3 Gingerbread and port Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to run on Amazon’s $199 tablet. He’s already got Android 4.0 booting on the tablet. Touch input works, as does hardware graphics acceleration. […]
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Now you can install the Android Market on a (rooted) BlackBerry PlayBook
Now that the BlackBerry PlayBook has been rooted, developers are figuring out neat things you can do with root access. One of the first is to install the Android Market to make downloading and installing Android apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook easier. The PlayBook runs software based on QNX and can run native apps as […]
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How to install CyanogenMod 7 on the Amazon Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire is is a 7 inch tablet designed to access Amazon’s digital book, music, movie, and app stores. But we’ve already seen that you can root the device, install the Android Market, and run many third party apps which aren’t available from Amazon. If that’s not enough for you though, it’s surprisingly […]
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Android 4.0 coming to the Archos G9 tablets – Video
The Archos 101 G9 and Archos 80 G9 tablets ship with Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb software, but Archos is already working to bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its latest tablets. The two tablets feature TI OMAP4 dual core processors which are more than fast enough to handle Google’s new operating system. Charbax from ARMDevices.net got […]
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Verizon and Motorola launch the Droid XYBOARD (XOOM 2) tablet lineup
Verizon has announced that it will offer Motorola’s two latest tablets. While Motorola calls them the XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition, Verizon is calling the tablets DROID XYBOARD tablets. The DROID XYBOARD tablets will be available with 10.1 inch or 8.2 inch displays. Both models will feature 1.2 Ghz dual core processors, 1GB […]
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Toshiba Thrive 7 inch tablet now available
Toshiba promised it would offer a 7 inch version of its Thrive tablet in December, and it looks like the company is starting to deliver. While you won’t find the new 7 inch Thrive at any big-name retailers such as Best Buy or Amazon yet, a handful of lesser-known stores are carrying the tablet. Engadget notes that […]
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Lenovo unveils ThinkPad X130e rugged laptop for students
The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e is a new portable laptop with an 11.6 inch display and a rugged case designed for students and schools. It will be available starting December 20th for $469 and up. Lenovo is offering models with AMD or Intel processors, but all models weigh less than 4 pounds, provide up to 8.5 […]
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Now you can root the BlackBerry PlayBook with Dingleberry
Independent developer Chris Wade has released a public beta of a tool that can root a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. It’s called Dingleberry, and it’s available for Windows computers. A Mac version is coming soon. Dingleberry grants users escalated privileges on the tablet, allowing you to access files and settings that would otherwise be off limits. […]
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Cowon R7 unveiled with Windows CE, Doc Brown and Marty high five
Cowon has never been a company that feels the need to match its competitors shot-for-shot, so it’s not a complete surprise to see them go back to the future with the newly-unveiled R7 “Super PMP.” Instead of running Android like the D3, the Cowon R7 is shipping with good old Windows CE 6.0 juxtaposed with […]