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BlackBerry PlayBook OS update patches the Dingleberry root exploit

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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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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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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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime rooted

Sure, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime won’t actually ship in the US for a few more weeks, but when it does it looks like you’ll be able to root the first tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor on the day it arrives. Android Central’s Phil Nickinson received a review unit from Asus, […]

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RIM responds to DingleBerry root for the BlackBerry PlayBook

A team of independent developers say they’ve managed to root their BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, gaining access to escalated device privileges and accessing settings that would not otherwise be available. They plan to release a tool called DingleBerry to the public soon, which would allow anyone to root a PlayBook. But in order to figure out […]

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Amazon pushes Kindle Fire update, breaks root (you can re-root)

Amazon is pushing a software update to Kindle Fire tablet users. Amazon says the OS update will bring “improvements”no information about the changes contained in the Kindle Fire 6.2 software update, but two things are clear: The Kindle Fire is configured to download the update automatically over a WiFi connection without any user intervention and […]

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This is what a rooted BlackBerry PlayBook looks like – video

A group of three independent developers plan to release a tool for rooting the BlackBerry PlayBook within the next week or so. Yesterday we got a first look at a PlayBook that had been rooted with his DingleBerry tool with an Apple-themed background. Now developer Chris Wade has posted a video of a rooted PlayBook […]

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BlackBerry PlayBook rooted, still won’t run custom firmware anytime soon

The BlackBerry PlayBook has been available since April, 2011… so it’s about time someone figured out how to root the 7 inch tablet. And that’s exactly what developer Chris Wade claims to have done. Research in Motion’s tablet runs software based on the QNX operating system. Rooting it provides a user with escalated privileges, which […]