Most OEMs do their best to push their own software and discourage root users and community developers from doing what they do best. Most of the time, this is accomplished simply by making rooting ...

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Android rooting is the ideal way to get more control over your smartphone, opening up a world of unknown possibilities, but it’s important to approach it with caution. Rooting isn’t without its risks ...

So, you’ve rooted your Android device and now you’ve been granted access to a host of Android subsystems that were formerly restricted. Since you’ve gone through the effort of rooting your Android, ...

Geohot’s latest Android rooting tool relies on a privilege root access, escalation vulnerability affecting the majority of commercial Android builds. A recently disclosed vulnerability in version 3.14 ...

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Less than a week after the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet started shipping, hackers have discovered a way to root the tablet and install the official Google Android Market. There are still a few hoops to ...

This inexpensive but powerful tablet can now be rooted with the SUPER ONE CLICK TOOL. After you have rooted your tablet it will be more useful enabling you to install any application you want, to ...