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ZTE admits Score M smartphone has backdoor, promises fix

ZTE admits Score M smartphone has backdoor, promises fix
  • Posted May 21, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, IT Security
  • ZTE has confirmed that one of its Android-based smartphones contains a backdoor that could allow an intruder to gain full control of the device. Revealed through Pastebin on May 10, the Score M has a built-in hole to supply root access with a hardcoded password, which is readily available online...

Asus releases boot loader unlocker for Transformer Prime tablet

Asus releases boot loader unlocker for Transformer Prime tablet
  • Posted February 22, 2012, 6:34 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Holding true to its promises, Asus has finally released a boot loader unlock utility for its EEPC Transformer Prime tablet (TF201). The tool will allow modders and tinkerers to load custom ROMs, giving them unfettered access to the device and…

EFF: Keep jailbreaking and rooting from becoming illegal

EFF: Keep jailbreaking and rooting from becoming illegal
  • Posted January 25, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Back in July of 2010, the US Library of Congress added several critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that effectively made it legal to jailbreak, root, unlock or in any way hack a smartphone as long as…

ICS coming to Transformer Prime January 12, unlocked bootloader soon

ICS coming to Transformer Prime January 12, unlocked bootloader soon
  • Posted January 3, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • ASUS has announced that they will be delivering Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Transformer Prime tablet owners on January 12. The company released an incremental over-the-air update yesterday that improves focus issues with the tablet’s camera and provides better…

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