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Kindle Fire HD has been rooted, access to Google Play unlocked

Kindle Fire HD has been rooted, access to Google Play unlocked
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Amazon’s decision to ship the Kindle Fire HD with a locked bootloader has done little to stop the hacking community from gaining full access to the device. The company’s new flagship tablet has been rooted less than a week after…

Hacker gets three years in prison for selling 'rooted' cable modems

Hacker gets three years in prison for selling
  • Posted June 29, 2012, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • A 28-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to three years in prison for selling illegal products and services that allowed users to bypass restrictions imposed by ISPs. Ryan Harris, known online as DerEngel, reportedly earned between $400,000 and $1 million over several years...

Hackers to release "DingleBerry" tool to jailbreak BlackBerry Playbook

Hackers to release "DingleBerry" tool to jailbreak BlackBerry Playbook
  • Posted December 1, 2011, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, IT Security With Video
  • Three developers have reportedly bypassed Research In Motion's security, gaining root access to the BlackBerry Playbook. The trio -- currently known as xpvqs, neuralic and cmw (Chris Wade) -- demonstrated the feat in a few videos this week. In one…

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