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

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:35 PM PST

Amazon Kindle Fire OS updateAmazon 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 for now there doesn't appear...

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Apple wants to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany too

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:05 PM PST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1NIt's the same old story. Boy meets girl. Boy sues girl for producing a tablet that looks too much like boy's tablet. Girl introduces a new tablet with a slightly different design. Boy sues again in hopes of prohibiting girl from selling that tablet in Germany either. Oh wait, that's not the plot of a romantic comedy. It's a slightly anthropomorphic retelling of...

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Samsung Galaxy Player price falls to $189 (Update: Nope, it was just a sale)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PST

Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0Samsung's Galaxy Player line of handheld Android devices is getting a price cut. When the Galaxy Player 5.0 and Galaxy Player 4.0 started shipping recently they were priced at $270 and $230 respectively. But now you can pick up the 5 inch model from Amazon for $229, or grab the 4 inch Galaxy Player 4.0 for $189. That makes the...

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1.2 GHz Archos 101 G9 “Turbo” tablet now available… in Europe

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:30 AM PST

Archos 101 G9As promised (although a little behind schedule), Archos has rolled out a new version of the Archos 101 G9 tablet with a slight spec bump. The 10 inch tablet initially shipped with a 1 GHz TI OMAP4 dual core processor. Now it's also available with a faster 1.2 GHz OMAP4 chip. You can order the new model from the Archos Store.... provided...

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Deals of the Day (11-29-11)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone, but retailers are still offering some pretty great deals on mobile tech today. In fact, Amazon is continuing its Cyber Monday Deals Week all week, with new products going up for sale every hour. Here's a roundup of some other great deals: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi Android 3.1 tablet...

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Early CyanogenMod 7 build loaded on the Amazon Kindle Fire

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:04 AM PST

CyanogenMod on the Kindle FireThe Amazon Kindle Fire ships with a modified version of Google Android, but hackers have already figured out how to root the tablet, install officially unsupported apps, and even access the bootloader. Now xda-developers forum member JackpotClavin has taken the first step toward replacing Amazon's software with a custom version of Android. He's posted a few photos showing the Amazon...

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This is what a rooted BlackBerry PlayBook looks like – video

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 07:37 AM PST

Rooted BlackBerry PlayBookA 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 in action. One of the...

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Lenovo unveils 5, 7, and 10 inch Android tablets

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:46 AM PST

Lenovo LePad S2007Lenovo is rolling out 3 new Android tablets in China. The company has unveiled devices with 5, 7, and 10 inch displays under its LePad brand. If and when the new devices come to the States they'll probably be sold under the IdeaPad or IdeaTab name instead. Lenovo LePad S2005 The LePad S2005 is a handheld device with a 5...

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