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Article | 26/02/2011 Motorola Xoom gets hacked in under an hour

Despite just being released on February 24th, the Motorola Xoom has become the newest victim of developer rooting, and it took less than two hours to ...

Article | 24/02/2011 10 cool hacks for your NookColor

So, you bought a NookColor. It's a cool device, but if you've had one for a while and find that the novelty is slowly wearing off, you might be wonder...

Article | 22/02/2011 Honeycomb ported to Nexus One, sadly can't make calls

Until now, Google's upcoming Android OS software Honeycomb has been reserved for just tablet devices. Also, other than a Nook Color, there have been q...

Article | 19/02/2011 HTC HD Mini gets hacked, now runs Android

The HTC HD Mini, also previously known as Photon, is pretty old as far as smartphones go -- the Windows Mobile 6.5 phone was first released back in Fe...

Article | 10/02/2011 Massive 3D touchscreen puts your monitor to shame

If there is something a university student can tell you, it's that there is nothing duller than a lecture theatre. However, the University of Groninge...

Article | 5/02/2011 Galaxy Tab gets hacked, finally runs Gingerbread

Owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab have so far waited pretty patiently for Google to upgrade the tablet from Froyo version of Android to Gingerbread. Bu...

Article | 1/02/2011 Hacked! Honeycomb gets early preview on Nook Color

Android Honeycomb won't be officially introduced until Google's big event on February 2nd, but it's already been hacked onto a tablet. And who else wo...

Article | 14/01/2011 Seas0nPass aims to make Apple TV jailbreaking a breeze

Remember the hack for the Apple TV that allowed you to use Last.FM and browse the web? The guys over at FireCore are back with a whole new free hack,...

Article | 12/01/2011 Robotic privacy curtain fails, but amuses the masses

More than ever, people are taking their online and real-life privacy more seriously. Swedish inventor Niklas Roy also felt that his privacy was being ...

Article | 11/01/2011 10 geeky things you may have missed

With the past week being dominated by CES announcements, it can be pretty hard to keep up with what was happening outside of Vegas. Worry not! GeekTec...

Article | 8/01/2011 Nook Color gets hacked again, now runs Ubuntu

CES certainly didn’t put the XDA Developers forum users off from their usual tinkering. Ever since first getting jailbroken, the Nook Color has had pl...

Article | 5/01/2011 Rocstor Embraces USB 3.0 For New Hard Drives

Storage company Rocstor has added two new USB 3.0 devices to their product line up, just in time for CES 2011.

Article | 18/12/2010 Nexus S succumbs to jailbreaking (Yes, already)

Android's Nexus S may have just been released, but the guys over at XDA have already had their way with the device, and managed to make a permanent ro...

Article | 15/12/2010 iSpot gets hacked; Using 4G just got easier

Wherever there's a gadget, there's probably a hacker close behind trying to jailbreak it. Clear's portable WiFi and 4G iSpot is no exception.

Article | 2/12/2010 Motorola Defy rooted: Great for newbie hackers

The guys over at XDA Developers Forums have been busy hacking once again. This time they turned their attention to the Motorola Defy, which was releas...