Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone is the first to ship with Android 4.4 KitKat, and the stock software is pretty nice. But if you think you might want to install a custom ROM or custom recovery, it’s a good ...

You waited and waited and finally got a Nexus S. Given the history of other phones you figured it would be a week or so before you could unlock the Nexus S, and another week before you could root it.

Windows/Android: If you're looking to root your phone but don't want to pore over complicated instructions, a new program called Unlock Root claims to root a ton of different phones with ease. The ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. We tried our hardest to force you into installing the Android SDK and learning some simple adb and fastboot ...

It’s been possible to unlock the bootloader and root the latest Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet since January. But up until recently the only known method for doing that involved prying open the tablet’s case ...

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. But since then, if you failed to unlock the bootloader on your RAZR HD (MAXX HD too) or RAZR M and have taken ...

Android has come a long way and – for many functions – root access to the operating system is not required any more but for some out there this isn’t enough. Some want to have that extra bit of ...

Transformer Pad Infinity is the latest creation in its newly released Android tablet lineup from Asus. It is the big brother to Transformer Pad 300 that got its official bootloader unlocking tool just ...

Google Nexus Q, the world's first streaming media player, was announced at Google I/O developer conference 2012 recently. The device comes in black with a spherical design. It allows users to stream ...