While Android devices are highly customizable, there are some things that Google, your service provider, or your manufacturer definitely don't want you to do. This may include things like uninstalling ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Now that the Motorola Droid has received Android 2.2, we get asked quite often when we’ll update our guide to ...

The Amazon Kindle Fire may not look like your average Android tablet thanks to its highly modified user interface. But under the hood it’s running a tweaked version of Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread, ...

If you happen to own a Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread DDKP1 or DDKP2 firmware, then you’re in luck–we have step-by-step instructions on how to root your phone. Rooting your ...

Google’s Android operating system is riding a wave of popularity that has rapidly eclipsed Apple’s iOS, and by the end of 2010 it’s expected to overtake RIM’s BlackBerry as America’s leading ...

Gaining root access to your Android operating system allows you tweak your device in a number of ways, including the removal of both native and third-party applications. Because native applications ...

Referred to as "rooting" because it provides you access to the root directory of your Android's firmware, taking control of an Android once was time-consuming and available only to experts. Recently, ...

To root or not to root? That is the question. Rooting your Android device definitely pushes you up a level or two in your geekdom. It requires a certain level of commitment, at least a little savvy, ...

Oh, you thought we were just all up in Amazon's Kindle on the tweed beat here at Gadget Lab? NOT TRUE. The newest iteration of Barnes & Noble's Nook offered Wi-Fi only before Kindle, dropped its ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. After updating to Android 2.2 FRG01B and FRG22D, there have been so number of issues after rooting and it ...