Kindle Paperwhite Gets Jailbroken

The Kindle Paperwhite maybe be exclusively an e-reader, but that doesn’t mean it can’t suffer some sort of jailbreak or hack. The device just got through a jailbreak based on the hack for the Kindle Touch, now ported to this E Ink e-reader and available on the Paperwhite.The features that you can unlock include using your device for weather information and serial terminal access with Raspberry Pi systems. The jailbreak for 5.1.2 firmware works for...

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Be Prepared! Project Fiona Razer Gaming Tablet is Ready to Become Real! (Video)

If you were paying attention at CES 2012 earlier this year, I’m sure you noticed an interesting device, the Project Fiona Razer gaming tablet. This was one of the first gaming tablets that were showcased/announced this year, one that was promised to arrive with Windows 8 and Core i7 CPU. Now a Facebook post shows that the device will turn from project to reality.Razer posted on its Facebook page that if it gets 10k likes/shares for that particular...

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ASUS Windows RT Tablet Vivo Tab RT Coming to AT&T As Well

AT&T is backing the Windows 8 tablet initiative big time, already taking under its wing the ASUS Vivo Tab RT with Win RT and the Samsung Ativ Smart PC. Both models are rumored to pop up in stores around the holiday season and I expect preorders to start either later this month or in early November.Customers will get the devices from brick and mortar AT&T stores or online via the AT&T website. The 10.1 inch VivoTab with Windows RT was...

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The iPad Mini Could theoretically Be Available for Free, I’m Pretty Sure It Won’t

There’s an interesting theory in a piece recently written on Slashgear, where the author speculates that the iPad Mini may be available for free. He uses the iPhone 3GS as an example, that was made available for free at some point when the iPhone 4S came and now the iPhone 4 is free, since the iPhone 5 is here. Now, the theory of the Slashgear editor is that the iPad Mini will be free from the start, to skip steps.I’m obviously talking about availability...

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ASUS Padfone 2 Approved by Global Certification Forum, LTE on Board

ASUS PadFone 2 is gearing up for a press event on October 16th and it’s been accompanied by a bunch of leaks taking place over the past weeks. Well, now we get more details about the phone + tablet hybrid, that will come with a quad core Qualcomm Snadpragon CPU and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Turns out that the device has recently been approved by the Global Certification Forum.On this occasion it was confirmed that the new PadFone has LTE connectivity,...

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Nexus 7 Spotted Running Android 4.2, New Mystery Manta and Occam Devices With the Same OS Spotted

Although we can’t say we’re sure that the next Android will be version 4.2, it appears that this OS is being tested right now on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus 7 and some mystery devices. The proof of the devices running Android 4.2 is found on the server traffic logs of Android Police.Aside from the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7, we spotted two newcomers, the Motorola Occam and Manta. If you go by the name Occam, you think about...

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Sony Stops Xperia Tablet Sales Because of Production Flaw: Gaps Between the Screen and Case

Remember when Sony advertised the Xperia Tablet S as being splashproof? Well, don’t go out with your tablet in the rain just yet, as the production has been halted on account of a defect. It appears that only a month after the product’s launch gaps between the screen and case were found and those make the slates exposed to water damage.The tablet is supposed to be resistant to contact with water and breaking that promise is a disaster for Sony,...

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