Tag: ROOT

Up until now, all the Android app screenshots you've seen floating around have been taken using either the Android SDK or third-party applications which require root access. That's because Android -- unlike webOS and iOS -- hasn't provided a simple way for users to capture images on their devices' screens. According to Android Central, that has changed in Android 2.3.3. Rooting will no longer ...

The Android 2.3 SDK has just been rolled out -- and that means it's time for the hacking to commence! The crew at Droid Life has already backported one big chunk of the Gingerbread release to a Froyo device: the improved on-screen keyboard. Certain functionality is missing at this point -- most notably auto-complete -- so it may be worth holding off for a more polished release before ...

There's a new one-click wonder in town: SuperOneClick. It's free, full-featured, and roots almost every phone. Get it while it's hot, Android users! SuperOneClick is a standard rooting kit, but with a simple GUI to mask all complexity from the end-user. Instead of running the risk of bricking your phone with fiddly command-line tools, this app just requires a single click of the button. You ...

Not everyone who wants to root his or her Android phone is interested in doing things the hard way (like me, for example -- if I had an Android phone, of course). Want to make things easy on yourself? Download unrevoked and let it do the heavy lifting for you! The tool provides simple rooting for five HTC Android phones: the Incredible, Desire, Aria, Hero, and Evo. Windows users: you'll ...

DNS hijacking and poisoning has been around since the dawn of time -- it just didn't enter the popular media until recent high-profile attacks on Twitter, Baidu, and the success of China's Golden Shield Project. Basically, DNS in its current form is incredibly insecure when compared to corporate infrastructure. With DNS hacks it's very easy to set up pharming (think 'farming' combined with ...

Not all booty is as easy to find as digging where the X marks the spot. Sometimes a pirate's got to kick a few doors open to get at the goods! Here are a handful of programs to help you gain access whilst pillaging! If it's Windows you're after, don't forget about trying the easy way first. Reboot, hold F8 down, and boot to safe mode. Log in as Administrator with a blank password. It works on a ...