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Chainfire's CF-Root Now Available For Galaxy S3

Just because the Samsung Galaxy S3 isn’t available quite yet here in the States doesn’t mean that there aren’t already a number of talented developers working away on the tools that we’ll all be using for this device soon. We already knew that the SGS3 was easily rootable before it was even released - we can thank Samsung for at least being somewhat developer friendly, if not for releasing timely updates for their existing lineup - so it comes as no major surprise that the one and only Chainfire has released his CF-Root for the Galaxy S3.

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Galaxy Tab 2, 7 Inch Has Been Successfully Rooted!

Some of you have been waiting for your Galaxy Tab 2 budget Ice Cream tablet to be rooted, your answer is here! RootzWiki user and developer nycbjr has given an automated root script (via shell script) that roots your device so you can remove that bloat and get ready for some awesome custom ROMs to increase the usability of your tablet, read more to get the full scoop!

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BreakDroid: Auto Root and ADB Installer for Mac

Everyone loves a good auto-root tool, but the pickings for Mac tools are rather slim, with the majority of them (unsurprisingly) being developed for Windows or Linux. BreakDroid is a new Mac utility from Northmendo which uses previously established ro...

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HTC One X Rooted Ahead of Launch

The rooting community never ceases to astonish us. It usually doesn't take but a blink of the eye for a developer to achieve root access on a device, once the device is launched. It is a little rarer however for a device to be rooted before it'...

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Sony Google TV System Gets Rooted

If you're the owner of a Sony Google TV, model number NSZ-GT1 or any of the current built-in models, and you've been waiting around for a way to root your GTV with a software-only solution, then today is your day. The GTV Hacker blog has devis...

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How To Root the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note

Just this weekend, Samsung's new smablet, or, tablephone, or whatever, dropped into AT&T stores in the U.S.A. Undoubtedly, many of you have snatched up this shiny new device and are looking to do what you always do with your latest Android gadg...

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How to Root the Motorola Droid Xyboard

Motorola's successor to the Xoom, the 8.2" and 10.1" Xyboard tablets may still suffer from locked bootloaders, but a new exploit from Dan Rosenberg of the Virtual Security Research blog can help you gain root in a couple of very easy step...

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