MoDaCo Gr5 (6.2.2): Kindle Fire Custom Rom Review (Update: 6/14 – Gr9)
The Kindle Fire is a great hardware at a fantastic price but with some limitation. One major issue is the custom Android software with access only to the Amazon Appstore. But this is not really a...
View ArticleLatest Kindle Fire ICS ROM: Energy ICS CM9 3.0 Kernel (Update: 5/29)
Update: ROM was updated on 5/29 with the latest Haschcode kernel, graphics, built-in apps and more Last week I discussed the Modaco Gr5 ROM for the Kindle Fire as a very stable and custom ROM for daily...
View ArticleKindle Fire Update 6.3
Amazon started rolling out software version 6.3 to the Kindle Fire this week. It brings a variety of improvement with what I think the biggest being a browser reader option. This is similar to what...
View ArticleHow to Install Custom ROM on Kindle Fire
The Kindle Fire is a great device but in my opinion to fully get the most from the device it needs to be rooted. Let’s briefly cover the reasons why you would want to void your warranty and root the...
View ArticleKindle Fire Jelly Bean ROM (Update: Beta AOSP)
Full list of Kindle Fire Jelly Bean ROMs can be found here. I’m sure that everyone at this point should know that Google has released a new version of their Android operating system 4.1 called Jelly...
View ArticleNew Kindle Fire HD Rooted
As is the usual case with Android world it didn’t take long before a root exploit was found for the new Kindle Fire HD. In fact, this was apparently an old exploit that was not patched by Amazon. Maybe...
View ArticleInstall Custom ROM on Kindle Fire HD
The new Kindle Fire HD is a great device but one major drawback is that it is a highly customized version of Android. This means that you don’t get access to the Google Play Store apps or to all the...
View ArticleCM 10.1 for the Kindle Fire 2
If you get into the Android development world then one of the names you’ll come across quite often is Hashcode. He is one of the most talented developers and always seems to be the first to get a new...
View ArticleHow to Root Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
All of the new version of Amazon HDX and 2nd Gen HD have now been successfully rooted. Previously we had already covered how to root Kindle Fire HDX 7 and this is how to root Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. The...
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