
Barnes and Noble Nook gets rooted, innards exposed

We wish we were there to see the look of surprise on the face of the folks at nookdev when they disassembled the Nook and discovered that the customized Android 1.5 OS that powered the latest and greatest e-reader was stored on a removable microSD card. Doing what most great hackers would do, they popped out the SD card, inserted it into their Linux box and modified the system files to gain root access. With the system files now accessible and root access




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shopngdeals (Shopng Deals) : Where to find free ebooks for the Barnes and Noble nook ebook reader http://snipr.com/1012il.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:36:03Z | Reply | View Tweet |
| dhruska02 (dhruska02) : @smcoulombe ha! actually i bought a barnes and noble nook. but i love that place too!.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:29:28Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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kkbracken (KK Bracken) : Just bought my Barnes and Noble nook! I am thrilled... can't wait for my lunch break so I can sit in the B&N cafe and read it! <3 store 2860.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:29:03Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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bongski (Bongski Black) : Have A Look At 'Nook' At Barnes And Noble Boutiques: Thaindian.comBy Madhuri Dey July 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the ... http://bit.ly/chMk7b.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:15:59Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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twitgadgetnews (Guy Max) : Have A Look At 'Nook' At Barnes And Noble Boutiques http://bit.ly/cOBaFs.. Updated : 2010-07-31T13:15:58Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Barnes & Noble Launches Free WiFi
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Barnes and Noble Breaks Out Free WiFi Nation Wide
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