In an era where device security and firmware integrity are paramount concerns, one engineer's innovative approach to bootloader development stands as a benchmark for secure embedded systems. Under the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link GRUB, or the GRand Unified Bootloader, is a program that installs to your Master Boot Record and controls what operating system you load at boot ...

Although Verizon is known for its hard-to-break bootloader on its devices, talented minds of the Android development community are simply good enough to find other ways to get it unlocked. That got ...

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablet ships with a highly customized version of Google Android 4.0 that’s tied to Amazon’s app, music, book, and video stores. The 7 inch Kindle Fire HD has a 1280 x 800 ...

The proliferation of inexpensive IoT boards means the time has come to gain control not only of applications but also the entire software platform. So, how do you build a custom distribution with ...

The HTC One smartphone features a speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, a high resolution 4.7 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, 2GB of RAM, and an all-metal case. But some folks might be wary of ...

So short story, Acer's last official automatic update has broken screen rotation for many users. It has to do with boot synchronization of accelerometer from what I gathered. So people have had to ...

Motorola has some good news for Verizon owners of the 2014 Moto X, as they can now unlock the bootloader and load custom ROMs onto the handset. The company went under a firestorm of criticism a while ...

The Moto E has received rave reviews from around the mobile industry as it has been able to offer a high-value smartphone at an extremely affordable price point. For those of you who intend to unlock ...

Early testers noticed that the "OEM Unlocking" option, which allows users to unlock the bootloader, is missing on both the Galaxy S25 Ultra One UI 8 beta build. It is also absent on the pre-installed ...