The Amazon Kindle Fire may not look like your average Android tablet thanks to its highly modified user interface. But under the hood it’s running a tweaked version of Google Android 2.3 ...

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX 7 and 8.9 inch tablets ship with a custom version of Android 4.2 called Fire OS. It includes Amazon’s custom user interface for interacting with books, media, and apps ...

The Nook Tablet from Barnes and Noble offers meatier specs than Amazon's Kindle Fire for half the price of an iPad, but the selection of apps on offer for the e-Reader/tablet hybrid is a bit ...

A senior member of the XDA forums has this week posted a video providing details on how to root Amazon’s new fifth-generation Fire Tablet, which is priced at a reasonable $50. This development ...

On the historic date of December 20th, 2011, Amazon pushed out software version 6.2.1 to its Kindle Fire. The update was fairly minor -- its main additions had to do with improved scrolling and ...

That was what happened to the Amazon Kindle Fire. Thanks to the Android community of developers and enthusiasts, the Amazon Kindle Fire can be rooted–and fairly easily, too.

Both tablets ship 1GB of RAM and run the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system. Take a look at the steps below on how to root the new Kindle Fire HD.

The Nook Tablet may be a solid gadget on its own, but tinkerers are obviously itching to have at it. Since its release in November last year, full root attempts include using the “zergRush ...