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Kindle Fire Source Code Available For Download From Amazon

Michael Kwan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:39:11 +0000

The hotly anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire started shipping ahead of schedule this week, but that’s not the only good news. Amazon is being extra nice to its newfound tablet-owning customers, because it has just released the source code to the Kindle Fire. Go ahead and check it out, line by line.

To be fair, this didn’t exactly come flying out of left field. Amazon has already released the source code for its other e-readers, including the Kindle Touch, Kindle Wi-Fi, Kindle DX, and Kindle Keyboard. This simply follows in that tradition, but it does demonstrate that Amazon could be more forward-thinking than some of its other Android-touting competition.

With the release of the source code, the development community can now get down to work with developing custom ROMs, unique tablet UIs, and other customizations to make the Kindle Fire all that it can be. We’ve already heard about people rooting the tablet and side-loading apps; the availability of the source code will make these kinds of developments even easier. CyanogenMod will surely be released soon for the Kindle Fire.

If you’re hot to tinker with the Kindle Fire, you’ll find its source code on Amazon.com. Just remember that you do so at your own risk. Playing with fire could get you burned, after all.

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We Want The Source Code

Julie Ewald — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:36:42 +0000

The legal battles between Apple and Samsung just won’t stop. The battle between the two largest tech innovators has crossed continents and oceans even to land in an Australian courtroom. It has been reported that Samsung has recently requested to see Apple’s source code for the iPhone 4S firmware. Additionally, they have petitioned to see other information including Australian carrier agreements to see the subsidies carriers pay Apple to carry the iPhone on their networks.

Samsung’s goal is to have a ban on sales of the iPhone 4S in Australia. After temporary bans on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung has been accusing Apple of infringing on multiple patents in courts in Europe and now in Australia. Samsung’s legal counsel in Australia is claiming that Samsung needs access to the Apple source code and other information in order to properly make a case for a ban on the iPhone 4S in the country.

Interestingly, Apple claims that it had properly licensed the intellectual property. Apple suggests Samsung did agree to license the patents to them, but experts believe that Samsung is planning to argue that the patent agreement under the FRAND standard doesn’t extend to Australia.

The case, scheduled to resume on November 4th, is being presided over by the same judge that had handed down the ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Many, including Apple’s legal counsel, believe the court date may be too late for Samsung to be granted any injunctive action, as the iPhone 4S has already been on sale in Australia for over two weeks.

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Gawker hacked, what you need to do

Bob Bounila — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:30:03 +0000

Well, whatever Gawker media did to get hacked and have their source code as well as their entire commenters email database released is besides the point here. They’ve been known to ruffle a few feathers, and it seems that someone (a hack group called Gnosis) is not taking it lightly. In fact, they are pretty pissed off. Gawker has been caught with their tail between their legs, and now its being pulled on. If you’re a commenter on Gawker media properties, like our friends over at Gizmodo, then your password is likely compromised. What this means is you better change it, use secure passwords that are not easily crackable, and don’t use the same password for every site you register on. Most of our devices save our passwords, so its easy to use strong passwords, with multiple upper case, lower case, numbers and weird characters.

The best thing for you to do to prevent yourself from being a victim is to use a password manager that encrypts your passwords. This may help if things like this happen to bigger properties, like Facebook. Here is the link to a few that will run on your iPhone, Androids and BlackBerry:

eWallet – iPhone and iPod Touch
Ascendo DataVault Password Manager – iPhone, BlackBerry, Mac OS, Windows
SplashID Secure Password Manager – iPhone, Android, Palm… almost every mobile OS
LastPass – iPhone, Android, Palm, Symbian.. almost every OS too

The lesson for today is keep your passwords strong, encrypted, and don’t underestimate hackers. All information on the internet can be obtained in some way by someone.

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