Of course. The hacking community is one that “moves incredibly fast,” and as expected, the Android-operated Fire has already been hacked using a “relatively straightforward method.”
So what’s happening?
It’s only been 2 days since the release and people have been at work at their planned strategies to tweak the device. And given that it is only $200, the Fire is an easily-affordable way for hackers to tweak and operate their Kindles with Honeycomb and quite possibly Android’s latest Ice Cream Sandwich browsers.
However the Kindle Fire is a different breed of tablet:
“One of its selling points is that it has only one form factor, which means that all the apps listed in the Amazon Appstore will work. So while rooting the device may not be worth the effort for casual buyers, this level of control is certainly exciting to hackers.”
Basically people are reprogramming the Kindle and installing more up-to-date browsers so operations run more quickly and efficiently, something that’s easily maneuverable with the Fire’s mechanics.
We’ll see how all of this enfolds. The Nook Color underwent a situation akin to the Fire’s latest hack earlier this year and when the Nook Tablet arrives things should get interesting…
(via CNET)
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