Just days after the Amazon Kindle Fire HD started shipping, some of the first customers figured out they could root the tablet and install the Google Play Store. Now there’s an easier way to root the ...

I just noticed that the App Store app installs applications I "purchase" with it as chmod root. I'm a bit surprised by this, as it does not ask for an admin password when installing, and on a Unix (OS ...

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to install MySQL as a non-root user. If so could you please give me some tips or point me in the right direction to the resources that would ...

Earlier this week it was discovered that many Lenovo PCs released between September 2014 and January 2015 shipped with an adware application called Superfish. This application, while annoying, was ...

Apple has removed some apps from its App Store for installing a root certificate that would have allowed the developers to view encrypted traffic from their users. The company said in a statement that ...

The international LTE variant of Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195) can now be rooted, thanks to the release of CF-Auto-Root package by the industrious Android developers. Galaxy S4 Mini I9195 users can now ...

The company’s research division is installing root certificates on iPhones The company’s research division is installing root certificates on iPhones Facebook was previously collecting some of this ...

Several well-known VPN providers – including Surfshark, TurboVPN and VyprVPN – are among six brands called out for a risky practice that potentially undermines user security, reports TechRadar. The ...

Update: Surfshark and Atlas VPN sent us statements explaining the rationale behind the inclusion of their own CA certs and what is being done to remediate the current situation, click here to read. As ...

[Adam Outler] shows us how to expand the Linux tools available on Android without rooting the device. He does this by installing BusyBox. The binary is copied to the device using the Android Developer ...