Kindle Fire Auto-Update Scorches Roots and Potentially Shutters Android Marketplace
Amazon rolled out its newest software update for the Kindle Fire—version 6.2—last night. Initial reports indicate that it both de-roots your jailbroken device and removes access to the Android Marketplace. But don’t worry—the borking is reversible. Here’s how. Amazon has actually been rather sneaky about this update, providing very few details about the upgrade to…
Commerce
Andrew Tarantola & Chris Beidelman
Chewing Gum Makes You Smarter—But Then You Get Dumb Again
Why do people chew gum? If an anthropologist from Mars ever visited a typical supermarket, they’d be confounded by those shelves near the checkout aisle that display dozens of flavored gum options. Chewing without eating seems like such a ridiculous habit, the oral equivalent of running on a treadmill. And yet, people have been chewing…
Tech News
Jonah Lehrer - Wired
