Transformer Prime To Get ICS On January 12, Boot Unlocker Coming 168
symbolset writes "ASUS, maker of the popular Transformer Prime Tegra 3 tablet, announced via their Facebook page that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will be available January 12th. In addition they are developing a boot unlocker which will void the warranty and break Google movie rentals, but will allow modding. They said, 'based on our experience, users who choose to root their devices risk breaking the system completely. However, we know there is demand in the modding community to have an unlocked bootloader. Therefore, ASUS is developing an unlock tool for that community. Please do note that if you choose to unlock your device, the ASUS warranty will be void, and Google video rental will also be unavailable because the device will be no longer protected by security mechanism.' They also announced an intermediate software update to improve the camera and touch experience, and they're dropping GPS from the feature list for poor performance."
Another article argues that the Transformer Prime is an example of ASUS struggling while breaking into a new market.
Re:Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (Score:4, Informative)
It all goes back to a law enacted in the 1970s that allows you, the automobile owner, the freedom to choose where and by whom you have your car serviced, all without voiding the car's warranty. So replace CAR serviced with source for apps. As under that law you can go to jiffy lube or any other place for a oil change and not be forced to go to the dealer.
Re:DRM Language (Score:2, Informative)
Ad vs. PPV (Score:4, Informative)
You are not google's customer.. You are google's product. Their customers are people that buy ad-words and other advertising to show to you.
Since when are Android Market movie rentals fully supported by advertisers? I thought they were pay-per-view.
Re:Just got mine... (Score:5, Informative)
I just got mine this afternoon ... I will probably not root the thing.
I suspect you feel that way simply because you haven't had enough time to see how limited it is without rooting it. Basically step outside the realm of any task that has an app for it and you'll need to root it. As an example i had to root my Asus Transformer to log in to an openVPN network. It's a fairly simple task that even my phone can do but the Transformer can't do it without root access (yes, it does support l2tp without rooting but i needed openVPN).