Amazon Kindle Fire hacked to run CyanogenMod 7

Though Amazon may have buried Android under a deep layer of custom interfaces on the Kindle Fire, underneath it all, it is still Android at its base, which means that enterprising hackers are going to tinker with it. That tinkering is already bearing fruit, as everyone's favorite custom Android ROM, CyanogenMod 7, has been shown booting on the Kindle Fire.
The developers that got CyanogenMod working on the Fire have not yet released it for public consumption, as it is mostly a proof of concept at this point. Its not for the faint of heart either, as it does not have the Amazon Silk Browser or the tight integration with Amazon's book, music, and video services - arguably the most valuable par... »read more

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