PwnageTool Reaches 1.1, Hacks Latest iPhone Beta
PwnageTool has been updated to 1.1. As we previously reported, Apple had blocked PwnageTool from activating and unlocking the latest iPhone betas. Apple did this by modifying how the iPhone software payload was bundled, making it more difficult for PwangeTool to access the firmware The latest update works around that added layer of security from […]
Truphone Acquires SIM4Travel
Truphone has taken the step of acquiring SIM4Travel, by an asset purchase agreement enabling Truphone to take over SIM4Travel’s SIM capability and Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) platform. SIM4Travel will still play a big part in the future of Truphone by researching “new technologies and market opportunities”. James Tagg, Truphone’s CEO, said: “This completes Truphone’s […]
Next iPhone to Have Unlocked Option?
Apple, Inc appears to be ready, once again, to respond to the times on the iPhone. After users broke protections that protected the device from running third-party software, Apple announced a full Software Development Kit (SDK) and AppStore. However, even more discussed in the drive-by mass media, is the unlocking of iPhone. Oddly enough however, […]
PhoneNews.com 2-Month Giveaway XIV: T-Mobile To Go Kits… Lots of Kits…
T-Mobile this week became the first prepaid carrier to offer standalone prepaid SIM kits for their service. These kits have everything you need to set up a prepaid account with your existing GSM phone (either from T-Mobile or unlocked). Why no carrier has done this before is beyond us, but we’re happy to give away […]
German iPhone Re-Locked
After almost 3 weeks of selling unlocked iPhones for 999 Euros, T-Mobile Germany can now continue its rights to exclusivity after a German Court ruled in favor of T-Mobile parent, Deutsche Telekom AG. As of today, T-Mobile Germany will stop selling unlocked versions of the Apple iPhone but are officially stating that after the 2 […]
German iPhones Unlocked via iTunes
Customers in Germany have been reporting, via MacNotes.de (German), their unlocking experiences after purchasing the iPhone from T-Mobile Retail outlets. The unlocking process (previously announced for existing German iPhones to resolve legal issues) entails the end user to purchase the phone from one of the many T-Mobile outlets who then in turn submit the iPhone’s […]
Unlocked Apple iPhones in Germany
Sales of unlocked Apple iPhones will continue in Germany per a court order against the Deutsche Telekom arm, T-Mobile. The specifics of the court order demands that the iPhone be sold unlocked and without a two-year contract. These events are a culmination of arguments brought up by mobile phone rival Vodafone Deutschland claiming that T-Mobile’s […]
iPhoneSimFree Unlocks Latest iPhone Firmware, De-Bricks Too
iPhoneSimFree was the first to release a software unlock program for iPhone, enabling the device to work on any compatible GSM carrier. And, while their update did not brick iPhones, they have been working ever since the 1.1.1 update to fix all iPhones. The free SIM unlock process, anySIM/iUnlock, themselves a reverse-engineering of iPhoneSimFree’s process, […]
AT&T Won’t Honor Unlock Policy for iPhone, Apple Catch-22’s
AT&T has a not-so-well-known policy, which after 90 days of active service, they will send you the SIM unlock code for your phone. Using AT&T’s logic, customers under contract are at that point, subject to an Early Termination Fee, and prepaid customers cannot use international roaming services. As such, AT&T Customer Care can then give […]
Apple Releases iPhone 1.1.1 Update, Does Fry Unlocked Phones
Apple today released iPhone Software Version 1.1.1. Most significantly it adds the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, and is a full software upgrade, weighing in at 153 MB. The update also enhances the ability to use the Home button to control music, patches security bugs in Safari and Bluetooth, adds TV Out (using the new iPod […]