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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
AT&T: Blue Customers Can Now Use Orange Phones
Cingular has begun to lax some restrictions on what customers can use what phones under the Cingular umbrella. Blue, formerly AT&T Wireless customers can now use orange phones, even locked ones. The process is not automatic though, you must email simunlockcode@cingular.com with the following information: Your Name: Your Account Number: Your Mobile Number: Your Phone’s […]