Tag Archive for ‘Unlock’
by Steven Sande on May 10, 2013
The encryption on your iPhone is apparently secure enough that law enforcement agencies are waiting in line to have Apple “crack” the lock and provide data to be used as evidence.
According to a report by CNET, Apple has the ability to decrypt seized …
by Steven Sande on May 10, 2013
The encryption on your iPhone is apparently secure enough that law enforcement agencies are waiting in line to have Apple “crack” the lock and provide data to be used as evidence.
According to a report by CNET, Apple has the ability to decrypt seized …
by Mike Schramm on May 08, 2013
Kwikset has made a new lock it’s calling Kevo that makes use of your iPhone to lose your keys for good. The idea on this one seems great, and apparently the company picked up some money from a pitch on the Shark Tank TV show. The lock has both stan…
by Michael Grothaus on Mar 14, 2013
Smaller wireless carriers in several US regional and rural areas are backing bills in Congress that would allow consumers to unlock mobile phones and tablets without a carriers’ permission, according to Bloomberg. The support is in response to a J…
by Kelly Hodgkins on Nov 27, 2012
According to documents obtained by Mobile Syrup, Bell and Virgin are now unlocking all versions of the iPhone for eligible customers. The policy allegedly went into effect on November 26 and requires you to pay US$75 to the carrier for the unlock….
by Kelly Hodgkins on Nov 27, 2012
According to documents obtained by Mobile Syrup, Bell and Virgin are now unlocking all versions of the iPhone for eligible customers. The policy allegedly went into effect on November 26 and requires you to pay US$75 to the carrier for the unlock….
by Kelly Hodgkins on Oct 26, 2012
The latest round of exemptions added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) may be problematic for iOS owners who unlock or jailbreak their device, according to a report in Ars Technica. Signed into law in 1998, the DMCA bans the productio…
by Mike Schramm on Oct 09, 2012
I took a trip down to Tampa Bay, Fla., for my sister’s wedding last week, and before I headed for the airport, I loaded up my iPhone and iPad with a few new apps to check out on the way. Honestly, Fieldrunners 2 HD ended up taking most of my gamin…
by Mike Schramm on Oct 09, 2012
I took a trip down to Tampa Bay, Fla., for my sister’s wedding last week, and before I headed for the airport, I loaded up my iPhone and iPad with a few new apps to check out on the way. Honestly, Fieldrunners 2 HD ended up taking most of my gamin…
by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 27, 2012
AT&T customers who bought their iPhone 5 off-contract can easily unlock their phone to work on another carrier, says a report in TechCrunch. Instead of faxing paperwork to AT&T and waiting for authorization, customers without a contract ca…
by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 27, 2012
AT&T customers who bought their iPhone 5 off-contract can easily unlock their phone to work on another carrier, says a report in TechCrunch. Instead of faxing paperwork to AT&T and waiting for authorization, customers without a contract ca…
by Michael Grothaus on Sep 25, 2012
Traveling overseas can be a big problem for US iPhone owners, as most of the iPhones sold in the US are locked to Sprint, AT&T or Verizon. And while those carriers do have data roaming plans, the charges can quickly add up. That’s why everyone…
by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 24, 2012
When the iPhone 5 arrived on doorsteps last week, some Verizon customers were surprised to discover the handset was unlocked on international and US-friendly bands, as iDownloadBlog pointed out. This means customers can sign up for Verizon, stick …
by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 24, 2012
When the iPhone 5 arrived on doorsteps last week, some Verizon customers were surprised to discover the handset was unlocked on international and US-friendly bands, as iDownloadBlog pointed out. This means customers can sign up for Verizon, stick …
by Kelly Hodgkins on Apr 23, 2012
Over the weekend, the iPhone Dev Team released two new versions of its RedSn0w jailbreak tool that has several features for unlockers, iPhone 4S owners and iPad 2 owners. Version 0.9.10b7 adds support for the corona-A5 jailbreak for the iPhone 4S …
by Victor Agreda, Jr. on Apr 10, 2012
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A couple of days ago we got a tip from a reader who said he’d sent a letter to Tim Cook asking “for help to unlock my wife’s iPhone, because she is active duty military deploying to Afghanistan this week. I wanted her to ha…
by Megan Lavey-Heaton on Apr 09, 2012
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by Kelly Hodgkins on Apr 09, 2012
AT&T began unlocking iPhones this weekend. The unlocking process is being described as easy but long, according to a report on Electronista and forum posts at iMore.
Customers only need to provide their phone’s IMEI to AT&T online or in …
by Kelly Hodgkins on Apr 06, 2012
AT&T confirmed today that it will unlock customers’ post-contract iPhones starting Sunday, April 8. AT&T told Engadget,
Beginning Sunday, April 8, we will offer qualifying customers the ability to unlock their AT&T iPhones. The on…
by Steven Sande on Jan 10, 2012
One of the features that graces the screens of many Android 4.0 phones is FaceUnlock, which uses facial recognition technology to unlock a phone rather than a simple swipe or swiping and entering a passcode. Now some devs have ported that capabili…