It’s finally happened. Not even a day after we brought you that hardware unlock solution for the iPhone (from geohot), the intrepid iPhone hackers over at iPhoneSIMfree.com announced their full software unlock solution for the Apple iPhone. Unlike geohot’s hardware unlock, there are no risky circuit solders to deal with – an unlock iPhone is…
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Hardware unlock tutorial for Apple iPhone is now live!
Just like he promised, George Hotz over at iPhone JTAG has released the tutorial for his hardware unlock hack to free the iPhone from the evil grip of AT&T. But, in a surprise move, geohot went live with the instructions ahead of schedule. Now, if you’ve got the guts and soldering skills to give it…
Apple iPhone battles recliner couch – loses badly
Earlier we brought you the iPhone v N95 Battle Royale – a much fairer fight than battling a recliner couch. This time the Apple iPhone goes up against the reclining mechanism of kwarren‘s couch. And, as we would expect, the iPhone loses…badly. Apparently, this guy’s not-even-one-month-old iPhone slipped in between the seat cushions of his…
Cnet puts the Nokia N95 and Apple iPhone in the ring – gloves off, fight on!
There have been a slew of Apple iPhone vs. Nokia N95 comparos in the past weeks, nay months. Who could forget our very own Stefan’s hilarious “I’m an Apple iPhone” mock commercials. Both phones are the pride and joy of their respective companies, but which one is right for you? Cnet’s iPhone v N95 match-up…
European carriers commit to revenue sharing plan for Apple iPhone – T-Mobile, Orange, O2
Steve Jobs made waves in the wireless industry by getting AT&T to bend to his will – revamping the voicemail system to accommodate Visual Voicemail, nixing any handset subsidies or rebates, and even sharing revenue (not to mention new contract bounty) with Apple. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that he’s at it again. Ever…
Completely unlocked Apple iPhone – hardware unlock uses circuit workaround!
Full unlocked Apple iPhone? Check. Works on any network? Check. Software unlock? Che…wait, no it’s only a hardware unlock solution. For now, at least. The good folks at iPhone JTAG have announced that they have fully unlocked the iPhone with their custom hardware solution. The circuit-based workaround requires that you open up the guts of…
Unlocked Apple iPhones working in Hong Kong with non-AT&T SIM cards?
Could this be the first truly unlocked Apple iPhone? We can’t say for sure, but what we do know is that an unlocked iPhone is reported to be available in Hong Kong – and allegedly works with non-AT&T SIM cards on Hong Kong’s HK CSL wireless network. It looks like incoming and outgoing calls are…
ESPN launches PodCenter for the Apple iPhone
Even with the limitations of the iPhone, ESPN has chosen to partner with Apple to release an iPhone-specific version of their PodCenter. The service will bring “a network of 35 different podcasts and a portfolio of 15 to 20 sponsors” to the iPhone, Andrew Hampp reports for AdAge. Marc Horine, ESPN’s VP-digital partnerships and radio,…
Apple iPhone does two-way video conferencing!
Well, it doesn’t natively support video conferencing of any sort (let alone video recording), but hackers at Mac Daddy World have come up with a neat little hack to hold a video conference between two iPhones. With the help of a handy mirror-gizmo,this custom hack “captures video from the iPhone’s camera, compresses it, and sends…
Japanese man fabricates his own Apple iPhone dummy from scratch!
What do you do if you’re in Japan and you just have to have the new hotness that is the iPhone? Well, if you’re this Japanese guy, you make your very own iPhone dummy shell from scratch. And we thought we were iPhone fans. Apparently, this guy designed and fabricated his very own iPhone, complete…