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Canada Apple Store iPhones Will Be Sold Unlocked
by Mr. Ex on November 2, 2009

What a crazy week!

First Telus announces the iPhone, followed shortly by Bell. Then we reported about the new plans coming out and for all the latest price plan information, you can check out this consolidated post here.

With four carriers supporting the iPhone in Canada, there is now more choice than ever in terms of price plans from the various carriers. However, that … Read More

Geohot: Tell Everyone to Never Pay for Jailbreak/Unlock Tools
by Gary on November 1, 2009

Geohot recently turned down a $10,000 offer to buy his 05.11.07 iPhone unlock. Why? Well, that’s because iPhone jailbreak and unlock tools should always be free! There are a lot of evil people out there repackaging the hard work of the iPhone Dev Team and Geohot as their own, and selling it as a service.

Geohot wrote a lengthy blog post yesterday emphasizing his desire for everyone out there to … Read More

blacksn0w Unlocks 05.11.07 iPhone Baseband-Coming Nov.4
by Gary on October 31, 2009

Yesterday we posted about Geohot and his attempts to the unlock the latest 05.11.07 baseband. Well, it looks like Geohot has been successful in his efforts! Today he posted a video showing proof that he has indeed unlocked an iPhone on the 05.11.07 baseband.

Here is the video:

blacksn0w Scheduled to Be Released November 4th

At the end of the video, Geohot explains that blacksn0w will be available November 4th! … Read More

blacksn0w: 05.11.07 Baseband iPhone Unlock Coming Soon
by Gary on October 30, 2009

Just a short tidbit for all you iPhone unlockers out there. Earlier this week, revered iPhone hacker, Geohot (maker of the blackra1n jailbreak utility) announced on twitter that he was going to start searching for an exploit for the 05.11.07 baseband (the current iPhone baseband firmware; use PwnageTool 3.1.4 to preserve your baseband!).

blacksn0w: The Future Exploit for the 05.11.07 Baseband is On the Horizon

Early in the morning, Geohot … Read More

PwnageTool 3.1.4 Download Released by Dev Team!
by Gary on October 13, 2009

Good morning! We have some exciting news this early Tuesday! It looks like the iPhone Dev Team has been hard at work once again! They have just released PwnageTool 3.1.4 (Mac only) which will let you create a custom 3.1.2 firmware, allowing your iPhone to stay unlocked! Here’s a quick summary of their most recent blog post:

SUMMARY:

* The iPhone 3GS is now supported out of the box in PwnageTool … Read More

Update: Apple Releases iTunes 9.0.1; Safe for Jailbreakers
by Mr. Ex on September 28, 2009

I know it is a little late but for whatever reason, we completely neglected the tweet that the Dev Team sent regarding iTunes 9.0.1 and jailbreakers/unlockers. Doh!*

With that being said, after iTunes 9.0.1 was released this past September 22 2009, we issued a warning to not update to 9.0.1 if you have a jailbroken/unlocked iPhone/iPod Touch.

A day later the Dev Team sent out a Tweet saying … Read More

iPhone Jailbreakers and Unlockers Beware of Firmware 3.1
by Mr. Ex on September 8, 2009

The iPhone Dev-Team has posted a brief note warning iPhone jailbreakers and unlockers to avoid updating to firmware 3.1. The concern comes as expectations grow that Apple may release the 3.1 firmware at their September 9 2009 iPod event.

If the 3.1 firmware update is released on Wednesday, jailbreakers and unlockers must avoid updating to it otherwise those iPhones will lose their ultrasn0w unlock, possibly permanently.

This warning is mostly … Read More

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Plays Nice With iPhone Jailbreak/Unlock
by Mr. Ex on August 29, 2009

Attention Mac users!

Did you buy Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard? If not, I highly suggest that you do. Beginning at $29, it is a sweet upgrade.

But more importantly, if you are planning to get Snow Leopard or if you already have, will you still be able to Jailbreak your iPhone/iPod Touch using Snow Leopard? The answer is: Yes.

The iPhone Dev Team dropped a note that Apple’s newest … Read More

Ultrasn0w 0.9 iPhone 3G/3GS Unlock Released
by Mr. Ex on July 19, 2009

Earlier this week, Ultrasn0w 0.9 was released by the iPhone Dev Team. Ultrasn0w is the Dev Team’s iPhone 3G/3GS unlock solution.

The new update to 0.9 added a few enhancements to the Ultrasn0w package and fixed many problems that people may have experienced while using Ultrasn0w to unlock their iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS.

Below is a brief list of enhancements for Ultrasn0w 0.9:

Works with both iPhone 3G … Read More

Which iPhone 3G/3GS Unlock? ultrasn0w vs purplesn0w
by Gary on July 17, 2009

For those who travel or live overseas with their iPhones, having an unlocked iPhone is extremely valuable. You can freely pop in any SIM card from any worldwide GSM carrier and avoid roaming charges with Rogers. Currently, our iPhones in Canada are locked to either Rogers or Fido. If you’re not smart about it, your vacations can end up costing you a lot of money!

The first iPhone 3G … Read More

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