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By Gary Ng on December 20th, 2008

The other day, iPhone Fan posted about how the latest update to Mac OS X 10.5.6 had trouble recognizing the iPhone in DFU mode. The problem with this is that come December 31st, when the software unlock arrives for the iPhone, some people won’t be able to unlock their phones since you will need a…

By Gary Ng on December 18th, 2008

If you’re going to be traveling overseas or to the USA, your best bet is to have an unlocked GSM phone with you to avoid excessive roaming charges from Rogers/Fido. As I am currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a short hiatus, I’ve been traveling with my unlocked iPhone 2G. Here are some…

By Gary Ng on December 16th, 2008

Fresh from the press folks! The iPhone Dev Team just announced that they will be releasing their iPhone 3G software unlock on New Year’s Eve, 2008. So on December 31st, keep an eye out on the interwebs because a packaged, user-friendly application will be coming your way! We reported the other day that the unlock…

By Gary Ng on December 15th, 2008

The iPhone Dev Team has announced that they will be releasing an unlock shortly after Christmas, according to team member MuscleNerd. The first unlock will be for iPhones on the 01.45.00 baseband, but possibly an unlock for the 02.11.07 baseband could come too. Here is some interesting information for those interested in an iPhone 3G…

By Gary Ng on December 1st, 2008

For those that are keen on unlocking their iPhone 3G, the Dev Team’s software unlock is just around the corner (that’s when they aren’t spending their time porting Linux onto the iPhone!). Why unlock your iPhone 3G you ask? Well, for starters you won’t be limited to either Rogers or Fido as you will be…

By Gary Ng on November 21st, 2008

Low and behold, the Dev Team has quickly responded to the latest 2.2 firmware update released just a few hours ago. Here’s what they had to say (we were predicting the following anyways right?) about the latest firmware update in conjunction with the upcoming 3G software unlock: We can confirm that this update SHOULD NOT…

By Gary Ng on November 21st, 2008

iPhone 2.2 firmware is now available to download via iTunes! It seems as though the rumored predictions of 2.2 coming out on the 21st were partially correct because the release came out around 10:30PM PST (but it would be 1:30AM EST, November 21st). What’s included in this firmware update? Well, no big surprises here folks…

By Gary Ng on November 20th, 2008

I can slowly taste the iPhone 3G unlock in the air. We’ve been posting updates about the iPhone 3G software unlock for a while now. First the team managed to crack the baseband, and recently told us to hold off on updating to 2.2 firmware when its release comes on November 21st (rumored). Well, more…

By Gary Ng on November 17th, 2008

Last week we talked about the upcoming iPhone 2.2 firmware coming our way on November 21st. As for the actual release date we’ll have to wait to see if it comes true or not. However, since the update has not been released yet the iPhone Dev Team has some interesting news for those eagerly awaiting…

By Gary Ng on October 26th, 2008

Remember when I posted a mini update on the iPhone 3G unlocking status? Well, today the Dev Team posted a major breakthrough on their blog regarding the iPhone 3G unlock. They have managed to crack the iPhone 3G’s baseband and run their own tool. Manipulating the baseband is essential in allowing other carrier SIMs to…