Remember we told you about that a petition was submitted to the White House to make unlocking of iPhones and other smartphones legal? Well, the White House has now responded to the petition, which got the required number of signatures, and it’s quite a good response. The officials at the White House believe that unlocking [...]

Earlier today we told you that UltraSn0w 1.2.8 was released by the iPhone Dev-Team and with its release comes compatibility with the iOS 6 firmware generation. This means if you have been holding off upgrading to iOS 6 because of UltraSn0w compatibility woes, it is now safe to do so. You will simply need to use [...]

For all of you unlocked iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS users out there you will be glad to know that you can indeed upgrade to iOS 6.1 for an Untethered Jailbreak because UltraSn0w is now compatible with the iOS 6 firmware generation. MuscleNerd sent out a tweet yesterday saying that UltraSn0w was updated to version 1.2.8 a [...]

Last year the Librarian of Congress announced that unlocking your cellular device would become illegal after January 26th, 2013. Well, the day has come and it is now illegal to unlock your smartphone without the permission of your carrier. I am sure you are wondering just what happens if you break the law and unlock [...]

Recently, we told you how unlocking iPhones and other phones was going to become illegal after Saturday. Well, it is now illegal and if you want to help make it permanently legal, you’ll have to sign a petition that has been started at WhiteHouse.gov. Late last year, the Librarian of Congress issued a DMCA notice [...]

Yes, you read that right. Unlocking your carrier-locked iPhone without contacting your carrier could become illegal come this Saturday. Even software unlocks without consent from your carrier would be considered illegal. With an unlocked iPhone, you can use any carrier’s SIM card on your device. This is very useful for travelers or if you want [...]

The last thing any Android user wants is their Android device to be SIM-locked. A SIM-locked phone is useless when traveling to a place where the original carrier’s network is not supported. Usually, XDA Developers’ member are known for releasing custom ROMs and other Mods, but information on unlocking handsets is released occasionally. However, when [...]

After an extremely long wait, the unlocked iPhone 5 is finally available to purchase in the United States. That’s right! Customers who don’t want to be tied to a specific carrier have been waiting for the unlocked iPhone 5 from day one of launch. You can now spend that hard earned money on an unlocked [...]

If you’ve been holding out for an unlocked iPhone 5, and wish to obtain it through the official first-party channel, today might be your lucky day. The Apple Store is gearing up to sell the unlocked version of their latest smartphone, and the online version of the store may have them as soon as 9PM [...]

HTC One V owners are required to unlock the bootloader of their device before they can go on to install custom recoveries and ROMs. This guide is being written for this purpose. Keep in mind however, that unlocking the bootloader is going to void the warranty of the device. You should note the steps in [...]