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NEWS ABOUT: unlock iPhone

unlock iPhone stories: 7 news summaries

 Teen Hackers Foil 
 New iPhone Limits 

Hackers use school vacation to best Apple's engineers and 'jailbreak' new phone

Jul 7, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of teenage thorns in Apple's side have been the first to release "jailbreak" software for the latest iPhone 3GS, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hackers, in the latest round of what Steve Jobs calls "a cat-and-mouse game with his top engineers," created software that... More »

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(Newser) - Pirates have struck the iPhone app store and cracked roughly one in five paid applications for online distribution, Wired reports. At least 5,000 apps are circulating on the Internet, says one analytics company, which found dozens of apps that are downloaded only once for every 100 cracked copies. "... More »

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New App
Helps Users Unlock iPhone

It's now pretty easy
for those who want
to shed AT&T

Jan 2, 09 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Got that shiny new iPhone 3G for Christmas but don’t want to bail on your non-AT&T service plan? A new application to unlock the iPhone 3G is here, PC World reports. At this point, "even a cat" can get the trick done. Yes, there's always a chance... More »

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25% of iPhones Get Unlocked

Gray market Apple handsets getting reconfigured globally

Feb 13, 08 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The worldwide demand for the iPhone is creating a growing gray market where the phones are bought and sold outside of Apple’s restrictions, BusinessWeek reports. The devices are supposed to operate only through cell phone carriers who have contracts with Apple. But as many as 1 million iPhones, or... More »

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OPINION

Errant iPhones? No Big Deal, Analyst Says

Apple profits can withstand unaccounted for gadgets without loss

Jan 28, 08 8:41 PM CST
(Newser) - An estimated 1.4 million iPhones that have been either inventoried or clandestinely unlocked may not pose a significant threat to techno-juggernaut Apple's overall profit. The "missing" phones could force stock prices to dip, "but if you look at Apple," reassures analyst Ezra Gottheil, "It's solidly... More »

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Unlockers Buying 10% of iPhones

With a view toward resale, hackers put footprint on market

Oct 4, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of every 10 iPhones sold in September was bought to be unlocked and resold, an investment bank has estimated. The anecdotal research comes from several hours spent monitoring Apple stores; the analysts assumed that all iPhone purchases of the maximum five per customer were made by hackers, appleinsider.com... More »

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New iPhone Hack Lets You Switch Carriers

Software makes unlocking the gadget easier, but is it legal?

Sep 13, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - New software that allows iPhone users to unlock the devices for use on any network without having to disassemble them is available online. Hackers have been on the case for 2 months, MacNewsWorld reports, and this week's breakthrough means customers can buy phones directly from Apple and don't have to... More »

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