Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone 4S can now be SIM-unlocked in just a few easy steps, as can any previous version of Apple’s popular smartphone line. The new unlock procedure, mapped out this past weekend by mobile hacker “Loktar_Sun,” will allow iPhone owners to use a SIM card from any compatible carrier rather than just the carrier from which the phone was purchased. Users need only jailbreak their iPhones and follow a simple 13-step procedure to unlock their handsets, though caution should obviously be taken and the procedure will void the manufacturer’s warranty

Weekends are usually slow with regards to tech news, but those interested in unlocking their iPhones have been pleasantly surprised with the revelation that all basebands and firmware versions can be carrier unlocked - provided of course that said device is jailbroken. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

If you frequently dabble in the iOS jailbreaking community, you will be familiar with the oft-lifesaving little utility known as TinyUmbrella. For those uninitiated, it’s like a jailbreaker’s Swiss Army tool, allowing a device to, amongst other things, be kicked in and out of recovery mode with a touch of a button. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

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AT&T began unlocking iPhones this weekend . The unlocking process is being described as easy but long, according to a report on Electronista and forum posts at iMore

AT&T began unlocking iPhones this weekend . The unlocking process is being described as easy but long, according to a report on Electronista and forum posts at iMore . Customers only need to provide their phone's IMEI to AT&T online or in a store, and then they wait for Apple to unlock the phone.

Although smartphones are useful to some and essential to many, the way devices are still treated like a monopoly by carriers makes using any given smartphone with a SIM of your choice an often difficult task. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

Although smartphones are useful to some and essential to many, the way devices are still treated like a monopoly by carriers makes using any given smartphone with a SIM of your choice an often difficult task.

AT&T confirmed today that it will unlock customer's iPhones starting Sunday, April 8. AT&T told Engadget , Beginning Sunday, April 8, we will offer qualifying customers the ability to unlock their AT&T iPhones

AT&T plans to soon begin unlocking off-contract iPhones for customers with accounts in good standing who request that their devices be unlocked. Unlocking a handset allows the device to operate on any GSM network rather than just the network for which it was purchased, and AT&T does not currently provide customers customers with unlock codes for Apple’s iPhone. Engadget reported on Friday that the carrier was planning to