"A teen hacker known for his deftness with iPhones has figured out how to unlock models running the latest firmware versions by cracking a protection that that has frustrated hackers for weeks."

[www.theregister.co.uk]

Now if they'd only come up with an unlock for the older phones. I was surprised to see that, too..but I think it only works on new, OTB iPhones with the latest firmware. I suppose I'll wait and hope for the next crack. I'm on a jailbroken unlocked iPhone with TMobile,and love it.

Why doesn't Steve just offer the kid a job. He obviously knows more about the firmware then the entire programming team at Apple. Give him legal immunity, a 6 figure salary, stock options, and let him telecommute. See what he does then.


Craig

He obviously knows more about the firmware then the entire programming team at Apple.

Not necessarily.

Any code man can make, man can break.

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Wait...did he "re-unlock" it? Or just unlock it? Was it locked, then unlocked, then re-locked again, and he re-unlocked it? If it was unlocked in the first place, he didn't need to relock it and unlock it again did he? lol

what does this do for me?

I want to make my own ringtones out of my already owned songs.

I want to play the nes emulator.

Does this help me or is this nerd love stuff?

When is the sdk going to be released so I can actually get some decent 3rd party apps?

Unlocking means you can use another GSM carrier instead of at&t.

You can make a 30sec ringtone with Garageband from your music.

You need to "jailbreak" your 'Phone (MUCH nerd love) or use iToner (which is broken for awhile with each update) to add your own ringtones for over 30sec. (And under, if you want to.)

I think Jailbreak is needed to add an emulator. I don't follow that stuff much.

The SDK is supposed to be released this month, but I've seen/heard no date.

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.