http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/02/yellowsn0w.beta.unlock.out/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/sctemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As promised in December, the unofficial iPhone Dev Team has released an initial beta version of yellowsn0w, its new iPhone hack. The code represents the first serious software effort to unlock the iPhone 3G, which has otherwise resisted any hacking beyond basic jailbreaking. Applying the unlock currently requires the use of Cydia or Installer.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/02/yellowsn0w.beta.unlock.out/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/22/yellowsn0w.unlock.video/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The unofficial iPhone Dev Team has released a video demonstrating its upcoming software unlock for the iPhone 3G. Dubbed "yellowsn0w," the hack is said to be relatively simple and quick to run; after substituting an iPhone-specific SIM card for one from an unofficial carrier, users launch the appropriate app or root code, which checks for baseband vulnerability before making necessary changes. W... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/22/yellowsn0w.unlock.video/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/iphone.3g.unlock.by.jan/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/iphone3g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone Dev Team has announced that its long-awaited software unlock for the iPhone 3G should be released on New Year's Eve. The unlock has been completed, and is currently being packaged into a user-friendly application, expected to be no more complicated than other iPhone hacking applications such as QuickPwn and BootNeuter.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/iphone.3g.unlock.by.jan/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/05/sim.unlock.card.for.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/sctemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />USBfever has released a new SIM Unlock Card, which it says is compatible with the v2.2 iPhone firmware. The card should theoretically allow the use of different networks' SIM cards in an iPhone 3G, without having to resort to the risks posed by jailbreaking. The 10mm-thick Unlock Card is positioned parallel to a user's own SIM card, and can also be used in any other locked mobile phone.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/05/sim.unlock.card.for.iphone/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/unlocked.russian.iphones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Although pricing information was not mentioned, Russia-based Vimpelcom on Monday announced it would offer the iPhone with no subsidy, since Russian law dictates that locked phone are illegal. Reuters reveals that Vimpelcom CEO Alexander Izosimov confirmed the move at the Reuters Russia Investment Summit, continuing upon an official launch confirmation in late August. An estimated half-million unlo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/unlocked.russian.iphones/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/iphone.dev.team.on.simable/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />People looking to unlock their iPhone 3Gs should avoid the hardware-based SIMable option, according to a member of the unofficial iPhone Dev Team, producers of PwnageTool. The coder notes that the modern 3G baseband chip has been designed around SIM-based hardware hacks, and so any attempt at them must use fake identifiers. This information is said to "leak" into cellular networks, generating er... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/13/iphone.dev.team.on.simable/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/simable.app.for.iphone.3g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After a recent patch ruined unlocking efforts on the v2.0 iPhone operating system, a new card is allegedly allowing users to use alternate carriers on the iPhone 3G, called SIMable. Blogger Pat Phelan on Monday posted a clip of an unlocked iPhone 3G running on the Vodafone network in Ireland, after supposedly running SIMable on the otherwise-unmodified device. Phelan is running small giveaway of t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/simable.app.for.iphone.3g/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/19/site.claims.iphone.unlock/ <img align='left' src='Http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/iphoneinfused-unlock-19.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with developer admissions) iPhoneinfused.com claims they have created a one-click solution to unlocking the iPhone 3G. Videos on the site show the software unlocking the iPhone 3G, allowing it to work with other SIM cards (T-Mobile, AT&T prepaid, and more). iPhoneinfused.com says the software works with Mac and Windows, and completes in three minutes. The company offers a 100-percent mone... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/19/site.claims.iphone.unlock/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/10/iphone.20.unlocked/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Just hours after the iPhone 2.0 operating system went live on Apple's servers, it was revealed to have been jailbroken for quite some time, with the iPhone Dev Team set to release its Pwnage tool in the coming weeks. Gizmodo reveals it has been using the jailbroken iPhone 2.0 for its Push email test coverage, with the unreleased Pwnage tool having been available privately for the last couple of we... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/10/iphone.20.unlocked/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/ziphone.unlock.for.20/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Ziphone iPhone unlocking and jailbreaking application was revealed on Friday to support the new v2.0 iPhone OS, the final version of will ship next month. A post in the developer's blog reveals that the application enables support for the device on many international networks, including AT&T, Rogers and Fido in Canada, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, TIM, Claro, and many others. Ziphone is available for ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/ziphone.unlock.for.20/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:05:00 GMT