Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Hardware Unlock of Apple iPhone Really Works

While widespread verification of claims made by iPhoneSimFree.com and others claiming to have successfully unlocked the iPhone via software has not yet materialized, users from around the world are reporting success with George Hotz? complex hardware-based unlocking process using various service providers. Users are also having success with an alternative unlock process that allegedly needs no soldering (using only a needle), but still requires that the iPhone be disassembled. Posts on the ?Hackintosh? forums include: A user from Winnipeg, on Rogers who writes ?Finally got my iPhone unlocked after two unsuccessful evenings of trying. It?s working 100% (less visual voicemail of course), pairs with my 07 Altima via Bluetooth, charges and plays through my Aux jack on the dock in my Altima. SMS, EDGE working.

Connect Your Apple iPhone with Two Computers

Add this to the still small but burgeoning group of useful, native iPhone applications. One frequently lamented iPhone omission is the inability to synchronize media with two separate computers, containing two separate iTunes libraries. If you already have iTunes media (music, video) synchronized from one computer, hooking the iPhone up to another computer will only give you the option to overwrite all existing media with what?s stored on that system.