Google is experimenting with how your phone can interact with the desktop web, in an effort to unleash its power as your future key to enter Gmail, killing off the written password in the process. Read more
Still waiting to un-manacle your iPhone 3GS handset from O2? Help is almost at hand. There’s no unlock yet, but the promise of an unlock, akin to that being enjoyed by iPhone / iPhone 3G users, is well on its way. An exploit has been found, meaning it’s just a matter of time before Ultrasn0w can free your speedy iPhone 3GS.
It took the iPhone Dev Team a few days, but they’ve managed to get their unlock tool for iPhone 3G working and ready for public consumption. Ultrasn0w, which is a contender for best hacker name ever, works with either Redsn0w or PwnageTool to jailbreak the iPhone, then unlocks the iPhone OS 3.0 software, allowing you to use the touchscreen handset on any network you like.
The iPhone 3G S may have been unlocked before it has even officially been released. iPhone arch-hackers the Dev Team have been working on a new hack which they claim should unlock any version of the iPhone, including the new model.
Mozilla is going head to head with Apple over the legally hazy process of an iPhone unlock: it’s just filed papers to support legalising iPhone jailbreaking. All the gory iPhone unlocking details after the break.
It’s only been available a couple of days, but hackers have already smashed the iPhone’s latest software to smithereens, unlocking its new features for anyone who also wants unofficial 3rd party apps to run.
Determined iPhone hackers have been working around the clock to break in to Apple’s latest iPhone software update, and have finally cracked the handset wide open, meaning network neutrality and un-approved 3rd party apps for all!