Last week, we reported about websites like CutYourSim offering
the iPhone for a one-time fee of approximately $170.
Cult Of Mac has just reported that CutYourSim has discontinued the service and is offering refunds to customers whose iPhones could not be unlocked.
What happened? Even a representative of CutYourSim doesn’t know.
“Unfortunately, we were not able to complete the rest of the unlocks waiting in our queue due to our suppliers (more…)

basebands, we’re seeing a number of websites that are offering services to permanently
.
Cut Your SIM, which is one of the sites offering the unlocking solution even go to the extent to claim that it is the official iPhone unlock. They claim:
We are now able to offer the first permanent remote iPhone unlocking solution.  It is very easy, and can be done with three simple steps.
Our turnaround time is typically anywhere from 2-5 days for (more…)

In January, iPhone Dev Team had announced that the
.
, which was
then we have some bad news for you.
Based on the series of tweets by MuscleNerd, member of the
things are not looking too good on the iPhone unlocking front. He writes:
Sorry, there’s no news on the i4 unlock for those who lost 01.59 (or never had it). It’s taking longer than we wanted
there’s no way for us to know. We were making great headway with one version til we (more…)

MuscleNerd, member of the
has revealed that baseband – 04.10.01 that comes bundled with
is vulnerable, which indicates that it can be unlocked if Apple does not update it in the final version.
Current i4 unlock goal includes til 04.10.01 (4.3b3). Very weird situation…vuln cmds are there, trying to invoke them!
In January, iPhone Dev Team had announced that the
, which is
.
So based on today’s tweet, it means that the new version (more…)

baseband to 06.15.00 along with
to unlock it few days back.
Some users have reported significant loss of GPS signal after upgrading to baseband 06.15.00. iPhone Dev team has also confirmed that though baseband 06.15.00 is capable of GPS, it might require further
.
Unlockers have been reporting mixed results about GPS functionality at 06.15.00.
Until we can track down what differentiates those who retain GPS vs. those who lose it, be conservative (more…)

to update baseband to 06.15.00 and
then you are not alone as some readers have reported the issue.
According to iPhone hacking expert, Sherif Hasim, it looks like the reason for the poor battery life issue is the hacktivation process used in PwnageTool and Redsn0w and not Ultrasn0w 1.2.
On a very important side note, before anyone starts to complain about battery drainage issues after installing the new ultrasn0w on the 6.15.00 updated BB, (more…)

to update baseband to 06.15.00 and 
.
) has figured out a way to fix the issue. He has released a jailbreak app called SAM (Subscriber Artificial Module). It tricks your iPhone and iTunes into creating legitimate activation tickets even though you’re unlocked with Ultrasn0w.
Thanks to SAM, you get the full benefit of push applications, and it also addresses the issue with poor battery life that was reported by some users after unlocking their (more…)

Apple has applied for a patent titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device”, which will allow it to remotely disable an
,
if it detects any unauthorized activity such as hacking,
or unlocking the iOS-based device.
The patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,” describes several ways a device could sense who is using an iPhone or iPad. Among the (more…)

homescreen.
Tap on the “Manage” Tab and then tap on “Sources” section.

http://cydia.pushfix.info

After it is successfully installed, tap on the “Search” tab at the bottom and search for ‘T-Mobile US MMS Fix for iOS4’.
.
Then tap on the “Install” button and then the “Confirm” button to install the patch.
, you should see the following settings under MMS:
APN: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
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The ‘baseband’ is the generic nickname given to the internal components of the iPhone that handle the phone calls and Internet access. This ‘baseband’ is a tiny and unique independent computer system that runs inside your iPhone , it is separate to the main system that handles the applications (such as email and google maps) and it talks to the main part of the phone over an internal communications network.
Think of it like a cable modem (more…)