3G iPhone can now be unlocked by anyone

The iPhone Dev Team have released a beta version of yellowsn0w; free software that'll apparently unlock any 3G Apple iPhone. [Dev-Team blog]

3G iPhone unlocking

The new 3G Apple iPhone has been 'unlocked', according to a report on CrunchGear.com. It's not a software unlock; instead it's been done with a SIM adaptor from Brazilian company DesbloqueioBr.

SIMable offers alternative to unlocking

A new product called SIMable says it could put an end to the complicated business of mobile phone unlocking. SIMable is a thin chip that is attached to your SIM card. When inserted in a phone, it can fool the majority of mobile handsets into thinking it's being used with a legitimate card - even if the phone is locked to another network. All you need to do is punch a hole in your SIM card to correspond with a bulge on the SIMable card. The product is available online for £16.99 plus delivery, which includes the SIMable chip and a cutting guide. [Press release]

10% of all Apple iPhones in China?

BWCS.com reports figures from In-Stat and China Mobile that claim there are at least 400,000 unlocked iPhones in China. According to China Mobile, around 0.4 million customers were connecting to its networks using unlocked iPhones at the end of 2007. Around 4 million iPhones have been sold since the product was launched.

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