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May 16, 2013 at 6:22PM

Google Glass rooted and hacked to run Ubuntu live at Google I/O

March 7, 2013 at 3:59PM

Bipartisan bill to re-legalize cellphone unlocking introduced in Senate

March 4, 2013 at 1:13PM

White House responds to petition: unlocking phones should be legalized

March 1, 2013 at 3:34AM

FCC Chairman voices 'concerns' about US phone unlocking ban, says he'll look into it

February 20, 2013 at 2:00PM

Engadget Primed: making sense of the US' new phone unlocking policy

February 8, 2013 at 10:18PM

Rogers adopts sane device unlocking policy, $8 pay-per-use US roaming

January 26, 2013 at 7:49AM

Unlocking new phones now banned under DMCA, the EFF weighs in

November 26, 2012 at 6:57PM

Bell, Virgin Mobile Canada reportedly start unlocking iPhones, at a steep cost (update: Telus does too)

September 21, 2012 at 4:23PM

Verizon iPhone 5 is unlocked, able to accept GSM SIMs right away

September 10, 2012 at 9:07PM

Confirmed: AT&T offers complimentary unlock of in-contract iPhones for deployed military personnel

September 4, 2012 at 7:48PM

Google wins face-to-unlock for multiple users patent, makes us hungry for Android support

August 7, 2012 at 9:59AM

Google gets patent for eye tracking-based unlock system, shifty looks get you access

June 5, 2012 at 3:33PM

Nuance Dragon ID secures phones, tablets and PCs with your voice

June 4, 2012 at 6:37PM

Newest version of ultrasn0w unlocks iPhone 4, 3GS on iOS 5.1.1, RedSn0w 0.9.12b1 also released

June 2, 2012 at 9:00PM

Mobile Miscellany: week of May 28th, 2012

April 13, 2012 at 1:32PM

ChevronWP7 officially closes up shop for good, hands out App Hub memberships

April 10, 2012 at 3:02AM

AT&T purportedly unlocks in-contract iPhones for deployed military personnel

April 9, 2012 at 2:54PM

PSA: AT&T now unlocking out-of-contract iPhones

April 6, 2012 at 1:23PM

AT&T to begin unlocking off-contract iPhones this Sunday, April 8th (update)

March 29, 2012 at 12:41PM

Samsung tweaking Face Unlock to require blinking, smiling still optional

March 2, 2012 at 7:29AM

BlackBerry phones could get rhythm-to-unlock, like dun-da-da-dun-dun

February 23, 2012 at 1:24PM

Gevey Ultra S SIM brings freedom to iPhone 4S, unlockers rejoice (video)

February 22, 2012 at 10:18AM

ASUS gives Transformer Prime a bootloader unlock tool, Ubuntu promptly ported

February 17, 2012 at 9:37AM

iOS 5.1 leaked, bringing new unlock-to-camera action, more cultured Siri?

February 16, 2012 at 8:56PM

Google files patent app for unlocking devices, says we don't need no stinking slide-to-unlock

January 29, 2012 at 11:31PM

T-Mobile keen to help iPhone users, plans to offer new procedures for unlocked phones

January 29, 2012 at 8:08AM

Nook Tablet gets easy root shortcut via SD card (video)

January 6, 2012 at 3:06AM

Frustrated fans demand Motorola make good on promise, deliver unlocked bootloaders

January 2, 2012 at 1:00PM

Microsoft-approved Windows Phone 7 unlocker discontinued (for the moment)

December 28, 2011 at 11:56PM

HTC updates bootloader unlock utility to support latest Android lineup

December 26, 2011 at 3:59PM

WindowBreak Project seeks universal developer unlock tool for Windows Phone (video)

December 21, 2011 at 9:00PM

ultrasn0w bumped to version 1.2.5, now unlocking even more iOS 5.0.1 devices

November 20, 2011 at 6:23PM

Nook Tablet gets rooted, bootloader stays under lock and key

November 11, 2011 at 9:35AM

Apple's US online store begins selling unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S: $649 and up

November 4, 2011 at 2:49PM

Microsoft-approved Windows Phone 7 unlocker goes live

October 19, 2011 at 2:23AM

Ice Cream Sandwich face unlock demo (video)

August 15, 2011 at 12:32PM

HTC's bootloader unlock process goes live, Sensation prepares for custom ROM glory

August 8, 2011 at 11:38AM

HTC Developer site goes live: OpenSense SDK and kernel source offered aplenty

August 7, 2011 at 10:00AM

Refresh Roundup: week of August 1, 2011

July 19, 2011 at 10:44PM

ChevronWP7 Labs to unlock your Windows Phone 7 handset for $9, hackers not welcome

July 18, 2011 at 8:35PM

ZTE emerges from carrier shadows with direct sales strategy in UK

June 24, 2011 at 2:36AM

Atrix 4G bootloader unlocked: you can hack it up today or wait for official Gingerbread update

June 18, 2011 at 1:14PM

ChevronWP7 Labs will jailbreak your Windows Phone with Microsoft's approval

May 26, 2011 at 9:25PM

HTC officially dissolves locked bootloader policy

May 10, 2011 at 11:24PM

Sony Ericsson teaches course on building custom Linux kernels, admission is free

April 26, 2011 at 10:27PM

Motorola promises unlocked bootloaders for future Android phones? (update)

April 20, 2011 at 2:41AM

Visualized: what Motorola Android users want

April 13, 2011 at 2:22PM

Sony Ericsson's Android bootloader unlocking site goes live, modders rejoice

March 29, 2011 at 4:04AM

Sony Ericsson will let you unlock the bootloader on new Xperia Android phones -- subject to conditions

March 23, 2011 at 11:25PM

Gevey SIM provides janky but jailbreak-free unlock for iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3

March 6, 2011 at 5:30AM

Motorola will upgrade your Xoom to 4G LTE -- even if you've rooted it

February 27, 2011 at 9:22PM

Apple adds pattern locking to an iPhone app that you can't have?

February 22, 2011 at 5:54PM

Motorola bucks its own trend, leaves Xoom bootloader unlockable

February 10, 2011 at 4:42PM

Telus to start unlocking phones for $50

February 4, 2011 at 1:16PM

Nokia Bubbles lets you intelligently unlock your N8 in a pop

January 24, 2011 at 12:08PM

Windows Phone 7 jailbreak devs 'genuinely excited' by Microsoft's roadmap

January 20, 2011 at 12:43PM

How to keep your unlocked HTC WP7 device from re-locking after every sync

January 18, 2011 at 5:53PM

T-Mobile Netherlands starts offering free iPhone unlocks

January 18, 2011 at 3:29AM

Visualized: the glamorous lifestyles of WP7 jailbreakers (update: Geohot crashes the party)

January 17, 2011 at 2:21PM

HTC 7 Pro now available on O2 Germany, €22 monthly or €599 up front

January 16, 2011 at 7:07PM

Research shocker! Keyless car entry systems can be hacked easily, elegantly

December 27, 2010 at 4:19AM

AMD Radeon HD 6950 can be turned into an HD 6970 using a BIOS hack

December 21, 2010 at 9:33PM

Samsung launches improved network config tool for unlocked Windows Phone 7 handsets

December 16, 2010 at 7:58PM

Rogers, Fido offering iPhone unlocks for $50

December 13, 2010 at 1:46PM

Clear iSpot gets easy web-based 'jailbreak'

December 1, 2010 at 1:36PM

ChevronWP7 unlocking tool pulled in hopes Microsoft decides to play along

November 28, 2010 at 5:41PM

iPhone 3G, 3GS get iOS 4.2.1 unlock, using risky ultrasn0w workaround

November 26, 2010 at 4:49PM

Microsoft: we figured people would hack Windows Phone 7, would suggest that they don't

November 17, 2010 at 10:45PM

Droid 2 Global GSM bands locked, camera bulge added to case

November 9, 2010 at 8:01PM

Rough edges cut deep: Android still facing years-old unlock screen bug, Gmail 2.3 attachment woes have Google stumped

October 29, 2010 at 10:37PM

Microsoft loosens up, enables Windows Phone 7 apps to run beneath screen lock

August 22, 2010 at 6:35PM

Confirmed: Galaxy S unlock codes are stored in your phone, Vibrant capable of AT&T 3G

August 4, 2010 at 2:40AM

iPhone 4 unlock available now (update: video!)

July 30, 2010 at 11:44AM

Buying an iPhone 4 from a Canadian carrier? It's locked

July 27, 2010 at 1:24AM

iPhone 4 for Canada gets unlocked price: freedom is far from free

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