UK will ban mobile carriers from selling locked handsets in 2021The aim is to make it easier and cheaper to switch operators. By S. Dent, 10.27.2020
Twitter is removing 'locked' accounts, againUsers with fake followers are seeing another drop.By R. Lawler, 11.10.2018
FBI admits to 'over-counting' inaccessible mobile devicesThe number of encrypted devices is much lower than the 7,800 it had claimed.By R. Lawler, 05.22.2018
Report: Some Assassin's Creed 4 single-player content gated by Uplay passportBy M. Suszek, 10.30.2013
Sprint pushes SIM lock to iPhone 4S customers, offers to undo it for good boys and girlsBy T. O'Brien, 11.11.2011
Motorola locks Droid RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsetsBy T. O'Brien, 10.18.2011
Motorola promises unlocked bootloaders for future Android phones? (update)By S. Hollister, 04.26.2011
HTC locks down Incredible S against custom ROMs too, starts a fight with its best friendsBy V. Savov, 03.24.2011
Nintendo 3DS may have region-locked software, continue an unfortunate trendBy S. Hollister, 01.18.2011
Off-contract Dell Streak is still SIM-locked to AT&T, wrongs still being done in the worldBy D. Murph, 08.12.2010