Author Archives: Tinman
How many unlocked iPhones?
According to Apple COO, Tim Cook, 250,000. "Apple’s efforts to prevent customers from modifying, or "unlocking," iPhones to work on networks other than Apple’s carrier partner in the United States, AT&T Corp., also frustrated users — and sparked lawsuits. Apple’s "guess" is that buyers of 250,000 of the 1.4 million …
Jailbreak and iPhone 1.1.1
I did it. I now have my iPhone updated to 1.1.1 firmware, and fully jailbroken. The process is not for the faint of heart, but once you understand what you are trying to accomplish it is not all that difficult. There are many guides on how to do this, but …
For those thinking 1.1.1 will be quickly jailbreaked…
You might be in for a long wait. Everything I have read seems to indicate that there has been virtually no progress made in doing so. If "jailbreaking" 1.0.2 and prior is like going to the moon, jailbreaking 1.1.1 is like going to another galaxy. The difference is astronomical. Jailbreaking, …
The Irony That is Steve Jobs
Unless you live under a rock within the Brazilian Rain Forest you already know that the 1.1.1 iPhone update released this Thursday not only killed third-party applications it prevented them from being used thereafter. It also will kill unlocked iPhones, rendering them incapable of making phone calls. But what you …
iPhone 1.1.1 Update: The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Today at approximately 10:30 AM Cupertino time Apple released version 1.1.1 of the iPhone’s software. Some people, like yours truly, could not wait and jumped right in. In my case that was a mistake. Changes in 1.1.1 are covered here. There were several preliminary reports that pointed to success for …