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T-Mobile iPhone 5 to feature Advanced Wireless Services feature, arrive unlocked

The T-Mobile iPhone 5 will ship on April 12th and feature something different. Per Engadget, the handset is being reworked straight from the factory to take advantage of the carrier’s Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) bandwidths, a modification that reportedly cannot be done with a simple software update. Apple confirmed to the web site on Tuesday […]

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Lawmakers drafting bipartisan bill that would allow for cell phone unlocking after contract terms have been met

Well, maybe SOME aspects of the government sort of work. Per AppleInsider, U.S. Senator Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow users to legally unlock their smartphone once their contract subsidy has concluded. The Democrat from Minnesota announced on Tuesday that the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and […]

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AT&T cites support for unlocking handsets provided conditions are met

This might make things easier. Per TechHive and AT&T’s company blog, in the wake of efforts being made by consumers, politicians and the the top librarian at the Library of Congress to permit unlocking your own mobile phone is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), AT&T has gone on the record to […]

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Evasi0n hack now over 7 million downloads, updated version available for iOS 6.1.1

You can’t knock a good hack. Per Redmond Pie, the Evad3rs team on Tuesday rolled out an update for the Evasi0n untethered jailbreak tool, fixing bugs found in the initial software while adding support for the Apple’s iOS 6.1.1 mobile operating system just one day after its release. After launching last week, version 1.3 of […]

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Apple updates iWork to version 9.3, offers substantial updates for iOS versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps

You can’t knock a hefty update. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Tuesday refreshed the iOS versions of its productivity suite, with Pages, Numbers and Keynote, all of which boast improved compatibility with their Windows counterparts. iWork: The latest version 9.3 of iWork Mac lends support to the concurrently released iOS updates, including improved compatibility for Pages, […]