A unique service offering to unlock any GSM iPhone, no jailbreaks required, has suddenly shut down, leaving many customers awaiting refunds. Increased scrutiny from Apple may very well be responsible… ...

Two separate companies that made a business out of offering AT&T iPhone 4 owners a way to unlock their phones to work on other carriers have closed up shop within days of each other. Josh Lowensohn ...

Learn how to unlock an iPhone without a passcode before you're stuck. You never know when these methods will come in handy.

You don’t really own the iPhone when buying a new iPhone directly from a carrier like Straight Talk. The iPhone is still partially owned by the company. So, if you want to leave the carrier for a ...

The good folks on Capitol Hill cannot muster the wherewithal to steer us away from fiscal slaughter, but they sure as hell can make unlocking your smartphone legal again. Brenden Sasso at The Hill ...

If you buy an iPhone from a carrier with an active plan, you don’t really own the iPhone. The carrier partially owns the iPhone. This means the iPhone on your hand is locked to the carrier or a locked ...

Despite company's attempts to make life harder for the unlocking community, the number of unlocked iPhones appears to be soaring. Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Google, as the ...

Resetting your iPhone can get rid of system problems, remove unnecessary files and give you a clean, new device. If you're previously had your phone unlocked by a carrier, the unlock should still work ...

For almost two years, it was illegal to unlock your new smartphone. Now carriers’ grip on users’ smartphones has been loosened by several key pieces of legislation. As of February 11, no carrier can ...

United States President Barack Obama will today sign a bill that makes cell phone unlocking legal again, writing the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act into law following its ...