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 ...

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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...

Yesterday I wrote at length here about my personal issues and long-term frustrations with AT&T, and how that led me to decide to unlock my iPhone and switch carriers. This is where the rubber meets ...

With 20+ years of experience covering consumer tech and policy, Chloe now leads PCMag's news coverage. Starting Saturday, it will be illegal for you to unlock your phone without permission from your ...

In what appears to be a major breakthrough for law enforcement, and a possible privacy problem for Apple customers, a major U.S. government contractor claims to have found a way to unlock pretty much ...

Now that the U.S.Copyright Office has given a green light to unlock your GSM or iDen cell phone (click here for details) you can save money on a new phone ...

The promised software-only iPhone unlock for iPhoneSIMFree is due to ship tomorrow, but amidst some confusing terms. Probably keen to avoid the wrath of AT&T (and maybe Apple) lawyers, the SIM unlock ...