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BLU Life Play arrives unlocked for those in the US

By Robert Nelson
on 12 Jun, 2013

BLU Products unveiled the Life series of smartphones back in mid-March. That series includes the Life One, Life View and Life Play and it looks like one of those three handsets has come available for sale in the US market. The model is theL Life Play and the handset is selling unlocked for $229.

HTC One unlocked edition gets random $25 price increase

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Jun, 2013

Well that's just a bummer. Recently it appears that team HTC has decided not to lower the price of their new handset, but actually increase it. The fully unlocked HTC One over on the HTC store went up in price this week from $574.99 to $600. There's no official word as to why we are seeing a price hike, but we have a few ideas as to why.

Samsung GALAXY S 4 bootloader hacked already

By Cory Gunther
on 1 May, 2013

Well, that was fast. Thanks to those awesome developers we all love, the AT&T GALAXY S 4 bootloader has been hacked already. It was reported yesterday that the device was locked down tight, which was bad news and something Samsung usually doesn't do, but now it has already been exploited.

HTC One developer ROM available for download in the US

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2013

It's been almost two weeks since the developer edition of HTC's new One smartphone started shipping, and now we have full access to the developer RUU for the U.S. based HTC One. This means for the thousands of developers out there looking to dive into the handset, you'll be able to do so with complete ease.

Google intentionally left Glass unlocked

By Robert Nelson
on 29 Apr, 2013

Last week brought news that Google Glass was rooted and unlocked. And well, coming by way of updates from a pair of Google employees, it seems that isn't exactly as exciting as it originally sounded. You see, Google Glass was apparently left unlocked on purpose. The updates here began with one from Dan Morrill, which was later simplified by Stephen Lau.

Motorola DROID RAZR HD and more bootloader unlock tool released

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Apr, 2013

Yesterday we reported on some exciting breaking news that the popular Motorola dev @djrbliss had finally cracked the encryption on Motorola's bootloader, and now we have even better news. It's available right now! Today he's released the brand new tool allowing the RAZR HD, MAXX HD, Atrix HD, and RAZR M to all be bootloader unlocked and free from Verizon's death grip.

Motorola DROID RAZR HD, M, Atrix and more bootloaders finally unlocked

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Apr, 2013

We know what you're all thinking. Isn't April Fools Day already over? Well, today we have what could be some amazing news for all those Motorola fans, and the Android Community as a whole. It appears that some developers have finally cracked Motorola's encrypted bootloaders and have unlocked the Motorola Atrix HD, RAZR HD and more. About darn time!

AT&T will unlock your mobile phone

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Mar, 2013

The topic of mobile phone unlocking has been rather hot since it became illegal back on January 26. Regardless of how many people actually plan to unlock a phone, it seems that this is a topic that is not ready to go away. We have seen everything from a petition to the White House to talk from the FCC chairman and even the Wireless Consumer Choice Act. Basically, it seems that everyone wants this decision to be reversed. In fact, we are now hearing from AT&T on this very subject.

Sony Xperia ZL heads to the US unlocked and in 3 colors

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Mar, 2013

Similar to Sony's flagship Xperia Z, the impressive and slightly smaller Xperia ZL has been confirmed to be headed to the US by Sony themselves. Not only that but the 5-inch touting smartphone will be unlocked and usable on AT&T and T-Mobile. Then will even be offered in 3 sleek color options. More details can be had after the break.

Unlocking your phone: Petition started to make it legal

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Jan, 2013

In case you've somehow missed the news over the past week or so, unlocking your smartphone to use on the carrier of your choice is now illegal. Even a phone you've purchased yourself. We can't do what we want with our own smartphone! Our coverage yesterday confirms just how bad of a taste that left in many of our readers mouths, so today we found a petition started to change the ridiculous law. More details after the break.