It really isn’t a great secret that jailbreaking iOS devices is an extremely popular pastime and the activity keeps on growing with the passage of time. iOS device owners often go down the jailbreaking route for a number of different reasons, some jailbreak to enhance the stock experience and alter the way the system works, and some do it to drastically change the visuals of the operating system, while some merely use it as a mean to gain a software based unlock to use their devices on unofficial networks.
The international version of the Galaxy S III was rooted a few weeks ago and now, just days after release, all US variants of the Galaxy S III – for AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile – have been rooted and we’ve got root guides for all three smartphones ready right after the jump.
US mobile phone carrier AT&T is currently unlocking in-contract iPhones for those serving abroad in the armed forces, according to MacRumors.
Although smartphones are useful to some and essential to many, the way devices are still treated like a monopoly by carriers makes using any given smartphone with a SIM of your choice an often difficult task.
After running into fierce opposition from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice AT&T has agreed to end their 9 month bid to acquire T-Mobile USA.
If there were any doubts as to whether the iPhone 4S was going to match the incredible success of the iPhone 4, the various milestones reached by Apple since last Friday's launch have certainly answered the skeptics with aplomb.
A major, major security flaw has been discovered in one of Samsung Galaxy S II’s variants today which lets users bypass the lockscreen even if a PIN code or pattern has been enabled.
There has been a lot of on-off talk regarding whether Apple will make its upcoming iPhone compatible with the data technology of tomorrow - 4G LTE. Whilst it doesn't seem very Apple-esque to adopt relatively new technology so early, the continual speculation must have some legitimacy behind it, right?
Just last week, the United States Department of Justice moved to stop the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint, another competitor in the United States carrier space, has is also suing to stop the merger between the two companies.
Earlier this year, AT&T announced it would purchase the US branch of German carrier T-Mobile for as much as $39 Billion, merging both networks into one. In a surprising move, the US Government is filing a complaint in federal court in order to stop the merger.
