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Petition to Make Unlocking Phones Legal Again Crosses 100,000 Signature Mark, White House Must Respond

Kellen February 21, 2013 77

As of January 26, it is illegal to take a carrier-tied smartphone, unlock it without their permission, and then use it on another carrier. The Librarian of Congress decided that you have plenty of options and shouldn't take advantage of carrier subsidies in...

Unlocking of Carrier-tied Smartphones to Be Illegal Starting Tomorrow, has Nothing to do With Bootloaders

Kellen January 25, 2013 138

Back in October of last year, news broke over a change in the legality of unlocking smartphones that were attached to carriers or purchased on-contract. The Librarian of Congress decided that as of January 26, you are no longer allowed to unlock your phone...

Bootloader Unlock Released for Verizon’s Galaxy Note 2

Kellen December 12, 2012 53

The Galaxy Note 2 bootloader has been unlocked. Thanks to Adam Outler and the folks at XDA, Verizon's version of this oversized phone has "gone from the most secure device on the market, to the least secure device publically available." The process itself, to...

How to: Unlock the Galaxy Nexus Bootloader

Kellen December 5, 2011 537

We may be just days away from the release of the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, and I'm sure that many are starting to think about this whole bootloader unlocking process. As a Nexus device, the bootloader does not have to be bypassed or hacked like you have...