Analyst Says AT&T Pays Apple $831 Per iphone

Well I guess the real reason of why Apple was so determined to lock down the iphone from hackers. After an analyst with Piper Jaffray examined the financial aspects of the AT&T/Apple deal, it seems that AT&T pays Apple $18 per month for every activated iphone through AT&T. Yes my friends, that breaks down to $831 during that 2-year bend over contract that you have to sign to own one.

I guess that's a pretty good reason why Apple went out of their way to brick iphones that were not in the loop. I guess the $600 bone wasn't enough, Apple has to make sure that you're not cheating them out of the additional 8 bills they feel they've got come'n.

Well if you've hacked your iphone, feel good knowing that you're beating 'the man'!

iphone-Elite Team Releases "Revirginizer"

Are you one of the unfortunate iphone owners who bought it thinking that it actually belonged to you? You unlocked it to use it on your network of choice, only to have it bricked when you "upgraded" to 1.1.1. Well the iphone-elite team is here to save your expensive paper weight, with the release of their revirginizing tool. This application is designed to rebuild the iphone's seczone lock table.

After using this tool, it will revert the iphone back to the 1.0.2 state and make it safe to upgrade to 1.1.1.. Of course, always proceed with caution with anything that is untested.

Thanks to Tim Pontious for this story. [tuaw.com]

Apple Says 250,000 iphones Unlocked

Rather interesting news coming out of Cupertino today, specifically about the iphone. Apple reports that of the 1.4 million iphones that were sold, 250,000 were bought with the intent to unlock. Apple states that many of the 250,000 were purchased after the price drop, with many of them going to U.S. T-Mobile or exporters.

As you can imagine, this isn't an insignificant number to Apple, and I see why they're going to such lengths to lock the phones again. But Apple has always been known to listen to their customers and provide the things that they want. So why don't they just release an unlocked version of their phone and allow consumers to choose?

Isn't that the essence of "Think Different"?

[Engadget]

Comfirmed: iphone Has Been Unlocked

It has been confirmed by the guys over at Engadget that the iphone has been unlocked with a simple software fix. The guys at iphoneSIMfree.com were able to make it happen, and I'm sure they will be releasing this information as so as they figure out how to get paid for it. Soon iphone owners will be able to use any carriers sim cards in the iphone, and drop AT&T's ass!!! The guys even have video of how they were able to complete the feat.

Check it out!!!

[Engadget]