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Second iPhone Unlock Running Now
Hard OCP, TX Engadget is reporting that a site is up that allows you to purchase a program to unlock an iPhone. Apple has taken a lot of hits this week in its attempted ... Hacker frees iPhone from its carrier's clutches According to technology blog Engadget.com, a Belfast-based firm called UniquePhones will begin selling a downloadable iPhone unlock service this afternoon ...

iPhone Unlock Sparks Services And Legal Issues
Electronic Design Since 17-year-old George Hotz of New Jersey announced he had successfully completed the world's first hardware-based iPhone unlock last Thursday, ...

iPhone Tip - Hacking & Unlocking 101 iPhone Matters
Is Unlocking The iPhone Really Going To Change Anything? InformationWeek Can Apple + AT&T Shut Down iPhone Unlockers? Slashdot

$100000 Offered to Release IPhone Unlock into the Wild
... advocates over at Free iPhone for Money have put down $100000 cold cash, for the first developer to release iPhone unlocking software to the public. ... So who is this $100000 mystery buyer for iPhone unlocking software? $100k bounty on iPhone unlocking software iPhoneUnlocking.com a scam?

IPhone Unlocking: One Real Method, Two Vaporware
Wired News The first and most impressive iPhone unlock comes from a New Jersey teenager and involves soldering, but most definitely works. Shortly after that came word ... After The iPhone Hacks InternetNews.com IPhone Unlocked For Real: No Soldering Required Wired Blogs

The Steve Jobs Master Plan: iPhone hacking
CNet News.com Blog In a matter of days after the best iPhone unlock is released, we will witness a flurry of sales that will create a watershed moment for Apple. ... AT&T threatens iPhone unlocker Register AT&T vs. iPhone unlockers BusinessWeek
iPhone unlocking leads to legal threats, more rights battles HEXUS.Lifestyle

$100,000 Bounty for iPhone Unlock
The Utility Belt, CA But if they try to sell it, they risk running afoul of AT&T legal department (see iPhone Unlock Hits Legal Hang-Up). A loophole in Digital Millennium ... iPhone Unlock Hits Legal Hang-Up The Utility Belt $100000 offered to freely distribute iPhone Unlocking Software Laptop Logic Third iPhone Class Action Suit Filed The Utility Belt

Was unofficial unlock on Apple's iPhone roadmap all along?
My iTablet, AZ
His belief: that not only will the company continue to sit on their hands and distract themselves with truffles over the spate of iPhone unlock methods, ... iPhone lock prompts latest class-action suit My iTablet Apple sued over iPhone roaming fees AZ Central.com

Poll: Are iPhone-AT&T unlock software, hacks, good things?
ZDNet - Aug 27, 2007 By now, you may know that: As we stand today, the current and known iPhone unlock options are the rather complex 10-step workaround this kid has proposed, ...

Unlocking the iPhone Could Invite DMCA Suit
PC World So figuring out how to unlock the iPhone yourself is not likely to be a DMCA violation, most of the IP lawyers said. But posting instructions or code online ... Legal or Not, IPhone Hacks Might Spur Revolution Wired News To Unlock the iPhone or not to? Wired News iPhone-Freeing Software On Hold After AT&T Call InformationWeek

Open to all? Group claims first complete iPhone unlock
Computerworld, MA Apple did not reply to a series of questions about the iPhoneSIMFree software and the company's likely response to the iPhone unlocking. iPhone: The Unlock Heard 'Round the World This is key to the success of any iPhone unlock process; Apple appears well on its way towards having multiple iPhone updates over time, and each software ...

Legal threats halt iPhone crack
BBC News, UK "Here's to hoping that, should UniquePhones not find themselves able to actually sell their software, at very least the unlock method they've discovered ... Three Confirmed Methods to Unlock the iPhone Dialaphone Iphone unlocking gear suffers delay Inquirer This web site has no connection to any company or public ... PDA 24/7

New Hardware iPhone Unlocking Method Won't Void Your Warranty If ...
Gizmodo.com, Hungary If you don't leave any trace of the iPhone opening, that is. The only thing you will need to perform this hardware unlocking hack is a couple of metal pins, ... AT&T Cracks On Commercial iPhone Unlocking Groups Gizmodo.com
Israeli Hackers Claim 100% Unlock iPhone Yet Again, AT&T Shrugs Gizmodo.com

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Miracles do come true: Hackers prove iPhone unlock software solution
TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia
By Danny Mendez Remember that website we told you about that's pulling a publicity stunt to showcase their iPhone unlocking software? ...

NTC: AT&T complaint needed vs iPhone SIM 'hacking'
INQ7.net, Philippines
... website forum indicating that he had found a way to unlock the iPhone and make it work on the network of Globe Telecom, a local telecommunications firm. ...
The unholy Apple/AT&T alliance has been undone, but iPhone is ... InfoWorld

A doubly bad day for AT&T: Second iPhone unlock announced
tuaw.com, CA
As Erica announced earlier today, our colleagues at Engadget confirmed a software-only unlock for the iPhone that's got their unit happily working on the ...
Engadget announces first full-software iPhone unlock
At that time, he was happily engaged in making calls on his iPhone using a T-Mobile SIM. Today Engadget announces a full iPhone software-only unlock. ...

George Hotz, New Jersey Teen, Unlocks iPhone for Use With Any Network
National Ledger, AZ
"What I want is for people to be able to buy an iPhone, unlock it and use it." Regarding the legality of the maneuver, "it's totally legal," Hotz asserted. ...
First full-software iPhone unlock finally available
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com Engadget is reporting that a full iPhone software-only unlock is now available, courtesy of the iPhoneSIMFree.com team, ...

First full-software iPhone unlock finally available
TechSpot
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com Engadget is reporting that a full iPhone software-only unlock is now available, courtesy of the iPhoneSIMFree.com team, ...

Second iPhone unlock service to launch Saturday
My iTablet, AZ
Visual Voicemail is the conspicuously absent feature in the otherwise total unlock offered by both sites, due to its dependence on AT&T's servers. ...

iPhone unlock procedure posted
Reg Hardware, UK - Aug 24, 2007
Meanwhile, website Finding JTAG on the iPhone has posted a ten-step walkthrough to unlocking the iPhone that involves opening up the phone and soldering in ...
iPhone to be Thai MyPhone?
"I think this is a great thing for users," Hotz said. "What I want is for people to be able to buy an
iPhone, unlock it and use it."

Service That Offered To Unlock iPhone Told To Knock It Off
CrunchGear, NY
The holy grail of iPhone hacking/unlocking is a software-only solution, which the Web site iPhone Unlocking-"Set Your iPhone Free From AT&T&"-claimed it can ...

Hardware iPhone unlock tutorial: scary stuff
My iTablet, AZ
Anyway, if you've been waiting for the hardware unlock tutorial then here, feast your eyes; you'll need 20/20 and a steady hand if you want to follow the ...
Is It Legal To Unlock Your iPhone? Maybe, Maybe Not
iPhone Matters, MA
If you want to unlock your iPhone for personal use with another carrier that's perfectly fine. If you are aiming at selling that unlocked iPhone eying some ...

iPhone Matters 
AT&T legal hits the brakes on (commercial) iPhone unlocks
Ars Technica, MA
A second iPhone unlocking company that was gearing up to sell the service, iPhoneUnlocking/UniquePhones, also claimed to have a full software unlock. ...
Support the iPhone Dev Team for a free software unlock Ars Technica
AT&T Pushes Back Against Hackers iPhone Matters

New site pulls publicity stunt to showcase iPhone unlock software
TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia
iPhoneSimFree.com, appeared out of nowhere promising to commercially launch iPhone unlocking software very soon, but two things make this site stand out ...
iPhone cracked by hackers
A group of hackers have been able to unlock the iPhone, paving the way for the handset to be used by networks other than its sole US operator, AT&T. ...

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Your Content Is Calling

by Steve Smith, Tuesday, August 28, 2007
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT the voice channel is the under-utilized and under-appreciated piece of the mobile content and marketing puzzle. I say that it goes without saying because so many companies have been saying precisely that for a couple of years now.

I have covered and tried a number of schemes: radio stations rebroadcasting via voice, mobile podcasting, and even in-venue programming like sending the live chatter between NASCAR drivers and their pit crews to phones. I have no idea how many consumers may have adopted any of these models in a habitual way. I know that I tend to drop off from using them pretty quickly. Sometimes the initiation procedure is awkward, or I just forget the service is available. There is also the issue of content quality (usually grainy) and the convenience factor. You have to hold the phone to your ear in most cases to listen passively to a program, and have little control over fast-forwarding or jumping through an index. From a publisher and marketer's perspective, voice may seem like an unexplored channel, but from a user's perspective (well, this user) voice-over-phone is not ideal for content consumption.

Unwired Nation is an interesting attempt to leverage voice. First, it is an ad-supported publishing platform. The company announced deals with RSS feed aggregator Pheedo and others to vocalize their content, shape it into interactive calls to an opt-in user, and wrap it in ads that can contextually target the user. In Pheedo's case, its standard digest e-mails of a feed will be turned into a narrated pre-scheduled call. A decision tree in the call lets users select from the headlines they want to drill into for more of the story. "You do it in the form of a content-based alert, so every story might have a contextual promotion," says  Stacey Zuniga, Unwired's co-founder. About half a dozen publishers are integrating the solution now for formal launches in coming weeks. Pricing is in the $70 CPM range.

In the demo I tried, the opt-in call had the advantage of being brief and interactive. Rather than having to sit back and listen to radio on your phone (which is a special kind of torture), you can punch a key to get the full story or a deeper blurb after reading the concise headlines.

The ad spots are interesting, too, because they are relatively non-interruptive. The very brief spot lets you hit a key to get more information via email or SMS rather than hijacking the voice content. Brevity seems to be a key to making voice content work, because having to sit with the phone to your ear through content you don't really want is much like sitting through the Gatling gun prattle of a telemarketer before you can step in and say "not interested." Adding options and interactivity to the voice flow seems to undercut the tedium.

Unwired Nation is making available to a wider range of publishers and advertisers a platform it has been deploying on eBay for years. EBay bidders have the option to get phone alerts on their auction to monitor and make final bids as the auction closes. Unwired calls bidders about three-and-a-half minutes before the bidding closes, and key presses let them enter final bids.

Since the end of last year, Unwired Nation has been selling contextual ads into this space, mainly to other eBay Power Sellers who can target categories of interest with additional sale offers. The 8- to 10-second ads run in the beginning of the call while the bidding information is being retrieved. Zuniga claims a click-through rate of up to 14% on these spots. For eBay, Unwired Nation already does between 600,000 and 1 million calls a month, he says.

Of course the question becomes whether an opt-in voice content platform works in the long run for a range of information. The success of this approach at eBay may have a lot to do with the nature of the content and the audience. For the rabid bidder, having real-time access to the last moments of an auction is part of the eBay sport, and getting called by your content is not an annoyance but a service that enhances the drama. For a fantasy sports nut, getting voice notifications of a player injury or trade may be appealing, although I am not sure why a text message wouldn't be better. For content that invites high levels of involvement and passion, where we crave a sense of closeness to a breaking event or moment, then voice content delivery can be welcome.

But that level of intimacy also makes voice a risky and unpredictable channel for any kind of automated delivery.  For an RSS feed? Well, I don't know if I want my headlines calling me. Just as consumers loathe the idea of telemarketers accessing them in the special private zone of a cell phone, I am not so sure I will want a daily call from my news alerts service, even if I did opt into it. Any channel that a consumer also uses for high-value, highly personal relationships holds tremendous promise and danger for a publisher or marketer. In order to get into that zone, you need to have a service that is of real value and importance to the user. I think voice alerts are different from SMS or email messages. It is a channel that could and should be used, but I suspect it will require careful programming.

After all, if I wanted to tap my foot impatiently while waiting for a voice on the other end of the line to get to the point, well, I would just call my mom.

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Contributing writer Steve Smith is a longtime new-media consultant and columnist, and current editor of Digital Media Report for MinOnline.com and Mobile Media Report for TelecomWeb.com Contact him at popeyesmith@comcast.net. 

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Apple, Inc. iPhone Lawsuit

It has only been two months since Apple launched its iPhone and already several lawsuits has been filed. The class action claims Apple failed to disclose to customers that the iPhone was locked to only accept AT&T Subscriber Identity Modules or SIM cards and that the unlocking code would not be provided to iPhone owners. The lawsuit also claims iPhone owners would incur substantial roaming fees for using iPhone's data features while traveling internationally. The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of the state of New York County of New York on behalf of all those who purchased an iPhone between June 29, 2007 and August 27, 2007 and where not informed of the inability to unlock their phone codes. 

One plaintiff traveled to Mexico and was charged $2,000 in international data roaming fees for using his iPhone. He tried to purchase a SIM card from a foreign wireless carrier which would allow him to utilize voice and data networks at fees substantially less than the $2,000 roaming fees charged by AT&T. However, Apple locked all iPhones so that they cannot be used with a non-AT&T SIM card. At the request of the consumer, AT&T does provide unlock codes for all other non-iPhone phones. 

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Nokia Batteries - New Law Suits
Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006 have been recalled. Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries in a cel phone could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge. This advisory applies to 46 million cell phone batteries manufactured by Matsushita. So far, there have been approximately 100 incidents of over phone battery heating reported globally.


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Veritec, Inc., Launches Tickets via Cell Phone

Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club, St. Paul, Minn., is the first organization to use Veritec's new cell phone-based technology

August 16, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Van Tran, CEO of Minneapolis-based Veritec, Inc., (OTCBB:VRTC), today announced Veritec's launch of a revolutionary new products named PhoneCodes© that allow consumers to buy and receive tickets, as well as gift(s), or customer-loyalty rewards via an electronic media using Veritec's 2-D barcode technology. The Saint Paul (MN) Saints baseball club and their ticket processing company, Glitner Corporation (NY), in conjunction with Veritec, Inc., has become the first organization to employ the new technology. Veritec's new TicketCode© (a 2-dimensional bar code) allows cell phone owners to purchase an event ticket and have the ticket (TicketCode©) sent to their cell phone. The day of the event the gate attendant will scan the TicketCode© from the cell phone, validate its authenticity and admit the patron once validated. Said Ms. Tran, "We are honored that the Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club had the enthusiasm and foresight to become the first organization to adopt our new technology, which will not only save an organization the paper and printing costs of a physical ticket, but the TicketCode© is also environmentally friendly. In addition, consumers will never have to fear losing their ticket, since the ticket is stored in their cell phone," Ms. Tran continued. "There are very few things we don't allow into Midway Stadium," said Saints President Mike Veeck. "The wave and neckties come to mind. No tickets? This is a very cool technology and will revolutionize how we do business." Veeck continued.

To name only a few of it's many other uses, the Veritec's 2-D Barcode, PhoneCodes©, not only work for the distribution of tickets (TicketCode©) but can be used to send gift certificates, GiftCode©, for birthday, anniversary, graduation, or whatever else, as well as coupons, CouponCode©, for customer loyalty rewards such as two-meals-for-the-price-of-one at restaurants, discounts on purchases exceeding a certain dollar value at retail stores, and as a receipt when purchasing products over the Internet, a ReceiptCode© can be sent to the customer's cell phone as proof of purchase.

Ms. Tran concluded, "We believe Veritec's new PhoneCodes© plus an individual's imagination can now take marketing campaigns to a whole new level."

About Veritec, Inc.

Founded in 1982, Veritec offers a patented line of microprocessor-based encoding and decoding system products that utilize Matrix SymbologyT or 2-Dimensional Barcode technology owned by Veritec's wholly-owned subsidiary, VCode Holdings, Inc.

Veritec's encoding and decoding systems allow users to create and apply unique identifiers to the products in the form of a coded symbol which enable automated manufacturing control, as well as identification, tracking and collection of data through camera, readers and scanners also marketed by Veritec. The collected data is then stored in the 2-D barcode available for contemporaneous verification or their user-definable purposes.

Recently, Veritec is making its presence known in banking markets by introducing its new "V$C" Visa Debit Card as well as a Bio-ID card using the VSCode®, with robustness, security features, and data storage capacity up to 4,000 bytes, stores the owner's fingerprint minutiae along with other critical personal information that positively identify the card holder. The VSCode® with capacity to store fingerprint information is a great tool to enhance card security such as driver license, passport, tribal ID, student ID, visitor ID, guess worker ID, and more. Please visit Veritec's website at www.veritecinc.com to learn more about Veritec technology.

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Contacts

Veritec, Inc.
Barry ZeVan, 763-253-2670
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InsideTelephony - Global Telecom Portal and Magazine Launched with a Claim to provide Quality News & Updates regarding Telecom Industry

Advertising, Media Consulting, Marketing Research Press release from: InsideTelephony.com
(openPR) - InsideTelephony - Global telecom portal and magazine launched with a firm commitment to telecom professionals and executives of telecom companies to provide quality News & Updates regarding Telecom Industry.

When Garaham Bell discovered he could send voice signals thorugh a wire, he didn't know his invention will lead to the development of an industry worth billions of dollars. 21st century with all its other dimensions of change also diversified the technologies & mediums for voice communications. Lot has happened till this moment. The convergance of Information Technology (IT) with Telephony and then a resultant in the form of a new telecom era are un-ignorable happennings for anyone who is either a user of telecommunication services or an entrepreneur. We at InsideTelephony.com present a website that will act as a full of information portal for those who want to know the insights of telecom industry - that includes telephony, Voice over IP (VoIP), wireless, telecom hardware & software.

InsideTelephony.com team includes a bunch of telephony related - or lets be more broad - telecom related professionals, analysts and entrepeneurs. From AT&T, Vonage, BT to Avaya & Etisalat, InsideTelephony.com has contacts in every region of the world. These sources act as primary sources of information, analysis and feedback while publishing our content on the website.

This website covers following key ares of telecom indsutry:

Telephony that includes both wireline & wireless.
Voice over IP (VoIP) related technologies, software & hardware
Wireless Technologies ranging from WiFi to WiMax
Media - including copper, fiber, coaxial and others
Equipment - form all vendor companies
Software - Billing & other telecom OSS / BSS related software
Customer guide - to let the customer understand things better before buying
Business guide - for telecom entrepreneurs.

InsideTelephony.com is an information oriented website. Any queries related to company can be forwarded to info@insidetelephony.com.

InsideTelephony.com team includes a bunch of telephony related - or lets be more broad - telecom related professionals, analysts and entrepeneurs. From AT&T, Vonage, BT to Avaya & Etisalat, InsideTelephony.com has contacts in every region of the world. These sources act as primary sources of information, analysis and feedback while publishing our content on the website.

www.InsideTelephony.com
info@insidetelephony.com

+92 333 5266 163

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New Law Suits: Apple iPhone and AT&T
It has been only a month since Apple launched its iPhone and already a lawsuit has been filed regarding its battery life. The class action claims Apple and AT&T unfairly steered its user base towards buying frequent and expensive iPhone battery replacements via a non-replaceable battery. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of all purchasers of the new iPhone; more than 500,000 units were sold in the first week of sales.

The iPhone is a sealed unit with its lithium-ion battery soldered on the inside of the device so that it cannot be changed by the owner. The lawsuit claims the enclosed battery can only be charged approximately 300 times before it will be in need of a replacement. Customers must pay a $79 fee to have the iPhone battery replaced and are also charged $29 to rent a replacement phone to use during the iPhones repair.

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Dallas, Texas-based full service firm making phone-friendly versions of websites.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 2, 2007 -- YELLOW7 Interactive has launched a new service for their clients: mobile-friendly websites. Mobile phone and PDA sales have been skyrocketing, with four mobile devices being purchased for every one personal computer.

Jason Burgess, principal at YELLOW7, believes many businesses aren't taking advantage of this growing audience because they are unaware of the limits of mobile technology. "While the networks that support mobile devices keep getting better, the amount of content available to a mobile phone or PDA is extremely limited," said Burgess. "And you aren't reaching this audience if you don't complement your web presence with a mobile friendly website design."

Simplification is the operative word in mobile website design, since the complex designs and large images of most websites aren't viewable on most phones or PDAs. Developing in the .mobi language, YELLOW7 will help businesses get noticed by an audience that has previously been missed, taking a current website's content and distilling it down to the basic elements visitors need, making it mobile browser friendly and easily navigable.

"There's just a huge chunk of the tech-savvy world out there who aren't being catered to because businesses haven't been paying attention to them. While it's great to have a fancy Flash website that looks pretty on a desktop, there are a lot of people searching for you online via PDA and phone who simply can't see all of your wonderful bells and whistles," said Burgess, "This isn't about going low-tech and converting your website to something simple; it's about adding another element to your online presence that reaches a wider group of people."

About YELLOW7 Interactive
YELLOW7 is an interactive and search-focused agency with over 10 years experience in marketing, website design and optimization. YELLOW7 works with its clients on a per project basis or on a multi-level, multi-functional marketing strategy. Based in Dallas, Texas, with a presence in California, New York, and Florida, YELLOW7 has worked for Honda, the Washington Redskins, Nextel and Travelocity, among others. For more information, visit www.yellow7.com.

YELLOW7 Interactive
3102 Maple Ave, Suite 450
Dallas, TX 75201
469-362-4613 Office
information @ yellow7.com
www.yellow7.com

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Phone: 972-731-6720
Website: http://www.yellow7.com

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