If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video has to be worth a couple grand.
This video shows off the Nav N Go iGo My Way 8 GPS, though oddly named, as the first commercial hardware GPS solution for the iPhone. Nav N Go’s site claims that the release of the product is “pending the SDK”, which, if the reports are true, is set to be unveiled sometime in the very near future.
They will use the Gomite locoGPS for the hardware end of things.
In my last post, I detailed a method that would allow you to hardware unlock a new model iPhone. Since then, things have progressed greatly on the software front and for the first time in quite a while, a software All-In-One package is released to unlock any model iPhone, including 1.1.3 OTB iPhones (8gb and 16gb).
Using a software called ZiPhone, anyone can unlock a 1.1.3 OTB iPhone. There are a few conditions to be met, and the software is a work in progress, but positive reports are across the board.
The dirty details are as follows from the bundled Readme:
Zibri has the scoop and download links (we’re going to shy away from direct links at the moment) but this is something that is definitely worth checking out. Click the blue Zibri link there to check it out.
It seems like a lot of people are interested in how to unlock a 16gb iPhone, because that exact search phrase has sent an odd amount of traffic to some seemingly unrelated posts here. So I figure, why not just give the people what they’re looking for?
Firstly, and most importantly - there is NO software unlock for an out of the box - otb - 1.1.3 firmware. Just isn’t happening, at least until 1.1.4 is released. That means that you are going to need a hardware method.
Editors note - As of 2/8/2008, there is a software method put out by GeoHot. That will be discussed later. The easiest of such is going to be a TurboSIM, or one of its Chinese knockoff counterparts.
For around $30 (USD), you can pick up a brand-neutral “Turbosim”. What this does is “tricks” your shiny new iPhone into thinking that the SIM card that you’ve just inserted (be it T-Mobile, Orange or otherwise) is actually an up-and-up AT&T sim card. But there’s a problem! The phone must be activated first, because no matter how much the iPhone thinks your card is valid, iTunes is going to disagree.
To bypass activation and “jailbreak” a 1.1.3 iPhone is no easy process, but Sbrocket at Macrumors.com has done an excellent job of doing so. You can read a thorough and excellent guide here. You will need to downgrade your phone to version 1.1.1 and then go back up through the upgrade process while jailbreaking at each step. This is time consuming, but its your only hope to use that large capacity iPhone on an unsanctioned network.
Once your device is activated and running, things get easier. Follow the instructions included with your turbo sim and attach the sim to the card sled. Insert into the iPhone, and you should be in business.
If you remain patient and follow ALL the steps outlined, you will be fast on your way to some carrier-unrestricted iPhone loving!
Not much to see here, folks. Apple has officially released a new, 16GB iPhone lacking anything in the way of spectacularly. If you had slightly more then 8gb of music or movies, then this might be a good option, but otherwise; its probably worth skipping.
If you are craving the larger size iPhone on a non-AT&T network, you can follow our guide to unlock 16gb iPhone.
You can pick up one to the tune of $499 at the Apple Store today.
While Dell seems to be denying the rumor (at the moment), British firm Marketingweek seems to think they will release some sort of Android platform PDA phone at the 3GSM conference. To quote;
“Marketing Week revealed last year that Dell was also planning a move into mobile phones after poaching Motorola executive Ron Garriques to run its new global consumer group (MW March 1, 2007).
Dell already produces personal digital assistants (PDAs) and strategy analytics director Neil Mawston says: “It makes sense for Dell to have a high-profile entry back into the market because its last effort with PDAs pretty much flopped.”
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