Having read reports here and here about the volume of iPhone’s that weren’t registered to ‘official’ networks I decided to find out just how difficult it was to unlock, activate and jailbreak a UK iPhone. The answer, as it turns out, is ‘surprisingly simple’. Having performed the process, I am surprised there aren’t actually a [...]
Archive for February, 2008
February 22, 2008
TECH: Symbian and the Nokia N95 8GB
By benfrain in Tech-tipMy on/off love affair with the Symbian operating system dates back to the Psion 3a handheld computer. The Psion 3a (still have it in my loft) was a beautifully engineered device. Despite only having a small monochrome screen it allowed all the basic office based tasks in a tiny dependable unit. This was back in [...]
February 6, 2008
TECH: Have Apple and O2 done enough to tempt you yet?
By benfrain in Tech-tip, WritingSince this post we’ve already seen talk plan increases for the iPhone: both extra minutes and extra texts. Also any user grumbles about the 8GB storage size of the iPhone have now also been addressed (you can stump up even more cash for the 16GB model). However, it still seems likely that once the effects [...]
