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iPhone 3G unlocked via hardware hack
Less than a week after the iPhone 3G launch, a hardware-based unlock has been announced for the new phone. Gizmodo describes how the process works using the SIM card. Utilizing a special card on the back of the iPhone 3G SIM card, the phone is fed a forged International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), tricking the phone into working on a differe...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/15/iphone.3g.unlocked/
iPhone 3G Unlocked with SIM Card Adapter [Deja Vu]
Just four days after its launch, the iPhone 3G has been unlocked for the first time exactly like the original iPhone: using a special card that piggybacks to your SIM card, fooling the phone into...
http://gizmodo.com/5025249/iphone-3g-unlocked-with-sim-card-adapter
iPodObserver - ars technica Reviews iPhone 3G in Detail
An extensive review of the iPhone 3G was published by ars technica on Monday. Notable in the review are photographs that compare the iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G in detail and an extensive discussion of what's new and the enterprise readiness of Apple's latest incarnation of the iPhone
http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/36556
Hackers crack iBoot, dual-boot 1.x iPhone firmware
Hackers have managed to penetrate to one of the deepest levels in the iPhone 3G's software, according to claims. The makers of the PwnageTool say that in working on v2.0 of their software, they have managed to crack "iBoot," the command line used to communicate with the 3G's equivalent of a BIOS. iBoot is said to be present because iTunes require...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/14/iboot.iphone.dual.booting/