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Bootloader Reportedly Unlocked on the DROID RAZR HD, RAZR M, and More (Updated)

Kellen April 7, 2013 130

This is not a joke, nor is it April Fools' Day 2.0. Dan Rosenberg, aka @djrbliss (the man that roots all things Moto), has apparently unlocked the bootloaders of many of Motorola's recent releases, including the RAZR HD (MAXX HD too), Atrix HD, and RAZR M. We...

DROID DNA Finally Receives S-OFF

Kellen February 18, 2013 13

A couple of weeks ago, the DROID DNA received somewhat of an S-OFF through the work of a phone repair shop who had a special tool that they would use on your device should you be willing to pay at least $45. It really wasn't all that practical. And hopefully,...

DROID DNA Receives S-OFF Via JTAG, Will Cost You at Least $45

Kellen February 7, 2013 79

The DROID DNA has S-OFF! Throw a party! Pull out your $45 for it! Wait, what? That's right, there is a method to get S-OFF on your HTC DROID DNA, but it'll cost you. You also can't do it yourself and will need to part ways with your phone for a number of days....

HTC Responds to Criticism Over Takedown of HTCRUU.com

Kellen January 30, 2013 45

Last week, the dev community threw a bit of a fit over the takedown request that lawyers of HTC enforced on HTCRUU.com, a site that posted up leaked or unreleased RUU firmware for HTC's devices. Some questioned the need to do this move now after having...

Verizon Galaxy Note 2 Bootloader Unlocked Again, After Latest Update

Kellen January 28, 2013 22

When Verizon released a surprise update to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 that was listed as nothing more than a "security patch," we knew it meant only one thing - they had locked the bootloader again. Since then, users who updated early have been waiting...

Unlocking of Carrier-tied Smartphones to Be Illegal Starting Tomorrow, has Nothing to do With Bootloaders

Kellen January 25, 2013 138

Back in October of last year, news broke over a change in the legality of unlocking smartphones that were attached to carriers or purchased on-contract. The Librarian of Congress decided that as of January 26, you are no longer allowed to unlock your phone...

Bootloader Unlock Released for Verizon’s Galaxy Note 2

Kellen December 12, 2012 55

The Galaxy Note 2 bootloader has been unlocked. Thanks to Adam Outler and the folks at XDA, Verizon's version of this oversized phone has "gone from the most secure device on the market, to the least secure device publically available." The process itself, to...

HTC DROID DNA Bootloader Unlock Method is Back

Kellen November 25, 2012 69

After Verizon and HTC decided that they weren't fans of you unlocking the bootloader on your brand new DROID DNA through HTCDev, something we first reported as being possible, owners of the device waited impatiently for a work-around or fix to the problem to...