Monetization for the creator economy continues to be a huge issue and opportunity, but creators mostly have to lock themselves into platforms like Patreon to realize their value. A better method would
The feed has become the all-powerful determiner of success for creators. Facebook, Patreon, Medium and other platforms have amassed considerable power over creation, determining what gets seen, by who
Passwords, geez those things suck. You may not need them to login to your computer in the future, and Chromebooks might be the first PC device to offer that feature natively, according to some hints f
A big request from parents regarding iOS has been that Apple implement user accounts on its mobile devices, in order to make it so that a parent can sign in with greater access to device features and
Google has a patent application published today (via Engadget) that would make the standard system of unlocking a device much more intelligent, using a smartphone's built-in sensor to change your secu
All the salacious headlines are (mostly) true -- as of today, you can't unlock a carrier-subsidized smartphone on your own before the contract associated with it runs out without technically running a
<a HREF="https://techcrunch.com/tag/iphone">iPhone</a> unlocks are usually a tetchy experience - you have to have the right firmware on the right model iPhone at the right time. Now, however, thanks t
It sometimes feels like a absurd story without an ending, trying to track who is attacking whom in the mobile patent game. But Google has now secured one patent that may demonstrate how companies are
Been waiting to upgrade your iPhone? Can’t because it’s unlocked? Well, wait no longer. Sherif Hashim, an iPhone hacker, has discovered an exploit that seems to unlock the latest baseband.
<a href="http://purplera1n.com/"><img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/purplemac-215x158.png" width="215" height="158" /></a>Only a couple of days after George Hotz became the fi
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/unlock.gif" />The Interweb is a tizzy over the 3GS unlock/jailbreak and the Dev Teams decision not to release it until there is a new fir
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/scaledlock.jpg" />An old exploit that worked to control the iPod Touch 2G can be used to take control of the iPhone 3GS, ensuring that ca
<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/picture-4-300x171.png">The dev team has released their latest carrier unlock, ultrasn0w, It requires a quick <a HREF="http://blog.iphon
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/applewwddcc.jpg">Apple stores <a HREF="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/26/apple_stores_now_selling_iphone_3g_without_a_contrac
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/photo.jpg" /></a>I just installed the latest yellowsn0w (0.9.4) and reset all my network settings (Settings->General->Reset->Res
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/yellowsnow.jpg"><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/yellowsn0w/">Yellowsn0w</a>, the illustrious iPhone 3G unlocking software, dropped
Yellowsn0w, the illustrious iPhone 3G unlocking software, dropped with the Times Square Ball yesterday, but the first beta edition didn’t work for many. Hopefully the updated 0.9.4 beta from the
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YellowSn0w is out and it's ready to rock. Here's how to become SIM-independent.
1. First, download <a href="http://www.quic
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Put on your woot hats and prepare your fun cannons because the iPhone 3G is getting its <a href="http://blog.iphone-dev.org
Got just about any GSM BlackBerry laying around that you want to take to another carrier, but just can’t seem to find anyone who can get the job done? You’re in luck. From the darkest pits
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