Apple iPhone Unlocked, Works in Europe

Well, it's official. Hackers in Europe have apparently unlocked the Apple iPhone using nothing but a SIM reader/writer and a blank SIM card. The phone is now capable of making/receiving calls as well as SMS messages. Just a SIM - that's mighty nice.

The patch has been tested in the Orange UK network. According to descriptions, if Total Unlock is released, it may be patching the baseband firmware - which won't alert the network, but is just sufficient to get around an auth check in the firmware.

And the whole cost? US $96.00.

Via Gizmodo