Ok, so first we got reports that unlocked iPhones coming out of France's Orange network were actually only kind of unlocked. You see, the iTunes-based unlocking method for Orange iPhones still requires Apple's blessing to roam free on non-Apple-sanctioned networks. It looked like Orange and Apple had colluded to give unlocked-iPhone customers a semi-unlocked handset - one that could work on any no

Got your Apple iPhone unlocked? Then don’t upgrade to the Apple iPhone OS 2.2, as although it doesn’t appear to be a worldwide issue at the moment, but some iPhoners are reporting that the iPhone 2.2 update has locked their legally unlocked Apple iPhone. It appears that this locking issue happens if a legally unlocked Apple

Apple on Wednesday offered its most in-depth explanation yet for the current shortage of iPhones for sale, which it blamed both on buyers' desire for unlocked iPhones and on the company's underestimating demand for the device after January.

Here's a little update to our previous report (from iPhone Atlas) that iPhones unlocked by France's Orange may still be locked to carriers within French borders. iLounge has gotten word from Orange spokesperson Louis-Michel Aymard. We're going to go with the official claim and believe that unlocked iPhones are truly unlocked for use on any network around the world. Orange clarified the unlocking i

Apple seems to be ready to sell the iPhone as an unlocked device. All that is happening of course in other countries. Apple’s Hong Kong website is announcing its customers that they can purchase unlocked iPhones 3G and use it in any network. iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with

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Apple wants iPhone customers to not only buy their handset locked to an exclusive wireless operator's network, but Apple has been forced to re-evaluate their  business model when it released the iPhone in France. Telecom regulations in France required that Apple and Orange sell unlocked versions of the iPhone if the pair wanted to launch

No wonder Apple's revenue sharing negotiations with China Mobile for the iPhone didn't go as planned. China Mobile itself is claiming that something like 400,000 unlocked iPhones are already in use on its network. With the iPhone black market doing as well as it is in China, Apple would be hard pressed to guarantee iPhone

According to reports, Apple has agreed to sell unlocked iPhones in Italy without a mandatory two year contract. Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) will offer Apple’s upcoming 3G iPhone without a contract and will instead share revenue from the Apple’s Smartphone. Many Italians prefer prepaid cellular plans, so this will give consumers in the country another

If you weren't sure where all those off the grid iPhones are, it's time to stop looking under the sofa and look towards China Mobile. According to telecoms analyst In-Stat, the operator has 400,000 of the Apple devices on its network - that's one in every ten iPhones sold. “We have never doubted that the iPhone