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Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty Im free at last...:bigcry:


ummm, to dramatic :confused:

ok then :bounce:

(just thought we needed something like this if some of us don't want to venture out into the main forum, by the way, do we already have a thread like this? Sorry if we do)



iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal

Owners of iPhones and other smartphones are one step closer towards taking complete control of their gadgets, thanks to a new government ruling Monday on the practice of "jailbreaking."

This weekend has seen a flurry of activity about digital rights, but the biggest news dropped Monday morning, when the FCC announced that it had made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal.

Jailbreaking — the practice of unlocking a phone (and particularly an iPhone) so it can be used on another network and/or run other applications than those approved by Apple — has technically been illegal for years. Most jailbroken phones are used on the U.S. T-Mobile network or on overseas carriers, or are used to run applications that Apple refuses to sell, such as Safari ad-blocking apps, alternate keyboard layouts, or programs that change the interface to the iPhone's SMS system and the way its icons are laid out.

While technically illegal, no one has been sued or prosecuted for the practice. (Apple does seriously frown on the practice, and jailbreaking your phone will still void your warranty.) It’s estimated that more than a million iPhone owners have jailbroken their handsets.

Apple fought hard against the legalization, arguing that jailbreaking was a form of copyright violation. The FCC disagreed, saying that jailbreaking merely enhanced the inter-operability of the phone, and was thus legitimate under fair-use rules.

The upshot is that now anyone can jailbreak or otherwise unlock any cell phone without fear of legal penalties, whether you want to install unsupported applications or switch to another cellular carrier. Cell phone companies are of course still free to make it difficult for you to do this — and your warranty will probably still be voided if you do — but at least you won’t be fined or imprisoned if you jailbreak a handset.
 
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#3,394 ·
Novak and Ana have such great chemistry together! :hearts: But I'm a Nolepova fan at heart :oh:

SuperTennis will be showing doubles from Brisbane now! :hearts: ES would've never done it!
 
#3,397 ·
I love Novak and Ana so much :lol: Novak is so hilarious and both of them are so adorable. They are always so funny when they play with each other :hearts: I love the part during the changeover when the music was Gangnam Style, and Novak told Ana to come to dance with him, and Ana used the towel to cover her face to avoid the embarrassment and ignore him, then Novak forced her to dance :rolls:
 
#3,407 ·
Nole is great! Definitely my favorite player on the men's tour :cheer:

Just got back from the gym. What is everybody else doing? :)
 
#3,420 ·
Yanina's gonna be like this at the end of this match isn't she :hysteric:

 
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