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All posts tagged "chevronwp7"


Monday, January 2, 2012

ChevronWP7 Group Currently Sold Out Of Unlock Tokens

Posted by Richard Chao in "Windows Phone Software" @ 10:47 AM

http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-...tokens-sold-out

"ChevronWP7 made a big splash in the Windows Phone communities as it allows individuals to unlock their devices for a small fee. Unfortunately, the future of the program is a bit uncertain; the group is currently discussing internally about if they will offer more unlock tokens."

The group behind the ChevronWP7 unlocker tool announced via their twitter feed that their tool was no longer available because the initial purchase of 10,000 unlock tokens had all been sold. Chevron group are currently in discussion internally and with Microsoft whether they want to purchase more tokens or simply abandon the tool. The hesitation, according to Rafael's tweet, appears to stem from difficulties in dealing with PayPal disputes, supporting customers and inaccurate information as published by the media.


Friday, July 22, 2011

$9 is What it Will Cost to Unlock Your Windows Phone 7 Device

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Windows Phone News" @ 01:30 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2360...hone_for_9.html

"The Windows Phone 7 hacking brigade known as ChevronWP7 are due to release their officially sectioned app, allowing users to install homebrew apps, any day now. Chris Walsh of Chevron has revealed the $9 price tag for their unlocking app in a recent tweet."

So you want to side-load apps onto your Windows Phone 7 device easily? How does paying $9 sound? It seems pretty reasonable to me, though it's unusual for "hacks" like this to cost money. On the flip side, most hacks like this don't come with the blessing of Microsoft. Will you be using the ChevronWP7 unlock method?


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

What's Coming In The First WP7 Update

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Windows Phone Developer" @ 09:00 PM

http://blog.walshie.me/2011/01/25/f...-that-are-real/

"It's hard to believe something like this was missing, but even more so people actually missed using it (the generic excuse from fruit phone owners when bagging the platform). Sure there are certain scenarios where it's required, but only a few...Having said that, in the first update you're getting copy and paste. For reals!"

This cat's been out of the bag so long, it's begotten a litter. But the details count - copy and paste will only be available in a text control box, which somewhat limits its usefulness. I'd be interested if it works on web pages with IE, for example. The other two big items - WP7 will work much faster than ever, and the sideloading security hole exposed by the Chevron WP7 tool will be closed. Not exactly an overhaul update, but there's meat on them thar bones.


Sunday, January 23, 2011

Microsoft To Hacker: Have A Go

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Windows Phone Developer" @ 08:30 PM

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2...indows-phone-7/

"20-something firmware magician GeoHot (George Hotz) has already been sued by Sony for jailbreaking the PlayStation 3, and caused a major stir in the iPhone dev community when he released limera1n. So what next for the ambitious young hacker? How about taking a stab at Windows Phone 7?"

Despite temporarily taking down the Chevron WP7 tool that allowed sideloading of apps, Microsoft continues to be less than draconian about shutting out would-be hackers. In this instance, it's almost a dare to hacker GeoHot (mugshot above), with an offer of a free development device thrown in for good measure. I hope MS stays the course on this - I for one ain't that keen on the gated marketplace concept, especially since half the countries WP7 has been introduced in still have no official access to Windows Marketplace.


Monday, December 13, 2010

MMS Fix for Unlocked Windows Phones Released

Posted by Adan Galvan in "Windows Phone News" @ 07:00 PM

http://wpcentral.com/samsung-wp7-ho...nfiguration-mms

Recently, an issue was discovered with some unlocked Windows Phones, in which MMS would not work if a new SIM was placed into the phone. For some reason, Microsoft did not provide functionality that would allow for automatic (there are some exceptions) or manual reconfiguration of Windows Phones MMS settings. This has led some industrious programmer to provide a homebrew solution to configure the MMS settings for your device. To use the program you will however have to jailbreak your device using ChevronWP7. If any of you have run into this issue or decide to jailbreak and use the app please share your experiences with us.


Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Chevron WP7 Unlocker Pulled

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Windows Phone Software" @ 05:30 PM

http://www.chevronwp7.com/post/2057...windows-phone-7

"Earlier today, we were contacted by Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7, to discuss the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool...we established a mutual understanding of our intent to enable homebrew opportunities and to open the Windows Phone 7 platform for broader access to developers and users...To pursue these goals with Microsoft's support, [he] has agreed to engage in futher discussions with us about officially facilitating homebrew development on WP7. To fast-track discussions, we are discontinuing the unlocking tool effective immediately."

Just days after being posted, the ChevronWP7 tool that allows sideloading of apps onto WP7 devices has been pulled - that's the bad news. The good news is that Microsoft, notwithstanding yesterday's statement, is willing to support homebrew efforts. Now the situation looks like the best of both worlds - the open free-for-all that characterised Windows Mobile development, and the locked down, officially supported marketplace approach of Apple. This is closer to what Google is doing with Android, with the crucial difference of having some official sanction; of course with the understanding that if you want to hack your device, anything bad that happens is on your head. I'm happy with this, especially since as of this moment there's no official marketplace access available in Malaysia, and sideloading is the only way to get anything on board.


Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Microsoft On Hacking WP7

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Windows Phone Software" @ 07:30 PM

http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-...ently-unusable/

"We anticipated that people would attempt to unlock the phones and explore the underlying operating system. We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. Attempting to unlock a device could void the warranty, disable phone functionality, interrupt access to Windows Phone 7 services or render the phone permanently unusable."

Well, I thought that MS shouldn't do anything too drastic about people rooting their WP7 devices, and it appears that they won't. The statement above, in response to the ChevronWP7 app that came out a few days ago (pictured), is the equivalent of "Do what you want, but it's on your head". But I think that's the best case scenario for everybody - MS can concentrate on the vast majority who aren't power users, and disclaim any legal liability from those who want to push the boundaries a little bit.


Friday, November 26, 2010

ChevronWP7 Allows Sideloading On WP7

Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "Windows Phone Software" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20...ocker-released/

Well, it had to happen. Now the real question is to see what Microsoft does about it. I don't think the full lock down treatment a'la Apple was ever really intended, but neither is the free-for-all that is Android. Some happy third way? I don't know about you, but I'd veer toward allowing a modicum of freedom - if you're going to go out of your way to root your device, then you'll know (and should be willing to bear) the consequences.


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