Lumia 800 bundle coming to Microsoft retail stores on Valentine’s Day, $899 is the new price of love

Well, you knew the Lumia 800 would be coming to Microsoft’s chain of retail stores this month, but we bet you weren’t counting on an $899 price tag. That’s the word from our compadres at The Verge, who suggest that Nokia’s handset will initially be av…

Microsoft-approved Windows Phone 7 unlocker discontinued (for the moment)

Well, that was fast. Not two months after ChevronWP7 began selling $9 “tokens” to unlock WP7 handsets, the tool is being discontinued. WPCentral reports that ChevronWP7 made an agreement with Microsoft not to sell more than 10,000 tokens. Unfortun…

HTC updates bootloader unlock utility to support latest Android lineup

It wasn’t long ago that HTC’s bootloader unlock utility hit the masses, thereby righting the company’s silly decision to lock its phones down in the first place. Now, continuing its commitment to mod-lovers and those who appreciate freedom, The Hous…

HTC officially dissolves locked bootloader policy

The homebrew community may mourn HTC’s Thunderbolt, Incredible S, Sensation and EVO 3D, but the company’s controversial policy of locking bootloaders is no more. Following a tease yesterday, HTC CEO Peter Chou has decreed from on high — namely, HTC…