Motorola responds: Locked bootloader doesn’t brick phones. It bricks phones.

Motorola responds: Locked bootloader doesn’t brick phones.  It bricks phones.

The other day, we voiced our disgust over rumors that the eForce chip (that will supposedly be standard fare on Motorola devices moving forward) would render phones bricked/useless/glorified paper weights if custom ROMS of any type were attempted to be flashed. Protecting your hardware, software, and consumers is one thing. Actively trying to shut down legitimate avenues and uses for someone’s purchased hardware after the fact is downright asinine. So what does Moto...

Blackra1n dries up after 3.1.3 update.

Blackra1n dries up after 3.1.3 update.

Frequent the digital underground of those ruthless and highly violent iPhone jailbreakers? It’s not nearly that dramatic or sinister, though Apple would like you to think otherwise. Truth be told, jailbreaking is a liberating experience. It gives back to you, the owner of the device, the reigns to do just about whatever you want. Nifty stuff. With that said, obtaining such forbidden fruits came with several options. There is the ever infamous and stable...