Gevey Ultra 5.1 and R-SIM IV Cannot Unlock iPhone 4 Baseband 4.11.08 and 4.12.01

This is the news that nobody wants to hear after a week of exciting new “unlock” breakthroughs.

About a week ago Chinese hacker loktar_sun’s unlock method was released and it took the world by storm because it was easy to do, the method is software-based, it can unlock any iOS or baseband particularly 4.11.08 and 4.12.01 and best of all it’s free.

The following day Applenberry and R-SIM developers announced their SIM interposers are also capable of unlocking any baseband. Applenberry introduced Gevey Ultra 5.1 and put a price tag of $49 while R-SIM IV was sold for $25.

While everyone was busy unlocking their iPhones, our gut feeling was telling us that Applenberry is actually using loktar_sun’s free method and selling it! How can they come up with an unlock after being silent for 6 months and then suddenly they have a solution after loktar_sun announced his method?

Another thing that got me suspicious was how it supposed to operate.

Under the product description page:

Insert your GEVEY™ Ultra 5.1 with your chosen SIM card to activate your iPhone 4 through iTunes. This may require several re-launches of iTunes. More instructions forthcoming.

Wait a minute, doesn’t that sound like loktar_sun’s SAM unlock method?

How about R-SIM IV? Well it was pretty obvious when they published the instructions on their website. I actually took the time to re-write them (pirated by unlockboot.com) and there was loktar_sun’s method written all over the place.

We all know by now that Apple had patched all their activation servers around the world. That means any unlock method that relies on ICCID exploit will no longer work, including Gevey Ultra 5.1 and R-SIM IV.

Applenberry has made an official apology to their customers for recalling Gevey Ultra 5.1.

Those who have successfully unlocked their iPhones, congratulations. Meanwhile, don’t forget to backup your activation ticket. Those who missed the boat, keep on hoping that another genius will find a new exploit. If yours is locked to AT&T, you can contact AT&T to see if your device is eligible.

Last but not least, we’re not trying to promote our services, but we want you to be aware that the only real solution for now can be found here.

SAM Unlock Method May No Longer Work as Apple Starts Fixing Activation Servers

Trying to unlock your iPhone with the SAM unlock method? If it’s not working for you, it may be that Apple had patched all their activation servers.

This is not very surprising at all because that’s how Apple works. As long as there’s a new unlocking method, Apple will find a way to stop it. While this is usually done through software and baseband update, Apple might also do drastic measures such as replacing the hardware. A good example would be replacing the chip on the new iPhone 3GS so that it won’t take baseband 6.15.00.
MuscleNerd (as usual) would tweet anything that has something to do with unlocking iPhones:

“Looks like Apple’s currently fixing their activation servers. But the good news is that previous tickets gotten via SAM trick still work.“

If you’ve successfully unlocked your iPhone and backup your activation ticket, you will not be affected. If you’re only trying to do this or with a different SIM card, you may get the following error in SAM:

Activation Info rejected. You must select original carrier SIMID of your phone

This is relatively easy for Apple because they only have to do majority of the work on their servers instead of rolling out a new iOS update.
MuscleNerd continued to elaborate:
 

Although many people have reported that this unlock method is no longer working, you should still try it before it’s too late. Remember to save your activation tickets too!
 
It’s very unfortunate that this free unlocking dream was short-lived. If you missed the boat, we’re now selling the unlock for iPhone 4 and 4S on all basebands.

Sorcery Conjures Story Trailer, Final US Box Art

Now that we’re a month out from the May 22nd launch of Sorcery, I’m pleased to show off our final box art, along a brand new trailer that dives in the story behind this much anticipated PlayStation Move title. バーバリー ヘイマーケットチェック スモールクロスボディバッグ (チョコレート) Some elements of the story were remarkably consistent throughout development process, while some have changed quite dramatically. The two main characters – Finn, the sorcerer’s apprentice, and Erline, his magical cat – were there almost from the beginning. We always knew they were on a quest to reach the Slumbering Palace at the heart of the Faerie Realm. However, WHY they were on this quest, and WHO was trying to stop them kept shifting. Here’s a look…

A lot of the details of the story grew organically out of gameplay. The team would have a cool idea for an enemy or a puzzle or an encounter and I’d weave the rest of the narrative around it. For example, the civilization of the bogeys (an early-game enemy) is crude and brutal because that’s how they behave when they attack. And a lot of the mythology of the Faerie Forest had its roots in the boss battle you fight there. We wanted the player to feel like there was a tight link between the story and the gameplay. Everything you do and see in Sorcery ties into the world or narrative in some larger way.

Sorcery: US box art for PS3

As development progressed, the story became more streamlined. Finn’s backstory – where he came from, how he became an apprentice – was pared down because it was getting in the way of kicking off the action. There was a whole sub-plot about a guild of fame-hungry rival sorcerers that just got dropped. And, as other バーバリー スモール ヘイマーケットチェック クロスボディ スリングバッグ (チョコレート) elements fell away, Finn and Erline’s relationship moved to center stage. At its heart, Sorcery is a road movie. You’ve got these two mismatched characters who’ve been thrown together on a quest to save the world and they’ve got to learn how to get along.

Stay tuned for more on Sorcery as we move towards our May 22, 2012 release.