I’ve been reading Engadget for a good few years now, they (in particular the opinions and interests of writer phil torrone) have opened my eyes to flickr to web 2.0, they introduced me to podcasting, to RSS – I learned everything I know about PSP cracking from their blog.

They have a great staff, a cutting-edge knowledge base that no main-stream zine, blog or rolling news service can get close to. They know people, and they make em talk.

Earlier last week the creators of iPhoneSIMFree got in touch with the Engadget crowd, gave them a demo of the first application to unlock the iPhone from software. Although the app didn’t complete the process (due to the servers iPhoneSIMFree will contact to verify licenses or something being out of operation– or … something) Engadget have put a lot of faith in these guys, have even said that this is 100% legit- will work, will unlock the iPhone.

I’m just saying- this is a big gamble, no? I really hope tomorrow (when the app is ‘launched’) it’ll all work out, and when I get my mitts on the iPhone (Friday, hopefully) I’ll be unlocking it to work no-problem in the UK. Something that at the moment is nearly impossible. I love this being at the forefront of technology, not much of it really matters- i mean this isn’t real life but its a great community activity in a weird way. i’m stoked, watch it happen here.

Update: So, the day is here- and the verdict is: Yes, the iPhone has been unlocked- with a bloated price tag to go with it (end-user sales of up to $100 per license!) iPhoneSIMFree is the simple app you need to unlock your iPhone for worldwide use. See: Engadget, Gizmondo, TUAW. I’ll give my report from Edinburgh next weekend (when the phone arrives) :D