ChevronWP7 Labs announced back in April that they would no longer provide Windows Phone unlock codes after deciding to “discontinue the ChevronWP7 Labs experiment.” Yesterday they revealed that unlocked phones will start to relock after August 11th. The process will not be automatic but will occur as soon as devices are connected to Microsoft’s Zune PC software. The team behind […]
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Chevron Labs closes shop with free App Hub membership for users
Early this year, Chevron Labs sold out of the unlock tokens it offered users to “developer unlock” their Windows Phone 7 devices. The US$9 codes, which had been provided by Microsoft, had been meant to make it easier for potential developers to become published developers by lowering initial costs. While Chevron Labs left the door open at the time that […]
ChevronWP7 group sells out of WP7 unlock tokens
It is not often that an unlocking tool is supported by the company that makes the operating system. Chevron Labs was given this honour when it released its ChevronWP7 utility back in November. For US$9, developers could “developer unlock” their Windows Phone 7 devices without incurring Microsoft’s ire. But it’s not quite as simple: ChevronWP7 got the unlocking tokens from […]
Chevron Labs releases ChevronWP7 Windows Phone unlocker
Chevron Labs, the same team that released the unlocker tool called ChevronWP7 to allow for application sideloading on the original Windows Phone software, is back. The new ChevronWP7 will once again allow users to unlock their devices, letting them run unsigned apps (also known as homebrew apps). We believe Windows Phone development should be accessible to anyone. We are providing […]