Sure, no one was pleased when they realized that their Prime arrived with a locked bootloader. Asus shipped the device that way because of “content providers’ requirement for DRM client devices to be as secure as possible”.  As you might know, rooted devices will not play DRM content since there is a risk of piracy. However, they announced that a bootloader unlocking tool was coming. But when?

Now, an official tweet has revealed that it is indeed coming and it will arrive in February.  Unfortunately, there have been no hints regarding an exact date of release, and unlocking it will lead to a warranty void and also there won’t be any Google video rentals. We are quite sure that most folks looking to root it are not too worried about that.  Unlocking the bootloader bring good things, like allowing for a community released GPS fix.

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Telus today announced they are the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer “over-the-air DRM-free” music downloads. This comes as no surprise, music downloads traditionally from Telus would have been locked to your Telus phone, no other device or computer would be able to play the music until now.

DRM-free music allows Telus customers to transfer music they buy from the Telus Music Shop to any electronic device, smartphone, music phone, desktop or laptop computer. Anyone who purchased music previously that was not DRM-free, you will need to pay an extra $0.30 per track on top of what it originally costs, Telus calls it an “upgrade” to receive the DRM-free version. The purchase can only be made from the Telus media player or capable handset of course.

Telus has over 2.1 million songs, they are priced at $0.69, $0.99 and $1.29. Since Telus music phones are locked to the Telus Music Store, it’s the only way to get music onto your Telus music phone.

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