| 29th September - "Hackers
Inc" are seeing red after Apple Computer released a software update that
renders useless - unlocked iPhones aka iPhones that have been altered so as to
be able to work with cellular carriers other than the official one, namely AT&T.
Hackers had it coming when earlier this week, Apple Computer warned about
its upcoming software -- that would not only offer access to iTunes and fix a
few security bugs -- but significantly, possibly end-up permanently disabling
the unlocked iPhones. Put-on-the-defensive, the hacker community has
responded saying that depending on the type of unlocking program used, iPhones
may or may not continue to work after installing Apple's newest software update.
In case of unlocked iPhones that live to tell of the software onslaught, they
will be workable only with the original SIM card that ties the phone firmly back
to official carrier, AT&T. Apple's move comes even as hackers were
about to dismiss the company's warning as a mere arm-twisting tactic. Meanwhile,
it can't be told how many people have actually managed to unlock their iPhones,
but from the looks of it, the activity has been particularly popular in Europe.
Installing Apple's latest iPhone update remains optional.
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