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Teen Hacker Switches iPhone Carriers

Expert coders, solderers can ditch AT&T with procedure

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 24, 2007 4:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – A 17-year-old New Jersey student has unlocked Apple's previously AT&T-exclusive iPhone, the AP reports, potentially opening the floodgates for users who want to use the vaunted handset with other carriers. Teen hacker George Hotz used a complex combination of software alterations—and hardware soldering—... Read full story »

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