Fans of Apple Inc. are always anxious to tout the inherent superiority of the company’s hardware, software and even advertising.

But apparently that’s not stopping them from trying to unlock their cool new iPhones, so that the devices will work on other wireless networks besides that of AT&T Inc.

A few weeks ago, some teenager posted instructions about how to do it on YouTube.
Since then, other hacks have surfaced, and the issue has become serious enough that Apple had to issue a warning late Monday against such actions.

The company’s warning was as artfully designed as one of its machines.
The hacks “will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.”

Full Story Via Marketwatch.com

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