Teen unlocks iPhone with soldering iron

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http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=317542&area=/insight/insight_tech/

 

[bwana]

Apples's got more to lose than AT&T so you have to wonder what changes they'll make in the next revision.

 

[Stokstert]

This shows what can happen when it goes wrong

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/hardware-unlock-explodes-iphone-295631.php

 

[GTi]

If this can happen in a matter seconds, then how safe is the iPhone???????

 

[Ivan...]

cost of replacing broken iPhone < cost of two year AT&T contract?

If this can happen in a matter seconds, then how safe is the iPhone???????

I doubt its a safety hazard, the same way a tv or a toaster isn't a safety hazard, this ofcourse changes as soon as you start fiddling with it and start trying to do things to it that the makers of the device didn't intend.