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Apple iPhone firmware broken almost immediately

article published on 12 November, 2007

Even though Apple has stated that it will open its vulnerable iPhone to third-party development in the near future, it seems they're still playing the cat-and-mouse game with hackers over their latest Firmware. Update 1.1.2 was released and later exploited almost immediately. Apple had released the update which was found to fix the once open loophole of TIFF imaging which previously ... [ read the full article ]

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WierdName
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_ 		12. November 2007 @ 16:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's the concept. If you tell a kid they can't do something, what's the first thing they are doing when you turn around? Then again, the massive price tag on the only thing you can do probably helps give motivation for the hacks...
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jasonyhap
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_ 		12. November 2007 @ 18:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why don't apple take a hint and unlock the frickin phones ......
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Jasper44
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_ 		12. November 2007 @ 19:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jasonyhap:
 why don't apple take a hint and unlock the frickin phones ......
Because they are getting a lot of money from At&t for the iphone data plans ......
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vinny13
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_ 		12. November 2007 @ 20:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What kinda' applications we talkin' here?
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m3_chris
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_ 		12. November 2007 @ 22:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jasonyhap:
 why don't apple take a hint and unlock the frickin phones ......
it's the 10 year contract that at&t paid for to keep them locked to their company only. Apple will not unlock them.
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huggy305
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_ 		13. November 2007 @ 12:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well all i can say is NicE One Hackers :)
Just think how much these companys are making out of the public......
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pryme_H
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_ 		13. November 2007 @ 23:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Even though Apple has stated that it will open its vulnerable iPhone to third-party development in the near future, it seems they're still playing the cat-and-mouse game with hackers over their latest Firmware.

I wonder if this is ever going to become a reality? Worms have once again chomped another bandaid fix by the rotten Apple.
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pmshah
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_ 		16. November 2007 @ 07:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I somehow have a feeling that all this hacking is somehow coming from someone within Apple itself.

Frankly if Apple was really serious about it they could very well have opted for the CDMA version which would have simply made the phone unusable after any kind of hacking.
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madman91
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_ 		16. November 2007 @ 21:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you can built it, you can break it.
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borhan9
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_ 		2. December 2007 @ 18:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jasonyhap:
 why don't apple take a hint and unlock the frickin phones ......
my sentiments exactly. ots all about money making in the end apple wants to make the most money out of deals it has made before it goes cross all carrier offically.
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phobet
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_ 		3. May 2008 @ 13:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If the phone were subsidized, I would buy one in a heartbeat. But since it is not, I cannot justify paying $500+ for a phone that is locked into one carrier. That is completely nuts.
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