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Hackers roll back iPhone firmware
WORRIED Iphoners who have used hacks were left in the deep end when Apple sent out a firmware upgrade which turned their phones into shiny, pretty bricks. However, hackers have figured out how to roll back the upgrade, reports Macworld.
Instructions, available here on an iPhone development wiki, have been tested by the folk at Macworld and it turns out they're in working order - a previously broken iPhone was reverted to a usable state although it had no access to the phone itself or data network.
This means that while the phone isn't working as yet, owners of the hyped kit can still use some functions like the Ipod and Wi-Fi features. However, hackers are working on unlocking the iPhone's baseband chip, which should allow for calls after sufficient tinkering.
A baseband hack may not be around for a while though, reckons security researcher Tom Ferris, who says that Apple has done a good job with the encryption on the latest firmware. Keep your i's peeled. ยต
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This iPhone saga is the best ongoing joke of the year. Immensely entertaining. Keep it up, Your Jobsiness ! Just like Microsoft with Vista, every day you give me more and more reasons to not buy your products.
...That Apple has to put up with Hackers like Wiindows always has to. Screw your customers and they'll fight back.
It's a win-win for Apple. I doubt it will fret losing the type of customers affected by the firmware update, and the money-hungry cellular network companies now have confidence in Apple's ability to protect their profits. Can Microsoft make that claim?

Just food for thought.....or at least a light snack.
go go hackers!

props to inq for setting up a comments section.
win win for apple? I don't think so, look at new advertisement campaign of Nokia in NY :-))

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2007-10/3653_NokiaX-XkontraXiPhoneX1.jpg

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2007-10/3653_NokiaX-XkontraXiPhoneX2.jpg
I'm selling those babies in Ukraine so have to keep up. But that firmware circus really gets on the nerves of the customers. + some stupid guys did upgrade to new version a hacked phone ))) and now willing to pay up to 200 USD for bringing all back )