Hacking days over for iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G wont be a hacker's paradise Apple’s war with iPhone crackers over; let the carrier price wars begin. According to Gartner Australia's research director of mobility and wireless, Robin Simpson, the number of global carrier agreements Apple has made this time around means the motivation for unlocking and shipping the iPhone 3G around the world will not be as prevalent as it was with the original iPhone. "I suspect the hackers will still be able to unlock them sooner or later...[But] there is no fantastic deals available from anyone anywhere in the world at this point in time. No carrier has announced something so attractive that you would want to get one from there and bring it over to Australia. "I think the motivation behind the cracking is going to be much less than it was last time," he said. Simpson believes the... [read full story]