Ever since someone was able to ‘unlock’ an iPhone (as in, not be limited to using AT&T as their carrier), they have became the latest craze for iPhone consumers both old and new.  Well, it looks like Apple has had enough of the whole unlock fiasco and has released a patch that “could wreak havoc or permanently disable phones that carried unauthorized programs designed to unlock the handset from the exclusive use of AT&T’s network.” as stated by this article.  The obvious question now is, how will the phone hackers retaliate so they can get the new features and fixes of patches without compromising their unlocked iPhones?

pple Inc. issued a software update Thursday that the company said would create problems for iPhones that have been modified to use a cellular carrier other than AT&T Inc.

Apple warned earlier this week that the iPhone update - which adds access to the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and fixes some security flaws - could wreak havoc or permanently disable phones that carried unauthorized programs designed to unlock the handset from the exclusive use of AT&T’s network.

Several gadget enthusiast Web sites, including Gizmodo and Engadget, as well as online postings from hacker communities reported that, depending on which unlocking program was used, certain modified phones no longer worked after they installed the software update. In some cases, the phones would work, but only with the original SIM card that ties the phone to AT&T.[more]

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