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Teen trades hacked iPhone for new car
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.

George Hotz, of Glen Rock, N.J., said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a Louisville, Ky.-based mobile phone repair company.

Hotz posted on his blog that he traded his modified iPhone for "a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones."

"This has been a great end to a great summer," Hotz wrote.

The 17-year-old Hotz said he will be sending the three new iPhones to the three online collaborators who helped him divorce Apple Inc's popular product from AT&T's network. The job took 500 hours, or about 8 hours a day since the iPhone's June 29 launch.

Hotz made the deal with Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, who also promised the teen a paid consulting job.

"We do not have any plans on the table right now to commercialize Mr. Hotz' discovery," Daidone said in a statement.

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Deal or No Deal wrote on Aug 30, 2007 1:16 PM:

" This kid is a genius! if you were this kid and you were put in the same situation you all probably would have done the same thing. If someone offers you a car and job you would probably all take it to! Heck they should throw in a college education also! America is so blinded by money and greed that I am waiting for another depression/recession so people will realize the value of america. In today's age a college degree isnt even good enough anymore... someone is always going to be looking for something bigger and better and cheaper... when is it going to end... "

New Car? wrote on Aug 29, 2007 12:52 PM:

" Isn't it supposed to be illegal to tap into someone elses system like that? He may have the smarts to do something like that, but what else does (or did) he do? And gets a new car? Something smells "fishy" with this. "

to BN Republican wrote on Aug 29, 2007 12:31 PM:

" Your sentiments are what is wrong with our society. You imply that the wealthy should control all ingenious thinking in society. Shame on you. "

BN Republican wrote on Aug 29, 2007 10:59 AM:

" New car? This country is going you know where in a handbasket. This kids should have been imprisoned for daring to modify the perfection produced by our glorius corporations. Ingenuity is for those employed by the wealthy, not for some kid. "

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