Apple Won’t Try To Disable Hacked iPhones

Apple released a statement yesterday alerting the public that their manufacturer’s warranty will not be covering hacked versions of the iPhone. Apple also hinted that there would be some significant updates coming out for the model.

To clarify their position, Apple VP Phil Schiller was quoted saying that the update, “has nothing to do with proactively disabling a phone that is unlocked or hacked.” The fact that Apple won’t try to disable the phone doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible that an update will ruin hacked and unlocked versions of the model.

iPhone Beats HTC Touch And Nokia N95 In Usability Study

A Texas usability company, Perceptive Sciences, recently conducted a study to declare the most ‘easy to use device’ out of the Apple iPhone, the HTC Touch, and the Nokia N95.

From the panel that conducted the study, none had ever used any of the handsets and each person was asked to perform a set of basic exercises with each model.

The iPhone was declared to be the champion, not that it really means anything.

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