The New Jersey teen who hacked the iPhone is going to get his wish - well, at least one of them.
George Hotz, who last week found a way to manipulate Apple's new cell phone so that it will work on other networks besides AT&T's, is trading one of the two phones he hacked for a new car. And, as Hotz would put it, it's a "sweet" one at that, a Nissan 350Z.
"This has been a great end to a great summer," Hotz wrote on his blog.
The teen said he is trading the iPhone to Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, a Louisville, Ky-based mobile phone repair company. In exchange, Daidone is going to buy him the car and will give him three brand new iPhones, which Hotz plans to hand out to members of his informal team that helped crack the iPhone.
As part of the deal, Hotz will have a paid consulting job for CertiCell. He plans to visit the company's Kentucky offices later this week to demonstrate his iPhone hack in person.
 George Hotz, a 17-year-old hacker, is shown in his bedroom workspace... ( Carmine Galasso ) | Daidone and other CertiCell officials did not return calls seeking comment, but the company's Web site confirmed the consulting deal. Hotz initially tried to sell the iPhone on eBay, but said he ended the auction after it received multiple bogus bids. Instead, he solicited a deal through his blog, which is how he hooked up with Daidone. And now he's eagerly awaiting his new car. "I have it in writing," he said. "It's all signed and good." Now if only he could line up that Google internship he's gunning for |
Source: MercuryNews
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