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What does it take to unlock the Apple iPhone? About 500 hours and a 17-year-old’s determined mind. A young New Jersey hacker claims he’s figured out how to unlock some of the restrictions on Apple’s iPhone, including finding a way to use the device overseas. The young genius was able to get the mobile to work on T-Mobile’s network, freeing it from its prior AT&T exclusivity restrictions. George Hotz spent about 8 days fiddling with the Apple gadget before he was able to make a call through T-Mobile—and that was his only goal. “It wasn’t to be rich,” the SF Gate quoted him. He’s not hiding the info either; in fact, he uploaded a how-to guide on his blog. “Another group, known as iPhoneSimFree.com, said on its site that it also had found a way to get around Apple’s locks and connect to T-Mobile. It offered proof to Engadget, a popular technology blog, which published a video demonstration, and said it plans to sell the software. In general, scores of hackers have been working on a way to make the iPhone compatible with other services since the phone debuted.”  "Hackers are going to have to stay one step ahead," said Raven Zachary, an analyst with the 451 Group research firm and the co-founder of the iPhone Developers Camp, which brought software developers together last month to brainstorm programs for the iPhone. "Each time Apple hardens the operating system to minimize unlocking, it's going to get more difficult for the hacker community to find a workaround to unlock the iPhone."
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