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More Apple iPhone Hacks?

Nobody likes cell phones locked to a carrier and under contract, especially Asian and European gadget aficionados. That could explain an abundance of Apple iPhones getting hacked for unlocked use on other networks in foreign countries.

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu wrote Wednesday in a report that iPhones are appearing in roughly 35-40 different countries. Yet Apple has only released phones for use in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.

“Out of the 4 million iPhones shipped, we estimate that at least 1 million, and perhaps as high as 1.5 million, may be hacked,” Mr. Wu wrote.

The Apple analyst said the number of hacked iPhones may exceed expectations. Still, he doesn’t worry about unlocked iPhones taking a bite out of Apple revenue (Apple gets a percentage of monthly carrier fees). That’s because iPhones only generate 3 percent of Apple’s overall revenue, he wrote.

 Source: Red Herring