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How to turn an iPhone into a doorstop

By Bill Husted | Monday, October 1, 2007, 08:32 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Modifying - modding - high tech equipment is practically a given. For those who enjoy technology finding ways to customize or add features is part of the fun.

That sure happened with the iPhone … within days there were all kinds of nifty new unauthorized programs for it. And some users modified the phone so that it could be used on other carriers.

So what a shock and horror when - for many of these modders - last week’s update turned some iPhones into expensive doorstops (OK, they’re too small to be a good doorstop).

You can read about it here.

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