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Jon Johansen claims he can bypass exclusive service provider of Apple's touchscreen phone to use Internet and music features.
July 6 2007: 9:50 AM EDT
MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) -- A well-known hacker claims to have overcome restrictions on Apple Inc.'s iPhone, allowing highly technical users to bypass AT&T Inc.'s network to use the phone's Internet and music features.
In a post dated July 3 on his blog, Jon Johansen, 23, a prolific hacker of consumer electronics gadgets since he was a teenager in Norway, said "I've found a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone" without signing up for AT&T (Charts, Fortune 500) service.
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