As Apple suggests dire consequences could come from users hacking the iPhone, one well-publicized former App Store program has made the jump to hacked hardware only.
Developer Sean Kovacs was surprised on Monday to discover that his GV Mobile client for Google Voice was to be pulled from the App Store — even though it had been available there for months. So, he responded this week by porting his once-paid application over to Cydia, the hacker software store for installing unapproved applications, for free.
If Apple is to be believed, those who “jailbreak” their phones to continue using GV Mobile could cause “potentially catastrophic” damage to cell phone towers, according to documents discovered by Wired.
Apple filed the statements with the U.S. Copyright Office, which is considering a request from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to legalize the jailbreaking of iPhones.
“A local or international hacker could potentially initiate commands (such
