I've posted about how the iPhone (above) changed my view of journalism, by putting me in the shoes of younger readers who prefer getting news on smartphones and other handheld devices. Here in Brazil, where I'm celebrating Carnival, I've seen several iPhones -- even though they should not work in this country. Apple has not partnered with a service provider here.But Brazilians, like more and more consumers in the United States, are paying hackers to unlock their phones so they can use them with Telecom Italia and other carriers. They have even found ways to unlock their phones a second time after downloading new iPhone software that ordinarily would "brick" the iPhone for good. Prices are exceptionally high: Affluent Brazilians pay $800 -- double the U.S. price -- to buy the phones, plus another $300 to the hackers. That's an enormous sum in a country where the nation's currency trades for nearly half the U.S. dollar.
[Image: Apple]
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