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Apple has warned that anyone attempting to unlock their iPhone to use with an unauthorised mobile network could find their phones irreparably damaged . The company said that modified mobiles would become "permanently inoperable" once Apple updates were installed. It follows a flurry of hacks claiming to unlock the phone, which is tied into the US AT&T network and O2 in the UK. Apple has denied that it is "doing anything proactively to disable iPhones that have been hacked or unlocked".

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top world cell phone maker Nokia unveiled a thin "Barracuda" phone and six other handsets priced under 100 euros ($135.65) on Thursday, including its cheapest 1200 model expected to sell for 35 euros. The Finnish firm, which sells more than a third of all cell phones across the world, repeated it expects the global market to grow this year by up to 10 percent from a year ago level of 978 million handsets. Nokia(NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile , Research) has a strong position in emerging markets, but in developed markets Motorola (MOT.N: Quote, Profile , Research) and Samsung (005930.KS: Quote, Profile , Research) have attacked it with popular thin phones. The Barracuda, or Nokia 2630, is slightly below 10 millimeters (0.4 inch) thick, comparable with most rival thin phones. The handset will hit the shelves next quarter, with an estimated retail price of 85 euros, excluding operator subsidies and taxes. "At these prices, the largest volumes are sold -- on ...