Apple warned on Monday that iPhone owners who have used unauthorized programs to unlock the cellular service feature of their handsets may end up with a phone that does not work.

Since the iPhone made its debut in June, hackers have posted a number of methods online to make it possible to use iPhones on cellular networks other than that of AT&T, the exclusive official carrier.

Apple executives say they have discovered that many of those unauthorized unlocking programs damage iPhone software.As with any Apple product, hacking will void the warranty of an iPhone, Apple said.

Philip W. Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president for worldwide product marketing, said in an interview. “It’s unfortunate that some of these programs have caused damage to the iPhone software, but Apple cannot be responsible” for those consequences.

Vijay Mallya, the chief executive of India’s fast-growing Kingfisher Airlines, has purchased a 50 percent stake in Epic Aircraft, a maker of small planes based in Bend, Ore.

Kingfisher has been expanding rapidly and ordered dozens of new Airbus planes at the Paris air show this summer. Kingfisher is the first Indian airline to place an order for Airbus’s giant A380 aircraft. Continue reading…

India won the BSNL Asia Cup hockey tournament by defeting  Korea by 7-2 in the final in Chennai. India scored first goal in the fifth minute of the match, led Korea 3-1 at half-time.

 Image : Indians celebrate after winning 2007 Asia Cup in Chennai

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Bajaj No. 2 motorbike maker in India , would stop producing two-wheelers at a plant in Akurdi, Maharashtra from Sept. 1 as it shifts production to a new plant in Waluj near Aurangabad.

The Pune plant produces Kristal and some units of K-70 motorcycle. These will be shifted to Waluj from September 1.

Pic:Bajaj Kristal sleek is for girls

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