22.11.2010 20:50 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple retro-fitting iPhone 4s with tamper-proof torx screws

Apple has begun retro-fitting iPhone 4s brought in for service with proprietary torx screws, meant to keep customers out. Similar to those used to keep the new MacBook Air sealed, these screws are of Apple's own design and send a clear message: Do not enter. What would prompt such a move? No doubt the cottage industry of after-market conversion kits of white casing parts has something to do with it. The anti-tampering screws are showing up on recently-purchased iPhone 4s as well. On one hand, it's an understandable move: Apple makes no money on those kits. On the other, it seems like dirty pool. I've almost always be

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