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Aug 29 2007 12:00am EDT

The George Hotz Saga Continues

What's the latest on our pal George Hotz, the New Jersey 17-year-old who unlocked an iPhone? He reached a deal with a Louisville, Ky., company called CertiCell (catchy slogan: "Solutions for the wireless aftermarket."). The company gave him a car and eight iPhones in exchange for his services as a consultant of sorts.

Ummm -- after capturing the attention of the WORLD, doesn't that seem like a cheesy, disappointing sell-out? Where's the Oprah appearance?

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(The kind of car Hotz got...)

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