iPhone to Have New Secure Erase Feature

Not sure how a police detective in Oregon was the one to crack this, but he found a way to retrieve calls, emails, and contacts from a recently purchased refurbished iPhone that had “allegedly” been wiped clean. Not good news to the many businesses eyeing the iPhone, as well as the core users who chat and phone and email on their beloved handset.

The good news is that Apple is prepping a new version of its software that will wipe your iPhone clean. Verdict: Takes about an hour to erase the 8GB version, but that is one hour well spent.

‘According to official statements made by Apple during its developers conference earlier this month, as well as this press release, “iPhone 2.0 software will be available on July 11 as a free software update via iTunes 7.7 or later for all iPhone customers.”