Archive | April 23rd, 2010
Gizmodo scoops another Apple product [Video]
What a week for Gizmodo. First they leak photos of the upcoming iPhone, and now they’ve gotten their hands on a purse left at a bar by an Apple employee. What a find! Check the video to see what goodies were inside. Warning – it’s hilarious!
Continue reading...Silicon Valley Police begin probe into “missing” iPhone
23. April 2010
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Police in Silicon Valley have begun investigating the story behind the prototype iPhone that eventually made its way into the hands of Gizmodo. According to CNET, Apple has already spoken to the police, and the computer task force under the command of the Stana Clara County District Attorney’s office is exploring if criminal charges will […]
Continue reading...Lufthansa offers Gray Powell free beer and a free flight to Germany
23. April 2010
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Hours before losing track of the next-gen iPhone he was testing, Apple engineer Gray Powell was off having a good time and celebrating his 27th birthday at a German beer garden called the Gourmet Haus Staudt. While enjoying a few libations, Powell let his Facebook friends know about his affinity for German beer – “I […]
Continue reading...Another reason why the Apple/ARM takeover rumor never made sense
23. April 2010
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Earlier this week, a flash rumor that Apple was toying with the idea of purchasing ARM Holdings for an estimated $8.1 billion sprung up out of nowhere. Shares of ARM Holdings subsequently skyrocketed before ARM CEO Warren East put to rest a rumor that never really made much sense to begin with. With Apple already […]
Continue reading...Gray Powell was “devastated” after misplacing iPhone prototype
23. April 2010
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Overall, it’s been a good and bad week for Gizmodo. On the plus side, they can now lay claim to one of the biggest gadget leaks in tech history. Their detailing of the upcoming iPhone 4G months before its release not only seeped into the mainstream media, but also resulted in an unprecedented number of […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs email: “Life is fragile”
23. April 2010
In late March, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Lucile Packard’s Children’s Hospital to help drum up support for a proposed bill in California that would require individuals receiving their license to indicate whether or not they would like to be organ donors. As it stands now, drivers in California have to […]
Continue reading...Ryan Block on the Gizmodo/iPhone fiasco – are we overreacting?
23. April 2010
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Ryan Block, former editor-in-chief of Engadget provides a balanced opinion on what he calls the “greatest gadget scoop” he’s ever seen. Without getting into my own interpretation of the (supposed) events that led to the greatest gadget scoop I’ve ever seen — and whether it was indeed ill-gotten — I think it bears noting that […]
Continue reading...Nokia shares drop as company still lacks high-end smartphone competitor
23. April 2010
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Nokia shares dropped nearly 15% this week after the Finnish handset maker released earnings that, despite increasing from the same quarter a year-ago, failed to meet analyst expectations. For the first quarter of 2010, Nokia announced earnings of $0.09 a share on revenue of $465 million, a marked increase from the $160 million in revenue […]
Continue reading...How Apple concealed the iPhone 4G in a modified iPhone 3G case [Video]
23. April 2010
For as secretive a company as Apple is, there’s no getting around the fact that prototype iPhones need to be thoroughly field tested to ensure a modicum of bugs and network glitches. Pre-release iPhones also need to be well-disguised so that field testers can go about their business in complete anonymity. The solution? A custom […]
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23. April 2010
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