Apple a director of task force that raided Gizmodo journalist's home

Apple is among a group of Silicon Valley firms that are listed as helping to steer the California police task force that raided the home of a Gizmodo journalist who published photos and information of Apple's fourth-generation iPhone prototype.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 63

California authorities seize computers of Gizmodo editor

Armed with a warrant, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home last week and seized four computers and two servers in its felony investigation of an obtained prototype iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 530

Police investigating events surrounding Gizmodo's iPhone prototype

The computer crime task force of the Santa Clara County district attorney's office is investigating the Gizmodo purchase of an Apple prototype iPhone to determine if criminal charges will be filed.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 402

Apple engineer frantically searched for lost prototype iPhone

The person who found a prototype iPhone at a California bar did not notify the owners of the establishment or contact the Redwood City Police Department after obtaining the device, according to a new report.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 268

iPhone prototype teardown foreshadows longer battery life

The prototype iPhone that found its way outside of Apple's grasp was disassembled, revealing a tightly packed interior with much smaller components, allowing the device to be thinner than its predecessor while also making space for a much larger battery.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 87

Prototype iPhone was left at bar by Apple software engineer

A 27-year-old Apple software engineer who was field testing Apple's unreleased fourth-generation iPhone left the top-secret device sitting on a bar stool after drinking a German beer in Redwood City, California, Gizmodo reported Monday evening.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 161

Gizmodo paid $5K for exclusive iPhone 4G prototype [u]

Allegedly "lost" in a bar in Redwood City, Calif., Apple's next-generation iPhone prototype was obtained and revealed by Gizmodo months before its expected formal announcement by paying a hefty sum.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 79

Confirmed next-gen Apple iPhone seen in person, disassembled

Apple's next-generation iPhone has been obtained by Gizmodo, confirming the forthcoming hardware's forward-facing camera, high-resolution 960x460 display, camera flash, a secondary mic for noise cancellation, and a number of design changes in the new-look device.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 394

Purported prototype next-gen iPhone has MicroSIM slot, two cameras

New photos of an alleged fourth-generation iPhone surfaced over the weekend, with a handful of reports claiming the device is indeed a prototype device that somehow slipped away from Apple, sporting dual cameras with flash, a high-resolution screen, and a slot for a MicroSIM card.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 86

AT&T restricting employees from taking vacations in June

Apple's fourth-generation iPhone could go on sale as early as June, according to a new report which mentions that AT&T has blacked out the month for vacation days in apparent preparation for the handset's launch.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 18

Canadian wireless carrier claims next-gen iPhone to arrive in June

Apple will stick with its June launch for a new iPhone this year, with the next-generation handset scheduled to be released in just a few months, according to one Canadian wireless provider.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 60

Apple's iPhone 4.0 beta includes linked contacts, iChat sounds

A couple of new discoveries were made this past weekend by developers familiarizing themselves with the first external beta of Apple's iPhone 4.0 operating system, namely the addition of a linked contacts feature and the presence of iChat sounds in the resource files.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 54

Verizon CEO's comments interpreted to mean no iPhone until 2011

When Verizon's CEO earlier this week said a CDMA-compatible iPhone on his company's network would be "Apple's call," it dampened hopes of a Verizon iPhone appearing in 2010.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 55

iChatAgent, Note syncing over MobileMe discovered in iPhone 4.0 [u]

Developers working with the new iPhone Software 4.0 beta report the existence of a new background process named iChatAgent, the same process used by iChat on the Mac [Updated with alleged evidence of forward-facing camera as well]. Meanwhile, Note syncing via MobileMe and a handful of other enhancements have been highlighted in a series of screenshots.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 18

Apple's Game Center aims to be like Xbox Live for iPhone OS

Apple on Thursday announced Game Center, its new social gaming network that will allow gamers on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to see what their friends are playing, challenge them to an online match, or compare scores in specific titles.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 39

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