We placed our bets on Gawker as a possibility for the next blog network to be acquired, and founder Nick Denton placed his money on a new redesign that was supposed to take the 9 sites that make up the network beyond the blog. At least for now, Denton is losing his bet.
Gizmodo received heavy media coverage for publishing photos and specifications of an unreleased iPhone prototype, but some – including Apple, have questioned the legality of how the company came into possession of the top-secret device. According to Gizmodo accounts, the phone was left in a bar by Gray Powell, an Apple employee out celebrating his 27th birthday.
Apple, who is notorious for secretive testing and release practices that make the military look chatty, isn’t amused.
So last Friday, San Mateo police armed with a search warrant broke down Chen’s door and seized business cards (really?), 3 MacBooks, 2 digital cameras, 1 Dell desktop, an IBM Thinkpad, 2 external hard drives, a Motorola phone, an iPhone, an iPad and a server.
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