New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC--all fine news organizations, to be sure. But the surefire sign a story's made it out into the zeitgeist is when our nation's premier fake journalist, Jon Stewart, makes fun of it.READ»
More and more info is leaking out about this rat's nest of a story about the lost iPhone. Now, it turns out that Apple did indeed pressure the San Mateo County DA to investigate the situation.READ»
Yes, bloggers count as journalists. See the precedent of O'Grady v. Superior Court, a 2006 case in which bloggers were sued by Apple for revealing a confidential new product. The court ruled that bloggers do indeed qualify for ...READ»
Alas, there is no definite ending here (not yet, check back!). So choose one:Gizmodo
loses! They bought stolen goods, bragged about it, profited from it,
and now Nick Denton is going to do a little time in San Mateo ...READ»
Alas, there is no definite ending here (not yet, check back!). So choose one:Gizmodo wins! After digesting the exceptions to exceptions, Gaby Darbyshire's invoking the journalist protection laws actually do hold water. The ...READ»
Well, that whole REACT thing sounds bad, but it may not be fair. Stephen Wagstaffe, at the San Mateo County DA, says Apple was not involved at all in REACT's search and seizure, and that he personally didn't know Apple had any ...READ»
The story thickens, as if a viscous cornstarch slurry or perhaps a roux was added to the stew. If Jason Chen, Gizmodo, and/or Gawker Media is under investigation for criminal activity themselves, then the journalist protection ...READ»
You're right. Apple absolutely has reversed decades of the most brilliant marketing strategy the tech industry has ever seen, and has decided to start intentionally leaking high-profile products to bloggers. Please continue to ...READ»
The search job turns out to be unexpectedly ill-prepared. The prosecutor assigned to the case feels the reporter protection laws don't apply and apparently he does not expect Gawker Media to immediately invoke them. The ...READ»
On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, broke down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he was out to dinner with his ...READ»
On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, breaks down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he is out to dinner with his ...READ»
On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, broke down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he was out to dinner with his ...READ»
Gizmodo has the iPhone prototype in their possession for about a week. Two of the site's top editors analyze the device inside and out. Jason Chen, the site's second-in-command, inspects the internals that make the phone run (or ...READ»
Secret Source is now in possession of, in effect, stolen property. His efforts to return the phone are inadequate, and now he finds himself with a highly valuable and rare device. The next three weeks are a blur. Secret Source takes ...READ»
The next morning, Secret Source makes a discovery: The phone has been killed remotely, and will no longer turn on. After playing with it a little, he discovers that the phone feels odd because it's a prototype iPhone in a ...READ»
Gizmodo has the iPhone prototype in their possession for about a week. Two of the site's top editors analyze the device inside and out--Jason Chen, the site's second-in-command, inspects the internals that make the phone run (or ...READ»
Secret Source has tried to return the phone, to no avail. He's now in possession of one of the most sought-after prototypes in the entire tech world, and he isn't sure what to do with it.He holds onto the phone for a couple ...READ»
The highly anticipated Palm Pre smartphone arrives in U.S. shops this Saturday, and today multiple reviewers have published their hands-on insights. All in all, they like it--a lot. But it has exactly the shortcomings we predicted.READ»
