San Mateo County Judge Clifford Cretan today granted an application for the search warrant used to seize Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen's belongings to be withdrawn, and all his belongings returned.READ»
The case of the stolen iPhone just got stickier: The judge involved just ruled that, due to the massive publicity the story has received, there's no need to keep the search warrant a secret any more. It's been released, and it shows just how involved Apple was in the investigation.READ»
A leaked next-gen iPhone is the celebrity sex tape of the gadget geek world. Instead of purchasing it, Gizmodo should have just bought access to it, says San Francisco lawyer and trade secret specialist Lawrence J. Siskind. 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»
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»
The story behind the leak of the next gen iPhone has it all: breaking news, legal maneuvering, inter-blog competition, checkbook journalism, and Nick Denton's tweets. Here's the full story--at least, as full as we know right now. [Updated at 4:20 EST]READ»
The edgy, controversial Gawker Media is the shining star in the blogosphere, valued at an astonishing $300 million. In a move to further expand its reach, Gawker Media acquired CityFile on Feb 15th, an online directory of...READ»
Nancy Lublin
Columnist Nancy Lublin's day job is running Do Something, a not-for-profit organization inspiring and supporting 11 million youth volunteers. But she credits a decidedly adult pastime with sharpening her business ...READ»
In this age of user-generated content and citizen journalism, it might seem like newspapers are becoming yesterday's news. But there's more life in them yet.READ»
The most popular places in the blogosphere, according to Technorati, as measured by the number of links to those blogs during the past six months.READ»
Serial Webmeister Jason Calacanis survived the dotcom bust and went on to sell Weblogs Inc. to AOL for $25 million. He says his new search engine--powered by people, of all things--will give Google a run for its money. We almost believe him.READ»
