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Profile of the Gourmet Haus Staudt beer hall recalls the chaotic days of the 2010 iPhone 4 prototype leak and the chaos that ensued

It was probably Apple’s most famous security breach in the company’s 47-year history, and it was at least partially fueled by alcohol. On Thursday, March 18, 2010, a drunk Apple software engineer named Gray Powell left an iPhone 4 prototype on a barstool inside Redwood City’s Gourmet Haus Staudt beer hall. This seemingly innocuous act […]

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Apple launches Spoken Editions section of iTunes, provides narrated content from dozens of publishers

If you love audiobooks, this could be nifty. On Monday, Apple announced its new “Spoken Editions” section of iTunes, which will feature narrated content from a number of online publishers in the form of audio-only podcasts. These Spoken Editions are available both in the iTunes storefront, as well as in Apple’s Podcasts app, for easy […]

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Rumor: Verizon iPhone to be announced Tuesday

With multiple signs pointing towards the imminent release of Verizon’s iPhone, the Wall Street Journal has stated that a new deal will “upend the balance of power in the industry, ending Verizon rival AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the device and leaving smaller players like Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA facing two well-capitalized competitors […]

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New fourth-gen iPhone prototype photos emerge, A4 processor seems likely

Right, this may be about the time Steve Jobs totally loses it and unleashes his new eye lasers. Per Vietnamese web forum Taoviet, a series of photos, including a teardown of the hardware, has been published showing a newer and more refined fourth-generation iPhone prototype than the one obtained by Gizmodo last month. The pictures […]

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Fourth-Gen iPhone prototype locator uncovered

The individual who found the lost fourth-generationan iPhone prototype, then reportedly held onto it for weeks and sold it for US$5,000 has been identified as Brian Hogan, a 21 year old resident of Redwood City, California. Per Wired’s Threat Level blog, Hogan attorney Jeffrey Bornstein told Wired that Gizmodo has “emphasized” to his client that […]