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Police investigating lost iPhone prototype raid Gizmodo editor's home -- Engadget
The backstory of the lost fourth-gen iPhone prototype acquired by Gizmodo last week is certainly already the stuff of some legend, but hold on tight, because it just got even wilder: Giz editor Jason Chen's house was apparently raided by California's REACT computer crimes task force under the authority of a search warrant on Friday night and his computers and several other items were seized. That means a criminal investigation led by the San Mateo police and district attorney is almost certainly in full swing, which is, well, crazy. As you know, we published images of the iPhone prototype last Saturday, so we're tracking this story as closely as we know all of you are. For now hang tight and we'll share more info as we get it.
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I wonder what they are doing to the guy that lost it, behind closed doors...when this is what they are doing in the public's eye to someone who just took advantage of their carelessness.
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Does anyone see the irony of this considering Gizmodo's Apple fanboiism?
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The purchase of stolen goods is a crime, if the purchaser knew or had reason to believe the goods were stolen. Given that Gizmodo clearly knew that the device was a prototype at the time of purchase, there might be an argument for this case.
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After publishing all the details, holding it for over a week, and breaking into it. Yeah, Gizmodo are real saints.

They bought property from someone who had no legal right to sell it, wait check that, they KNOWINGLY bought something from someone who had no legal right to sell it. That is buying stolen goods. Thats a felony under California law. Gizmodo crossed the line by purchasing the device. If they had merely posted pictures and descriptions (ala Engadget) they would have been fine. But they didn't.

Not only that they a-holishly posted the engineer who lost the devices personal information all over the internet (yet kept Jason Chen's details private). Real class act those guys. What do you expect from a blog run by gossip mag company.
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was it lost, or stolen? i wonder how that would have it classified as property in ca. additionally, the real winner is apple. at this points hundreds of hours of prime time pimping of the apple i phone, thousands of articles and a lot of buzz. sure the product was unveiled a month or so early, but this is trumping the hell out of the "detroit free way" pictures youd see in the 80-90s with their new cars. you know the ones with panels and foam bumpers, etc. if this isnt a stunt pulled by apple, maybe they should consider it for before their next big unveiling...
 
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Shattered Dreams—iPhone Video Chat Might Be Wi-Fi Only - Iphone video chat - Gizmodo
More evidence, yes, that iPhone video chat will become a reality. But it also says indicates, quite clearly, that video chat might be restricted to Wi-Fi only, at least initially. Which isn't entirely unreasonable, given the massive strain already placed on AT&T's network by our non-video-chatting iPhones, or unexpected, given that simple one-way video apps are required to be gentle on AT&T's network.
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jwinslow said:
I thought that technology was pretty standard now, interesting to see that I can't get it in my part of cbus. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised though.
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i think the rollout starts this month. it has gps, so unless you are highly tech savvy likely arent getting around that...

i have a hard time understand why they wouldnt rule it out. bundle it as a service package with the dsl, cable, phone, cell phone, microcell, make a boatload, ease up on chewing up massive amounts of bandwith... put a stop to the complaints on mediocre service. unless they dont have the dsl, etc to support it... it is supposedly targeted for rural areas, which is odd, a lot of them still dont have highspeed bandwith... but it seems to be a really good idea for their problem spots, ie big cities such as ny, san fran, etc. even a few folks i know who have offices in downtown columbus said theyd pay more for better/faster coverage.
 
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Apple continues to play catch up by stealing Android features:

Why Apple Just Snapped Up a Voice Search Company - SIRI - Gizmodo
Apple just dumped a truckload of money at the doorstep of a startup you've probably never heard of, which makes a voice search iPhone app you've probably never used. Why? The answer, as usual, has to do with Google. So, this app: It's called Siri, and it's pretty interesting.
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The app promises to take your requests, and return you a result, whether it be the form of a search page, a booking at a movie, or other advice on what to do with your Friday night. Super-complicated queries like "Where can I find a table for two at an Italian restaurant near the mall, at 8:00?" are routed to the correct service, and within a few taps, in theory, you've got your rez. Not to mention, the app is infinitely expandable: Siri can plug just about any service they want into their app, which is really just a framework for recognizing and parsing voice commands. If you're wondering about the voice and parsing tech, it's legit—and at one point in its history, DARPA-funded.
So, anyway, back to the question at hand: Why did Apple buy them? The answer should be apparent in any recent screenshot of Android:
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See that little microphone icon? That's Google's voice search, which is present in all Android handsets that run version 1.6 of the OS or higher. iPhone OS's built-in voice search feature, Voice Control, is a glorified voice command system, meaning that it's phone-facing, and quite limited. Google's, on the other hand, is internet-facing, which means that when you're talking to an Android phone, you're talking directly to the Google search megasystem. Google's voice search isn't as ambitious as Siri when it comes to how it deals with the voice data, but at least it's there.
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Just got my 3gs a couple nights ago. I love this thing. I just have one question. When I delete apps is there a way for the remaining apps to "slide together" and "fill in" the empty app slots??

I did this from my 3gs :)
 
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I'm surprised nobody here has posted about this:

Steve Jobs slams Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

Steve Jobs slams Adobe Flash as unfit for iPhone Apple has been criticized for Flash omission, which limits iPhone's uses
By Barbara Ortutay
The Associated Press
updated 1:40 p.m. ET, Thurs., April 29, 2010

NEW YORK - For iPhone users who've been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for Web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve Jobs: No.

In a detailed offensive against the technology owned by Adobe Systems Inc., Apple's CEO wrote Thursday that Flash has too many bugs, drains batteries too quickly and is too oriented to personal computers to work on the iPhone and iPad.

This is not the first time Jobs has publicly criticized Flash, but the statement was his clearest, most definitive ? and longest ? on the subject.
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The key statement came from the AP author though, not Jobs:

It is, after all, up to Apple to control how users experience its products.
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Ummm... No. I buy devices so I can decide to experience whatever I goddamn want to experience however I goddamn feel like.

I'm really starting to root against Apple. They have all the arrogance of Microsoft ca. 2000, but without the market share.
 
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BuckeyeMac;1697725; said:
Just got my 3gs a couple nights ago. I love this thing. I just have one question. When I delete apps is there a way for the remaining apps to "slide together" and "fill in" the empty app slots??

I did this from my 3gs :)
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Hold your thumb down on the app you want to move until the apps start shaking. Then hold your thumb down their and drag the app to where you want it to be.
 
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BuckNutty;1698012; said:
Hold your thumb down on the app you want to move until the apps start shaking. Then hold your thumb down their and drag the app to where you want it to be.
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Is there a way I can do this without doing it 1 at a time?? aka shift them all at once???
 
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