Steve Jobs 'personally asked Gizmodo to return secret iPhone prototype to Apple'

Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, desperately tried to persuade a website to return an “invaluable” 4G iPhone prototype, after it was left in a bar by a company engineer, court documents have disclosed.

According to newly released California state court documents Jobs, also the company's chief executive, personally contacted Brian Lam, the editor of Gizmodo.com which obtained the sensitive device, asking they return it.

The New York-based technology gadget website said it would only return the device if Apple confirmed its authenticity.

Steve Jobs 'personally asked Gizmodo to return secret iPhone prototype to Apple'

Another iPhone 4G prototype gets reviewed

After the big saga of iPhone > Grey Powell > Gizmodo > Jason chen > apple > steve jobs. First the prototype of iPhone 4G was disguised with others in bar which was accidentally left by apple engineer Grey Powell.

This prototype was discovered by the Gizmodo people and was review by the popular tech blog site Gizmodo.com. This made apple's Steve Job angry and made jason chen house raided by police and computers were seized.

This great apple-gizmodo made a healty hyped talk around the world and as well as in World media.

Now iPhone is back on news. This time a Vietnamese forum Taoviet.vn has posted images of the iPhone 4G prototype. This was soon followed by a YouTube video uploaded by Tinhte.com.

Unlike Gizmodo's iPhone 4G, this version was turned on and it did not seem to run the iPhone OS. The phone was a prototype did not respond to any input methods. The back panel of the phone has a large camera with LED flash.

The device also lacks the screws at the bottom that were present in the phone that Gizmodo acquired.

An deeper look into the dismantled phone revealed an Apple-branded chip that reports suggest could be a reduced version of the A4 processor found on the Apple iPad.

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So what do you think ?? Is apple trying to get as much as attention as it need before its much awaited launch ?? Becozzz apple is know to guard their secrets very well but why these iPhone prototype types are out???

Another iPhone 4G prototype gets reviewed

Police search home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen over lost iPhone 4G

Article appeared on guardian.co.uk

Six computers and other items seized by task force from San Mateo police - in a case that could turn into a test of whether bloggers can claim journalistic exemptions.

California police have taken six computers and other items from the house of Jason Chen, the editor of the gadget blog Gizmodo who appeared on a video on the site showing off a lost Apple iPhone prototype which, it transpired, had been bought from a middleman for about $5,000.

Police search home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen over lost iPhone 4G

The iPhone May Have Made Gizmodo Richer by $150,000

Article appeared on labnol.org

Gizmodo, the popular gadget blog that everyone is now talking about for their iPhone 4G scoop, may have paid a hefty price to buy a non-working prototype of a phone but the site owners may still be having their biggest paydays ever.

The iPhone May Have Made Gizmodo Richer by $150,000