Holy crackers it's real! IPhone 4 in the wild

[gnmwilliams]

This guys toast...

The Tale of Apple's Next iPhone - Iphone 4 - Gizmodo

[Guest ScottD]

Meh... I'll stick with my open source Android phones.

[TripleDigitRide]

Marketing genius. No way that phone was accidentally left in a bar. Even Apple is finally noticing they no longer have a stronghold on the smartphone market.

Now the service providers for the iPhone need to drop their prices on 'unlimited everything' plans.

[Chucktshoes]

Great piece of marketing there. Strategically create the right kind of leak to enhance the buzz in a increasingly tight marketplace. For a company like Apple who is notoriously tight lipped, this is perfect because any leak is going to be big news in the market.

[Il Duce]

and look no flash. goodbye iphone and hello temporary blackberry bold

[Guest db99wj]

and look no flash. goodbye iphone and hello temporary blackberry bold

Yes it does. Third item under the "What's New" heading.

wish the monthly unlimited plans would come down a bit.

[TripleDigitRide]

and look no flash. goodbye iphone and hello temporary blackberry bold

It's been rumored that Adobe is on the verge of releasing a flash player for the Palm WebOS and iPhone.

[gnmwilliams]

Yes it does. Third item under the "What's New" heading.

wish the monthly unlimited plans would come down a bit.

I thought that too at first but the "flash" it's talking about is for the camera. I doubt it will ever support Flash with HTML 5 becoming popular. Many websites are already switching over to HTML 5 due to it being more stable and less vulnerable to security issues. Plus, HTML 5 uses far less system resources than Flash.

[Guest db99wj]

Camera flash, software flash.....I get it. My bad!

[Guest drv2fst]

I'm ready to order one now.

[Wrangler]

It's been rumored that Adobe is on the verge of releasing a flash player for the Palm WebOS and iPhone.

Nope sorry no flash on the iphone. If you read the developer t&c's it basically says no flash will be allowed to used. Apple has pretty much said there will be no flash ever on the iphone.

[TripleDigitRide]

Nope sorry no flash on the iphone. If you read the developer t&c's it basically says no flash will be allowed to used. Apple has pretty much said there will be no flash ever on the iphone.

You're correct. I hadn't read up on it too much as of late. I see that Adobe recently announced that the release date for a version of flash player for mobile devices has been pushed back again. Now we're looking at later this year. They are openly placing some of the blame on Apple.

Sounds like they should toss this idea in the trash and worry about HTML5.

[jeffmem]

This says there is a flash??

This Is Apple's Next iPhone - Iphone 4 - Gizmodo

[Guest drv2fst]

There seems to be some confusion about the definition of Flash. I'll try to clarify. The flash that Apple reportedly included is a CAMERA flash. The Flash that Apple is purposefully banning from all iPads, iPods, and iPhones is a software technology by Adobe called Flash. Apple believes that this Adobe Flash technology is wasteful of CPU and battery resources that are limited on mobile devices.

[kb4ns]

Yep, I'll have to agree with the previous poster who's gonna stick with Android. Better system IMHO and not over-hyped.

[Il Duce]

well i got my blackberry bold 9000 an its a whole lot better phone. better reception, better speaker, faster. i love it

[Daniel]

Still think it's an engineered leak?

Criminal charges possible in case of prototype iPhone leak | Phones | iPhone Central | Macworld

Criminal charges possible in case of prototype iPhone leak

Update: Gizmodo has reported that editor Jason Chen’s computers have been seized by the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, an inter-agency task force based in Silicon Valley that investigates technology-related crime. Gawker Media’s lawyers are contesting the search warrant on the grounds that the California penal code prohibits the issue of warrants for a journalist’s belongings in matters related to their work.

The Internet went nuclear last week over Gizmodo's decision to pay $5000 for a next-generation iPhone prototype found in a bar. While many believe the tech blog’s decision to pay for secretive technology that clearly didn't belong to the seller is unethical, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s office may also weigh in with its own, more significant decision: whether or not to file criminal charges against the seller, the buyer, or both.

The district attorney could act by early next week, according to reports in The New York Times on Monday and last week at Cnet, and we're not talking about slap-on-the-wrist misdemeanor charges, either. Under California law, the theft of an item worth over $950 can be ruled a felony and though an ordinary iPhone obviously doesn’t cost that much, the fact that Gizmodo paid $5000 for the device could be used to establish its worth and make felony charges an option. Gizmodo parent company Gawker Media told BusinessWeek on Friday that it had not heard from any law enforcement personnel.

Gizmodo’s editor, Brian Lam, claims that Gizmodo has returned the device and that the blog “didn’t know this was stolen when we bought it.” But California law states that a person who uses someone else’s lost property without permission may be guilty of theft. Charges are more likely to be filed against the seller of the iPhone, but it’s all too possible that Gawker Media could also find itself in hot water with the law.

[Daniel]

Police Seize Jason Chen's Computers - Iphone 4 leak - Gizmodo