Apple is leaking iPhone 4G/HD prototypes everywhere, on two different continents. Vietnamese members from Taoviet first posted pictures of the latest iPhone prototype, which Tinhte then videotaped (tape?) and photographed some more. Afterward, Photoshopped images of the phone running iPhone OS 4 appeared. More »

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There is more than one leaked iPhone 4G/HD prototype in the world. This time, a Vietnamese source has published photos and a video of the unit, which looks identical to Gizmodo’s, save for missing screws on the bottom by the dock connector. More »

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“Finders keepers, losers weepers,” right? As it turns out, the finder might be the one crying in the Apple iPhone prototype scandal. 21-year-old Brian J. Hogan has been named as the discoverer of the lost device. His lawyer states that Gizmodo cajoled him into selling the unit, reassuring him “that there was nothing wrong in sharing the phone with the tech press.” Hogan’s story is that he thought he was selling the phone for Gizmodo to review, but Jason Chen instead proceeded to perform disective surgery on the invaluable prototype. More »

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Have you visited Gizmodo lately? For the sake of your intelligence, I suggest that you do not, but since it is my job, I have to. That website has always been Apple-centric (in many ways, so is Ziggytek!), but these past few weeks, it has gone overboard and beyond redemption. The blog is now an Apple operation –except it is unauthorized, just like the stolen iPhone teardown. More »

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The whole iPhone 4G prototype affair is not comedic for Gary Powell and Apple. Hopefully, soon it will not be funny for Gizmodo either. In the meantime, enjoy some levity from David Letterman’s long running Top 10 list of excuses that Powell can use for losing his iPhone. More »

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What I find even more entertaining than the iPhone 4G prototype leak is how Gizmodo’s lack of journalistic integrity has impelled the blog to endeavor self justification that is failing, big time. Following the reader comments on two Gizmodo lectures about its cleverness and open-mindedness, one cannot laugh at how a majority of its own fans are frowning upon the site. More »

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Well, at least Gizmodo’s $5,000 payment for the stolen iPhone prototype captured over 4.2 million visits to the page. I hope that Gizmodo got its money’s worth and enjoyed its fame because Apple has grounds to sue the blog for purchasing stolen merchandise. Writer Jason Chen professes innocence and says that they did not know the prototype had been stolen (yeah right!), yet the law does not require buyers to be aware of a commodity’s legality. Gizmodo is also in danger of facing California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act. More »

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