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Lost iPhone: Mistake or publicity stunt?
- April 20, 2010 4:16 PM |
- By POV
The Apple logo is seen on an Apple store in San Francisco. (Russel A. Daniels/The Associated Press)
A popular technology blog obtained a prototype of a next-generation iPhone that an Apple engineer left at a San Francisco-area bar, and Apple would very much like it back.
Gizmodo posted photos and video of the iPhone prototype Monday, detailing its new features, including a camera flash and a second camera for video chatting.
The phone prototype -- dubbed the iPhone 4, or 4G or HD in blogs -- also has a higher-resolution screen, a larger battery and a smaller micro-SIM card instead of the standard SIM card seen in most cellphones.
The blog's writers were not able to turn the phone on and use it, though. They claim Apple remotely deactivated and locked the phone.
Jason Chen of Gizmodo said the phone had been left at a bar in Redwood City, Calif. The New York Times reported that the blog paid $5,000 for the device.
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Lost iPhone: Did Apple leak the new gadget to gauge consumer reaction? Or was it simply an employee error? Comment or take our poll.
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
A popular technology blog obtained a prototype of a next-generation iPhone that an Apple engineer left at a San Francisco-area bar, and Apple would very much like it back.
Gizmodo posted photos and video of the iPhone prototype Monday, detailing its new features, including a camera flash and a second camera for video chatting.
The phone prototype -- dubbed the iPhone 4, or 4G or HD in blogs -- also has a higher-resolution screen, a larger battery and a smaller micro-SIM card instead of the standard SIM card seen in most cellphones.
The blog's writers were not able to turn the phone on and use it, though. They claim Apple remotely deactivated and locked the phone.
Jason Chen of Gizmodo said the phone had been left at a bar in Redwood City, Calif. The New York Times reported that the blog paid $5,000 for the device.
Read more
Lost iPhone: Did Apple leak the new gadget to gauge consumer reaction? Or was it simply an employee error? Comment or take our poll.
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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