As most of you know by now, police entered Jason Chen’s home, seizing his computers and gadgets. While the investigation’s in process, we can’t comment much on this. We stand by our colleague and our coverage of the lost iPhone. Here’s the background and some links to the more substantive external reports.
Wired.com’s tracked down the finder of the lost iPhone prototype, 21-year-old Brian J. Hogan. [Wired]
Last Friday night, California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen’s home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers.
His message: Jokes! Woz is one of about three people on the face of the planet who can wear this shirt without looking like a terrible arsehole. Update: Steve Woz responds.
A front-facing iPhone camera means video calling, but it’s also a sign of something bigger. Combined with other recent leaks, it means that Apple is bringing iChat to the iPhone. Everything about voice calling may be about to change.
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There’s a reason why more people haven’t seen the next iPhones before Steve Jobs makes an announcement: they’re in disguise.
