Gizmodo

What Google Hasn’t Done: Explained Why We as Users Would Want a Unified Online Identity

Liz Gannes in News on March 23 at 7:00 am PT

I want to live in a world where I can use the best tools and they work together.

Auditing the Supply Chain

I would tell you that no one in our industry is doing more to improve working conditions than Apple. We are constantly auditing facilities, going deep into the supply chain, looking for problems, finding problems, and fixing problems. And we report everything, because we believe that transparency is so very important in this area.

– Apple CEO Tim Cook, at Tuesday’s Goldman Sachs conference

BuzzFeed Bulks Up Again, With a Tech Section Run by Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan

Peter Kafka in Media on January 30 at 4:18 pm PT

Another well-known writer for a site that used to specialize in other people’s writing. This one says he’ll write about “tech for humans.”

Facebook Finds Quieter Ways to Complain About Google’s Search+

Liz Gannes in Social on January 13 at 5:00 am PT

Facebook might not have complained as loudly as Twitter about Google’s new social search tools, but it’s clear how people at the company feel.

Gawker Media’s Nick Denton Wants Out of the Porn Business

Peter Kafka in Media on November 17, 2011 at 6:37 am PT

Fleshbot is for sale. Why now? Why not?

On The Verge of a New Tech Site, Which Finally Debuts

Kara Swisher in Media on October 31, 2011 at 7:18 pm PT

Tonight at 1 am PT, techies who have nothing else to do — that would be me! — can click onto a brand new tech site called The Verge.

Voices

Sellers of Lost iPhone 4 Prototype Get Probation

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on October 11, 2011 at 8:21 pm PT

The long saga of a lost iPhone prototype has finally come to an end.

Will the Gizmodo-iPhone 4 Caper Be the Lisa of Legal Vendettas?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on August 12, 2011 at 5:32 am PT

Two years ago, Steve Jobs vowed he would not allow Gizmodo’s iPhone 4 heist to escape legal action. But with the DA now caving on pressing any charges, is it time for a little Cupertino justice?

News Byte

Charges Finally Near in Case of the Wayward iPhone 4 Prototype

John Paczkowski in News on August 10, 2011 at 10:12 am PT

It has taken over a year, but the iPhone 4 prototype caper is finally moving toward resolution. CNET reports that the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office is pressing charges against the men who found the device in a bar last year and sold it to Gizmodo, which then revealed it to the world. The gadget blog, however, is off the hook.

No New Splashy Engadget Editor Yet, But AOL Site Cleaning Begins

Kara Swisher in News on March 22, 2011 at 1:09 am PT

AOL will begin rolling out its plans to overhaul its panoply of content sites as soon as today, a key part of its integration with the Huffington Post, sources familiar with the situation said. The New York-based Internet portal, which paid $315 million to acquire the high-profile news and opinion site, will essentially close down dozens of its dedicated content sites–some being shuttered completely and others integrated with existing Huffington Post sites.