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

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

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

Fleshbot is for sale. Why now? Why not?
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On The Verge of a New Tech Site, Which Finally Debuts

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.
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Sellers of Lost iPhone 4 Prototype Get Probation

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?

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?
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Charges Finally Near in Case of the Wayward iPhone 4 Prototype

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

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.

Exclusive: Engadget's Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL's Giant Tech Site

Josh Topolsky, the editor-in-chief of Engadget, is leaving the AOL-owned property, one of the largest tech news sites on the Web. Also departing is Managing Editor Nilay Patel, said sources.

PlayBook on Track for Q1 Kick-Off

Research in Motion’s PlayBook tablet is on schedule for launch in the first calendar quarter of 2011. And that’s the word from the company itself.

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