Category: Leaks

Gawker Hacking: Now In Coupon Form

Gawker Hacking: Now In Coupon Form

Internet bargaineer Woot.com has sent out emails for $5 purchases using the coupon code CHANGEYOURPASSWORD.  The email, pictured above, also refers the reader to a snarky NYTimes article about the fiasco which asks, at one point, “Why would people have a Gawker account?” Live by the snark, die by the snark.

Oilpocalypse Now. The BP deepwater rig in a world of shit, before the real shit hit the fan. CC photo compliments of Wikipedia

Hey BP, Welcome to Social Media.

Ok, we all know this is a very shitty crisis going on down in the Gulf of Mexico. I have to say that it seemed like only a matter of time for one of these offshore oil wells did something crazy like explode and completely pollute the surrounding waters. It had to go wrong sometime… [...]

Blogosphere Protects Source Anonymity By Posting Source’s Face, Name

Blogosphere Protects Source Anonymity By Posting Source’s Face, Name

Who needs a shield law when other journalists will be more than happy to out your sources and then try to interview them for their own stories?

Bob Dylan’s Take On Jason Chen

Bob Dylan’s Take On Jason Chen

The Jason Chen saga as told by Bob Dylan

iPhone 4G – A Compilation of Gizmodo Articles on How They Beat Apple to the Punch

iPhone 4G – A Compilation of Gizmodo Articles on How They Beat Apple to the Punch

  In a nutshell: Apple engineer has birthday (27), get’s tipsy, and leaves prototype iPhone at a German bar in the San Francisco Bay area.  Finder attempts to give phone back to Apple.  Apple doesn’t believe them.  Finder contacts Gizmodo.  Gizmodo pays 5K for phone.  Reviews and dissects iPhone 4G.  Apple asks for phone back.  [...]

The (Likely) iPhone 4G

Whither The iPhone 4G?

Yesterday, Gizmodo posted a teardown of the potential iPhone 4G, revealing an updated exterior and a plethora of new features, such as a front-facing camera and a better still camera with a flash.  It also has a larger battery and possibly a higher resolution display.  The announcement is expected in late June with a release [...]

Email Tip: Don’t Forward, Just Delete

Email Tip: Don’t Forward, Just Delete

New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino landed in hot water this week when it was discovered through a leak that he had been forwarding emails that contained racist remarks and rants, extensive pornographic content, and, in at least one, an image of an woman performing fellatio on a horse.

A Google Data Center in Seattle catches fire causing domino fail effect.

Google Data Center Fire Returns Worldwide 404 Errors

A fire at a Seattle data center, nicknamed “The Googtopia” has affected over 42,000 servers, bringing down search engine results pages across the globe.

Motion Sensing a Possibility for Next Generation Nintendo DS2

Motion Sensing a Possibility for Next Generation Nintendo DS2

Computer & Videogames has a quick blurb about the next gen Nintendo DS2. The rumoured DS2 development kits are in the hands of select developers in Japan – and include a motion-sensing function, CVG can reveal. The biggest of the firms working with the device is The Pokemon Company, which CVG understands was the first [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Gameplay Video Leak

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Gameplay Video Leak

Just a few weeks ago Sega surprised plenty of people when they announced Sonic 4, the first numbered title in the series since 1994′s Sonic 3, would be coming to PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 in episodic form starting this summer. That announcement left plenty of questions in the minds of Sonic’s many rabid fans. [...]

Olympus E-PL1, Supposed Next in Series After the EP2

Olympus E-PL1, Supposed Next in Series After the EP2

At $200 less than the EP2, the Olympus E-PL1 will release at $599.99 MSRP.  It includes a built in flash!!!  If the slower (than the Pana GF-1) autofocus is fixed this WILL be the micro 4/3rd’s Digi Cam to get. As seen on 43rumors.