iPhone thief unmasked, Jobs uncaged, tablets unraveled

30.04.2010
Too many stories, not enough brain cells. Here's the big news swirling around the InterWebs this morning, starting with -- of course -- Apple, the iPhone, and Steve Jobs himself.

We finally know the identity of the mystery geek who found the : . According to Hogan's attorney, he didn't technically "sell" that Apple prototype to Gizmodo for $5,000; that was the "exclusivity" fee they paid him so that they could get sole rights to find the rightful owner. (I just typed that sentence, and even I can't believe how ridiculous that sounds.) But first Gizmodo wanted a chance to fondle and dismantle it, a process that apparently took three weeks. What in God's name was that took him three weeks? I don't think I want to know.

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What is up with these days? First came those terse emails to iPhone App developers, all of which can be summed up in two words: Bite me. He followed up with a 1,700-word diatribe in which he . I think that has done something to his brain.