Friday, October 26, 2012

Déjà vu: Google employee loses prototype Nexus 4 at San Francisco bar

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In 2010 a prototype of Apple's iPhone 4 was left at a San Francisco bar, leading to it leaking across the internet months before its official debut — and it appears the same almost happened with the much-anticipated new Nexus phone from LG. Wired reports that Jamin Barton, a bartender at the 500 Club in San Francisco, came across an unclaimed smartphone at the venue sometime in September. The device had no SIM card, but did feature the Google logo on the back along with a sticker indicating that it was "not for sale."


As Barton tells the story, a friend — referenced only as "Dave" — recognized that the phone was likely Google's next Nexus, and agreed to contact the search giant. According to Wired, Dave become upset the following...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/26/3560892/google-lost-nexus-4-san-francisco-bar

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