{"id":7998,"date":"2010-01-16T10:11:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T02:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2010-01-16T10:11:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T02:11:29","slug":"apple-annoyed-by-itablet-hunt-that-offers-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/16\/apple-annoyed-by-itablet-hunt-that-offers-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Annoyed By iTablet Hunt that Offers Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hunt for the elusive rumored tablet (islate, itablet and etc) has made Apple sent out a message to Valleywag.com. Apparently, Valleywag.com has offered rewards for pictures, video or even the real thing of the rumored Apple iTablet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/500x_apple-tablet-contest.jpg?resize=501%2C329\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The rewards are: &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Valleywag.com on Wednesday offered US$10,000 (S$14,000) for &#8216;bona fide&#8217; pictures of an Apple tablet; US$20,000 for video of one in action, and US$50,000 if Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was in the pictures or video.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This offers has made Apple issue a statement to request the website to stop this &#8220;Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>From Apple&#8217;s lawyer,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8216;We believe you and your company have crossed the line by offering a bounty for the theft of Apple&#8217;s trade secrets,&#8217; an Apple lawyer said in a copy of the letter posted online by Gawker-owned Valleywag. &#8216;Apple demands that Gawker Media discontinue this program and retract the offer to pay for photos, video, or samples of Apple&#8217;s unannounced product.&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/BreakingNews\/TechandScience\/Story\/STIStory_478161.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Read the Rest<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/BreakingNews\/TechandScience\/Story\/STIStory_478161.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hunt for the elusive rumored tablet (islate, itablet and etc) has made Apple sent out a message to Valleywag.com. 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