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that of the iPhone 3GS, but apparently of higher resolution. They also found that its battery was considerably larger than that of the iPhone 3GS, and that the phone's internal components appeared to have been reduced in size from the iPhone 3GS, accommodating the larger battery. Shortly after Gizmodo published its information, Apple's legal associates formally requested for the phone to be returned to Apple, and Gizmodo responded with the intent to cooperate. On April 22, officers from the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT) task force of the California HTTAP Program raided the home of Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor responsible for reviewing the prototype, seizing all computers and electronic media in the house. The Electronic Frontier Foundation criticized the raid as violating journalist source protection laws that forbid the seizure of journalist computers as well as the suspicion that Apple had used its influence as a member of the steering committee which is charged with direction and oversight of the California REACT task force to push police into action in a way that would not normally be conducted for this type of incident. Apple had already received the iPhone prototype prior to the raid when it was returned by Gizmodo. The District Attorney has stated that the investigation has been suspended, and discontinued searching through the Gizmodo editors belongings as they determine whether the shield laws are applicable, and cautioned that no charges have been issued at this point.
A second prototype was published on a Vietnamese website, Taoviet, on May 12, 2010. It was almost identical to the first, and used an A4 chip manufactured by Apple. The website purchased the prototype for $4,000. DigiTimes reported that screen resolution of the new phone is 960-by-640, which was confirmed by Apple at the iPhone 4's official announcement. The iPhone 4 was made available for pre-order on June 15, 2010 and was released in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan. Customers attempting to pre-order the iPhone 4 reported problems with the pre-order process on the U.S. and U.K. online Apple Stores which crashed due to the surge in traffic. The same issue was
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