Gizmodo to launch in the UK

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UK technology news site expected this autumn in partnership between owner Gawker Media and Future Publishing

The popular US technology website Gizmodo is to launch in the UK as part of a new partnership between owner Gawker Media and Future Publishing.

The irreverent news site, which was involved in a high-profile spat with Apple last year, will unveil a UK version this autumn.

Gizmodo UK will be published by Future, alongside its existing gadget news sites, T3, TechRadar and MacFormat. The site will be edited by Kat Hannaford, a former contributing editor for Gizmodo US and new editor at T3.com.

"We are very excited about bringing Gizmodo to the UK," said Nial Ferguson, group publishing director of Future's technology division.

"It is a hugely influential brand and one that we are proud to have within our market-leading portfolio. Gizmodo UK allows us to speak to a completely new set of tech consumers and to offer our commercial partners even more exciting opportunities."

Gizmodo is one of the most popular websites in the crowded technology blogosphere. The site launched in 2002, published by British-born journalist and entrepreneur Nick Denton as part of his Gawker Media network of sites.

Gaby Darbyshire, chief operating officer of Gawker Media, said: "Future is the perfect partner to run Gizmodo in the UK. They are experts in all things tech and understand the unique voice of Gizmodo.

"We are delighted that Kat, an old Gizmodo hand, will be running the site and look forward to working with the Future team."

Last year, Gizmodo shot to international notoriety after it obtained a prototype of Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 4. Gawker Media was cleared of all wrongdoing by California police earlier this month.

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