http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_1 924bb0c98f9cdeed2f33b2257ca4c0d4 A few weeks ago we launched Google Maps Navigation (Beta) as a free feature of Google Maps on Android 2.0 devices. Today we're expanding availability of Google Maps Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 (Donut) and higher, such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:52:12 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_2 2b2996d24d96b7f4a4c2cebc5e8ade30 Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't have to break their budgets. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:52:12 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_3 21bc0fb3774f7c953a2dffeea8744589 In his first wide-ranging interview on the matter, the Apple senior vice-president explains his company's App Store vigilance—and why it sometimes loosens up (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T23:37:56Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_4 ff50ea98786d6303260a15e8b52ead8b Reporting on the latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll last night on Fox News’ local Chicago affiliate, anchor Byron Harlan employed some funny math in asserting that Sarah Palin is leading the pack for the GOP nomination in 2012: (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_5 54890ac009de022001b7795ea7bd00d7 The DataConnect prepaid pass begins at $15 for 75MB and 1 day of data access, $30 for 250 MB and seven days of access, as well as $50 for 500MB and 30 days of access. As shown in the above image without an additional agreement required and works within the US as well as in territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_6 9d155b3564ee37d265ee32c6267276ee Play movies and TV shows from your Netflix Instant Queue. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:31:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_7 00d1400f2e6ffee8fbfa669dac5acb93 Black Friday, the Friday after American Thanksgiving, begins the traditional Christmas shopping season. In recent years, the unofficial holiday has been one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year with many of the larger retailers opening their doors as early as midnight on the start of Black Friday. This year, Wal-Mart, the world's ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T23:14:42Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_8 354f5fbfb55b664cbfbce09f8d8793f9 A little over a year ago, Swype announced at TechCrunch50 2008 that they were going to “change how the world inputs text on screens”. By allowing the user to type words by tracing a path between its letters rather than tapping them out one-by-one, Swype claims to speed up typing on a mobile handset while doing away with accuracy ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_9 25a7223e9fc9c67d56c12e640002073e Can you spot the difference between these two sample display ads? Of course you can. However, the most important difference is not discernible to the naked eye. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_10 cf7f78e2286cea6d96dcbe6e9f516a5d Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:45:46 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_11 7f62a27be4249dcbc4e4ff6fdc623f1e Two-year-old Hulu, which has quickly become Americans’ preferred method of consuming TV online, is now blocking startups from embedding its video library. But while Hulu is now (mostly) unfriendly to startup video aggregators, it’s still sharing its videos with its corporate parents’ friends: the big web portals and MSOs. Put ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:43:13 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_12 0656ba247969d0e9a37e3934375834c6 Life360 , a startup that looks to help families keep their loved ones (and their identities) safe, has closed a $750,000 funding round with investors including Seraph Group, LaunchCapital, Founders Fund (va FF Angel), the Band of Angels, and Mark Goines. The service also recently launched to the public at TechCrunch50's DemoPit. Life360 offers a ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_13 8be23b3d19ddf1aa1c9ab334d56468a0 Anna Nordqvist shot a sparkling 65 in the final round of the LPGA Tour Championship to claim the title at the tour’s season-ending event. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_14 6922bf08ac31b2f9b16cc28a8894a41d Filed under: Freeware , BlackBerry , Mobile , Android , Microblogging Seesmic have released their ' Seesmic Mobile ' Twitter client for Android and Blackberry on their respective application stores. Available for download free of charge, the clients are slick, feature packed and refreshingly free of advertisements. The Android client (pictured ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-22T16:38:23Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_15 b5a68236de9ce4cd6b054d1e027b331f Photos of a cozy little living room inside of a computer. ( Source - In Russian) Comments | Posted in Internet & Computers (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T23:37:56Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_16 07876d07b3237360c4247fb3cfa39de7 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:25:10 EST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_17 3d23e240416b58addf986b59292b1c1d Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:23:00 -0600 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_18 ca21276d2ef675ab4d7a138d93384159 Mozilla has published its audited financial statements from 2008, reporting $78.6 million in revenue for the fiscal year—a five percent increase from 2007. Aside from a weakened investment portfolio, the browser maker has not been hit hard by the economic recession. Mozilla's organizational structure and governance model are a bit unusual. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:17:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_19 48de3bd431e19c5efb6cb20498640c71 My building only had one broadband provider until recently, as Stacey reported last week. But that’s changing, as Verizon FiOS just became available in my building, and the company is making a huge push to get people connected. So for those of you in other areas of the country, where broadband competition may be the [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T23:14:42Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/1#item_20 94502187d321b07a9bc9f128cea474ad I've just been informed that I forgot to post a reader interview today! So here it is. How did you first hear of the J-Walk Blog, and how long have you been reading it? Friend's blog mentioned it. I've been following for at least two years. What's the significance of your screen name? Namowal = "L.A. woman" spelled backward. (There's someone on ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_1 279017171ae64e2e38d5cdbc7debbd97 Windows 7 has only just hit the market and already some are looking to the next OS from the software giant. A slide form a supposed Microsoft roadmap has turned up that shows Windows 8 is set to hit in 2012. Interestingly according to the slide, Microso... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:30 EST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_2 6d7c1eeb0c4af0ee333c0563b8073715 The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_3 15fc6377a74a08e92ddf245899594705 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:56:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_4 82c10b10d7c37b42cbedefbd99c28370 Though it has yet to take off in a major way, the idea behind video comments remains a potentially compelling one. And after seeing some success using its video platform to serve up videos on Twitter, Vidly thinks it can crack the case. And Grammy-winning hip-hop star Chamillionaire and the popular blog commenting system Disqus are helping them ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:13 EST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_5 81783466922cf3fc2bf214a31d256ff3 Khloe Kardashian and her new husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, have found themselves a newlywed love nest. 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(source: EPA, July 2008) (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_10 f064c59faf09ac0dbef2546c5901902f Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T21:47:11Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_11 e54704217982bf4e2d5379bd9020e64d By Martin Regtien Contributing Writer, RealTechNews Hot on the heels of reviewing the MotorMonkey, PowerTraveller has kindly provided a MiniGorilla unit for DigitalReviews Network. Designed specifically to work with the latest netbooks, the PowerTraveller MiniGorilla will charge e-readers, camcorders, mobile phones and many more electronic ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:34:55 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_12 183218ddfdcc20ec8079375bbcb77bd4 Online video ad rates keep coming down, but that could be a good thing. BrightRoll , a large video ad network, is reporting that cost-per-thousand (CPM) rates for pre-roll video ads across its network are down on average by 37 percent from a year ago, but total revenues across its network are up 84 percent. Cheaper ads are leading to more ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:09 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_13 993198967a6458f6ab29dbf3a32f66da (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_14 0961b1af7bbe826ce6ce40be4768f27e Noticings is an interesting idea for a web site. It’s based around the excellent Flickr photo sharing site. Imagine Flickr crossed with an open-ended treasure hunt. You spot things – any things – and take photos. Sign in at Noticings so they know to check for your pics. Post the [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:22 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_15 b07060278e274b1487fccb3e69b86fa8 According to the latest data from mobile advertising firm AdMob, the iPhone accounts for 50% of all worldwide smartphone ad requests. The company’s newly-published October Mobile Metrics Report (PDF Link) also shows the iPhone accounting for more than 22% of requests from all handsets worldwide, making it the top handset model, followed by the ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:21 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/21#item_20 97c3b517feb7b8d609baf4d0b9bd89f6 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_1 bb52c6e39db950d7bf9ba8c9c87ea2c5 Filed under: Macintosh , Commercial Socialite (Née Eventbox) for OSX is now available in Beta 3 form prior to an expected full release later this month. Originally developed by TheCosmicMachine before being acquired by respected Mac house Realmac Software (creators of RapidWeaver and LittleSnapper ), Socialite provides single client ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:29:00 -0600 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_2 73a540fed8c374e75eeb42659a90048c Late last week, a collection of e-mails and documents began appearing on a variety of websites, purportedly a selection of a much larger cache of material obtained when hackers gained entry to the UK's Climatic Research Unit. All indications are that the documents are legitimate, and they reveal the scientists behind them as fully human: snarky, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:31:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_3 2563fabb1f2f93ea60616126135ca246 No user responded in " Climate Change Shock Ad…It’s Raining Bears! Hallelujah! " (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:43:47 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_4 7bdc37891eeb80028f0e143e42868cc8 This Episode’s Executive Producer: Laurence Roik Associate Executive Producers: Matthew Kerry , John Stevens . Direct link to show here . Show Notes . Direct link to Donation Page . (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:46 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_5 0f838d1c8f3fbcbcded4b7d9d594e725 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:59 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_6 919c5885c6a19d35d57710ffa32e752f Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:49:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_7 50b51b45ff94bb61fa31e0980a7ec8da Here it comes: Best Buy ran a national Black Friday ad inviting the world to celebrate Thanksgiving and Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice. Fair enough, right? Happy Eid! Well, take a gander at the ad up there and brace yourself. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_8 8b3d920ab090e7332277bea4565b07d8 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:55:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_9 74142dfed47b73c78fe29ec238682f33 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:34 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_10 eb5014cc86b680d72517f401db43f8cc Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:36 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_11 89ec331bfc08ae267a80a0cce6a074ff I wonder if a diet of only communion wafers and wine would do the trick. There’s a new diet trend which claims dizzyingly high success rates, promises painless life-long commitment and allows dieters to eat anything they want. Faith-based diets take the principles of Christianity and apply them to our overwhelming craving for chocolate, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:53:36 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_12 bd97a5305f9d5f5d041e8279ea8b5693 Dost thou desire an Android phone in Red Passion or Oiled Bronze? Begin thy journey, brave Sir Knight, to China where you will be able to purchase the Dell Mini 3i with 3.5-inch touchscreen for a few coins of the realm. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:58:01 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_13 4c6dbc00360a2940d768a0b575f9a4bd Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has announced an application for Nokia Symbian devices. The software not only runs on a host of different Nokia Symbian devices but also on the Samsung GT-I7110 , Samsung i8910 Omnia HD and Sony Ericsson Satio. Spotify is a multi-platform application which provides access to a free and legal barrage ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:33 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_14 ce1fa46f560f4e7391b3a16882d27bcf If you’ve got tired eyes from squinting at your iPod screen, help is here as Hammacher have updated their iPod [...] 150 words | permalink | No comments | digg this (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:31:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_15 b7a0b2c33661887ab9628769805d65f8 Well guess what, today is a Public holiday in Japan and for once the weather is freaking awesome outside… Anyway since I do not have anything much to share with you on this and that I still fighting with my jetlag so do not expect much from us this Monday. However please enjoy some pictures I took of my trip… More to come with my Canon G11 ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:05:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_16 f9a4c3a186ea8879fe16a5bc62b2f794 The Spy Wifi Signal and Camera Lens Detector will keep you safe-ish from prying eyes and whispering wifi. First do [...] 149 words | permalink | No comments | digg this (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:05:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_17 c83aa50c134c8bddf2029d0a61e73359 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56 +1200 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_18 67997c61e6602180e0efa4a6c09ee4f1 ELSE INTUITION combines ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 with an innovative user interface and a suite of services provided by Emblaze Mobile. In addition, the two companies previewed the first ELSE, the first mobile device based on the ELSE INTUITION platform, jointly developed by ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:55:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_19 c16ded2a5ec42e9b044518176c7bb7ce Technology leaps ahead of consumer thinking on this one. NIX Digital has created a motion-sensing, energy saving picture frame. The [...] 190 words | permalink | No comments | digg this (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:33:53 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/41#item_20 35942455c629bb475288e3019aec83da The Dual GPS Navigation & Battery Cradle for iPod touch... For show notes visit the TWiT Wiki . Today's Audible Pick: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. For more details and a chance to win the Mad Magazine "What The Heck Is It?" contest, visit GizWiz.Biz . Bandwidth for Daily Giz Wiz is provided by AOL Music and Spinner.com . Hosts: ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:25:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/61#item_1 05e09f43241be7bc1c1a8a1517671aad My Teeth are Yellow and Falling Out is a post from Chris Pirillo Okay, so I’m a bit of a LEGO maniac. So is Johnny : LEGO AT-AT Fun LEGO Dad The World’s Geekiest Toothbrush: Philips Sonicare My Birthday Present: Building the LEGO Death Star LEGO Unboxing Happy Birthday Video The Gift of LEGO, Star Wars and Games Call for Help Blooper & (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-23T02:41:46Z http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/61#item_2 fedfca041177589c738b8cfd5858797c Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/61#item_3 adf01598076494b80df34f3a638f81c8 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/jkotr/1259022213/61#item_4 792de57bbb356c8c374c6d55a1b252a3 The reason the review of the HD2 review has been delayed is that Engadget fear that HTC might pull Drew from the show if Engadget gave less than glowing review. It is the only logical explanation to me. (Read on Source) ]]>