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, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:23 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_1 5f5f8e4742b2ad6fc8f5a2f145ca0d21 It was so close I could taste it. Two weeks ago we were ready to publicly launch the CrunchPad . The device was stable enough for a demo. It went hours without crashing. We could even let people play with the device themselves - the user interface was intuitive enough that people "got it" without any instructions. And the look of pure joy on the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:13:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_2 1495740092dfb045de759f9633518e6d Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:34:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_3 9859011b7eb7de6cc36ebde6602a3e15 Yahoo just released its year in review according to top searches for 2009. This year’s top ten searches were dominated by pop culture, led by none other than Michael Jackson, who died earlier this year. Twilight, the vampire book and film series came in second. The top [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_4 b46c8aecb331d1c30989c2076acef10e Filed under: Design , Google , Browsers You've probably heard of Aviary , the web-based Photoshop alternative. You're also probably well aware of the fact that Google Chrome v4 supports extensions. You may not, however, have known that Aviary has released an extension for Google Chrome. Well, they have, and it's incredibly handy if you need to ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:23 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_5 5a33450cb517acf892e0848e92b67613 Lunatic Studios announced today the release of version 2.0 of the popular WP Robot plugin for Wordpress weblogs. This release is the fourth free major update the company has released to its customers since the product was released 5 months ago. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:21:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_6 18db725faceca54ef018ed4ca3eff1e8 They're short on details, but the folks at Cambridge Consultants might just be onto something with this new "Suma sensor system" of theirs. Basically it translates the deformation of its soft material into 3D data that can be used in a video game to "unleash the full capabilities of both the human hand and the user's imagination." Sounds a tad ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:13:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_7 f635a0260fa4cafaca18b3ba9f34558d Spam sucks. That’s why we’ll be integrating three new services over the next few weeks, to extend the current spam and malware protection we offer to our users. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:20:26 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_8 82d6a0d1e1a24b96719d40a2fb91a56d Motorola's and Verizon Wireless' $100 million marketing campaign for the Motorola Droid seems to be paying off with strong sales that will likely result in more than 1 million devices being sold by the end of the year. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:03:23 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_9 4b4078b338d09ec71a5ec0c0aa66dd82 BillShrink , the startup that looks to help users save money across verticals including cell phones, credit cards, and savings accounts, has just announced that it has grown to 1 million members since its launch in April 2008. Alongside the milestone, the site is also announcing that it has found "$1 billion in savings on everyday bills". That ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_10 835aac0b5760fac5197ead3893937504 In the post “The end of November is upon us” I wrote of our tradition of putting up Christmas decorations on or about Thanksgiving. In a comment to that post Monte stated: “…I sure do enjoy seeing what others put up. I assume you will post an image or two of the finished product, inside and [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:47:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_11 e03940f01507676f8b67a8269bfea03d Those incredibly sexy (as far as portable storage capacities are concerned) 64GB SDXC cards coming on the horizon? You're gonna want some hardware to work with it, and according to DailyTech , three of the largest computer manufacturers are looking to bring the upgrade with Intel's forthcoming Arrandale CPUs. Lenovo, HP, and Dell are reportedly ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:58:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_12 8bfce4ad4986d9bd62ea1864916fb0b6 ( S06E10 ) "They're all dying. They're all your friends." - House Episodes like this are why I've faithfully stuck with House after six and a half seasons. Sure, more often than not, House can get stale -- it's the same thing, week in and out, and even something shocking (like Kutner offing himself last year or Cameron saying good-bye two weeks ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:58:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_13 eab6b1a23401ab300b67d1cf76ec2138 You know, there are times when you have to part ways with your adorable kitties at home, and you might not be so keen on getting a cat sitter in case he or she touches your precious game consoles (even if it's an old granny ). We've seen the lazy man's solution before, but Britain's Mathew Newton has brought us a new DIY internet-enabled cat ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:35:58 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_14 291d2574740016ae0cdf65e95cdb5a7e (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_15 edf3eccd2727d075f0421c8d5489bc92 Usually just covering the Emmys is enough to make me want to take a week long nap. But now TV shows are getting more nominations and awards than most Nobel Peace Prize Winners. It's not just the Emmys. We've got the Golden Globes, the People's Choice Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Peabody Awards, the ALMA Awards, the E Pluribus Unum ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:46:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_16 f696de74b556b9aec1cb6c88b7d3f44c The path back to LCD leadership for Sharp begins at its just opened Sakai City manufacturing facility. Being a 10th generation facility means it can roll out more and bigger displays, producing six 60-inch LCDs from each glass substrate, 60% more than older 8g facilities. Check out the pics for a peek at where 72,000 substrates per month will be ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:47:12 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_17 cc469890ad5cab574972e38bb3d62a66 'Twitter' Top Word of 2009 (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:17:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_18 e834fd567cf03f916dc7c32e6d2462d9 Of the hundreds of companies I meet in any given country, I only write about a handful. Sometimes it’s the ones that seem to be copying a US idea, but in reality are building their company in a completely unique—and frequently more profitable—way. Other times, I’m captivated by an idea that’s perfect for an emerging market , but ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:04:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_19 8d4aef698974fba60dae946e948210ec Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish – Telegraph — I, for one, welcome our new jellyfish overlords. A 10-ton fishing boat has been sunk by gigantic jellyfish off eastern Japan. The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura’ ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:00:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/1#item_20 8b6ee510582953f91b2466bbefd52310 If you're going to leave your job at TechCrunch , you better have a good reason. I think Mark Hendrickson actually may have had one. Hendrickson left TechCrunch in March. After about two years of writing and doing development for TC, he got the startup itch. He formed a company, Worldly Developments , and along with co-founder Jay Marcyes is now ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:38:21 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_1 22e9788b03cd85450be3830af9c0f8ef This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: InvisibleHand Quick Pitch: InvisibleHand is a Firefox addon that shows a discreet ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_2 611e6a2df2416a46120d3b595fc53557 There are a few definitive signs that you have become an icon in television news: getting a blog dedicated solely to your ties , winning an "Auto-Tune the News" award, and bringing the world the hilarious tale of an exploding whale . Last week, Fox News' "No Spin" pundit Bill O'Reilly was cemented into fame when Sesame Street unveiled their " ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:38:21 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_3 c9989e9757cbad06d8a22604c509c840 After several Web sites today claimed to having seen a possibly inadvertent notice from Microsoft claiming June as the release month for its forthcoming Office 2010 (we looked hard and couldn't find it ourselves), a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Betanews this afternoon that June is indeed the ship month. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:20:26 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_4 ecd00fa291916ebf1cd63d1ee762588f Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:02:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_5 8b03f0a68bd50e4cbd06c798c9ac2617 Some think that only certain stories define a reporter's career and nothing could be further from the truth. Just ask TV reporter Paul Linnman who since the dawn of the Internet has been dubbed as the "exploding whale guy." He's covered all sorts of amazing stories, people and moments around the world, but his most famous story is one of a ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_6 4001b65f875608f4d00f392e15a6befd Doctor Who fans can once again rejoice. Episodes of the classic series are now available on YouTube . These are officially sanctioned by the BBC, so there's no piracy in this instance. In this case, it's a selection of a single episode from four of the ten existing Doctors. There is The Edge of Destruction with William Hartnell, The Krotons with ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_7 7811d66f08f1ca7179c9cbc5c367baa0 Says Baldwin in the December issue of Men's Journal: "I don't have any interest in acting anymore." At 51, he points out, "I'm not young, but I have time to do something else." (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:45:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_8 1a0c3d66525833f7f9dcb2701ff651ed 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, 30 Nov 2009 23:19:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_9 c47771ae7521207bdb0a6f70d623e8b7 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:35:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_10 473400dc6247648a7e0920b3dce1bbea Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:33:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_11 22a5525d25b9d1748792e42e28f9a0eb Join us for breakfast on Dec. 3 as we bring together experts from the world of web infrastructure and ask them to outline best options for startups. We’ll discuss future trends of platforms and new options for startups as the concepts behind hosting evolve. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:33:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_12 ec35eab253746e368d48bf8a6fdf8a60 I know, there are several other FeedBurner apps out there, such as Ego and FeedCount App. But Stat Fever is not only selling for $1 (instead of $2 like its rivals), but also boasts a nicer user interface (with graphs on the side). Created by Paranoid Ferret Productions, Stat Fever allows bloggers to see how many [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_13 3a8d82cf34d61917417ec252e98b158b The most selling laptops in the market have 15 inch screen, they all lack the numpad because there is no space to fit in. The netbooks are selling like hotcakes and same is the case with them. I didn’t find the need for numpad until I started working with Office Excel 2010. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:13:00 PST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_14 cce0cfa8cb9c7db6a2b72bd548a9001b The LG Expo has a 1Ghz processor and it supports an optional pico projector. Originally posted at Dialed In (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_15 fc8f310f2711a47e1479ab39df4a2be9 Filed under: Games , Time-Wasters Tower of Greed is (mostly) a standard platform game, except that the screen scrolls upward instead of side-to-side as you climb the titular Tower. The "greed" part is because the object of the game is to amass as many gems as you can on your way to the top. There are enemies and power-ups along the way, but you ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:24:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_16 8e5ad1c037880e7981c3b532cbda7f12 It still may not be as cheap as most of would like, but Rocketfish’s WirelessHD Adapter for $599.99 is the least expensive solution on the market currently to provide a wireless HDMI solution for your HDTV. According to Best Buy, the Rocketfish WirelessHD Adapter provides one input, one output HDMI connection capable of outputting 1080p [... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:24:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_17 a82afedc00590bea9843130e031cabdf Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:06:51 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_18 7beef6f26a482e0f4c9e0ff84d39a7e3 Michael Moore's letter to the President (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:06:51 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_19 295cfb0e8e7c3e4fe28d2aa4bb5cb889 Whether you’re hunting for presents for an Apple-adoring friend, or a treat for yourself, this gift guide will help you procure some of the most exclusive items available. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/21#item_20 3af893cdc89dd7bd7d3a95a7e88b011e It was but a year ago that Samsung graced us with the original Behold. At the time it was more or less positioned to win the hearts of folks who wanted a luscious touchscreen but had no real truck with smartphones. So what do we have here? With the Behold II, the company has switched things up a bit: instead of a respectable feature phone, you ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_1 c98f1b61811bcca860cd15bece38294b A round-up from Shakil Khan, effectively Spotify's consigliari today in London opened the kimono a little on where it's at. Speaking at the new NOAH Conference in London, the headline points from his talk were that we can, as we expected, see a U.S. launch in Q1 2010 as well as a launch in Germany and China in Q1/2 (so no pressure then). Spotify ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:08:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_2 18472991a2e601cacade09bdc1e53c79 There were some interesting panel discussion today at the NOAH conference - a new event in London aimed at presented tech companies to the private equity and banking sector - but the plethora of suited and booted attendees were shocked out of their chairs a little when Klaus Hommels, (one of the first angel investors in Skype, QXL and XING and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:53:56 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_3 287426669ddb52750ee7eedbb310f370 As the year winds down, I want to take a moment to breathe, recollect, and refocus on 2010. In an effort to continually improve, I’m launching a survey to find out more about you, what you find useful, and what can be improved for the web strategy blog.  Frequently, I’ve taken the community’s feedback to factor [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:45:33 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_4 02350abff40ccb6f5fa67a10dfbabab2 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_5 27abdbbd3f6fa9e92ae5438411fb688f Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_6 f87022627a3ce68cf0dca08f65ef37cd [France] A commercial court in Paris has fined eBay €1.7 million euros (roughly £1.6 million) for allegedly not sticking to an injunction banning users from selling on products of luxury goods conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH in short). Allowing the LVMH perfumes and cosmetics to be purchased by Frenchmen on its French and UK ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:03:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_7 59fc518790103838bfedc13e6d5f91a5 HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source with direct knowledge of Nokia's product roadmap told Reuters. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:02:43 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_8 fba36ed352e65f696f3e86076f0274f6 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_9 e72db2ed351c34d676d6600748e6f0a9 Its been a long time since I really posted a personal post on what really is a personal blog. I’ve been wondering why that’s the case, and I’m sure you have too. Honesty I don’t know that is, but I do want to figure it out. 2009 has been a wild ride for me, with many [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_10 13ee1080a8eab2963360b32f8544230f Having time to contemplate. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:39:32 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_11 335cb332a1ec244f7e7ea7f8eb6b6d85 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:45:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_12 7040f1f7f96545064331b5c8dbfa8432 ~Have a cool photo product or site? Reach 270,000 photo fans O tiny fledglings, the time has come to spread your wings and graduate from Photojojo’s School of Photographical Biznezz. Before we send you out to conquer the world, allow us to impart a few more nacreous accumulations* of wisdom. In a fit of journalistic fervor, we [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:44:59 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_13 1e987645df868d0909beae67a7ee5a9d (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_14 65f49978cd49ff7c70dd9db22dba9b95 (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.megite.com/newsome/1259654374/41#item_15 954d9780e1e9d42e52b9d5870454bf38 Read on Source) ]]>