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 2011, Megite 30 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:34 -0400 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_1 696066b00c115405f348420c9b52c571 Verizon Wireless ( NYSE:VZ ) plans to eliminate the $30 per month unlimited data plan that it still provides to 3G customers who were "grandfathered" into the plan because they were data customers prior to the company's switch to tiered data pricing last July. Speaking at the 40th J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference, Verizon ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:57 PDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_2 89bf13dbde2baf932f4001403afaac7a Retired Volt battery covers converted into duck nesting shelters. (Credit: GM) Rather than sending Volt battery covers to the landfill, General Motors is sending them into the wild. The company is repurposing the scrapped parts as habitat for Michigan wildlife. The old Volt battery covers came from prototype vehicles, were damaged in assembly, ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T11:15:00.000-07:00 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_3 504e41dbc1d0d371c89d17605115d7b1 Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [ ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T11:15:00.000-07:00 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_4 a916ca4c0382f89a302485fb4c233b65 General Motors, the third-largest advertiser in the United States, decided to discontinue its Facebook advertising, worth about $10 million annually, after a routine review of how and where it spends marketing money, said Tom Henderson, a spokesman for the automaker. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_5 d785cb6c5e4f9e77e9fd65541e4e7765 SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant's market value, on a report that Apple placed huge chip orders with troubled Japanese chip rival Elpida. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:00 PDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_6 b7174ef349480a965a08f9825d3a5ba2 Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse took a $3.25 million pay cut earlier this month, as penance for orchestrating the company’s pricey iPhone deal with Apple. Has outcry over the agreement — which will cost Sprint an estimated $15.5 billion over the next four years — soured him on it? (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T11:15:00.000-07:00 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_7 0a0c66409f635661bdfe95656bf5d26f Google has released an update for its Chrome web browser that adds tab syncing to Chrome’s list of tricks. Using the latest version of Chrome you can now access the tabs open on your desktop at home while you’re out and about with your Android phone. The syncing should work with any device that can run the latest version of Google Chrome. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 23:42:13 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_8 d9d27b5701bc2fbb95d580104995a6dd Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:25:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_9 c2ec038a6af5f6def94e8d6daa418231 HBO subscribers currently locked out of streaming HBO Go to their connected TV devices (namely Samsung HDTVs / Blu-ray players , Roku boxes and Xbox 360s ) could be in for a treat soon, as our sources indicate Time Warner Cable is preparing to announce access for its customers on all three platforms tomorrow. There's also a few small pics of the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_10 93347a313b6a3c3c9004183bb1106a01 With the exception of tweaks for new features like HD video and closed captioning Netflix's Silverlight-based web player has been largely unchanged for years, but today everything is being reworked. As detailed in a post on the company's blog, PC and Mac users (no word on ChromeOS ) the size of the player controls now scale to the window they're ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:00 PDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_11 4b60e306cd99913df8521997d1c8f061 Bitly, a New York company that lets users shorten, share, and track URLs, is raising around $20 million in a new round of funding, we have learned from multiple sources. That's twice the amount the company raised in its last round, and shows a mature startup closing in on a working business model. We also hear Bitly is about to launch some new ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_12 a190730883401fe1f881a34a43a99986 Add a fourth company to the group contributing to Project X Zone - Nintendo. At least, it's a Nintendo-owned developer creating the 3DS Capcom/Namco/Sega crossover SRPG. Monolith Soft, most recently known for Xenoblade Chronicles , is developing the new game, Famitsu has revealed (via Andriasang ). It makes sense given Monolith's history - it ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:00 PDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_13 b3dcf0770792d28f092f6aaf72cb7f69 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_14 cac565dfbd7c3c5697da16fb3da23f53 You’re in for a big surprise. Microsoft is winning one of the most important battles in the digital world: The battle for the TV. The TV battle is important for reasons you already know: TV consumes more time than anything else and it generates annual revenues from $140 to $160 billion each year in the US alone. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_15 d3173ec9d3db19604599a92eee81cb9f Despite being a huge bummer for everyone involved, the end of the world can at least be counted on as a magnanimous source of drama and spectacle. Naughty Dog's latest game, The Last of Us , aims to leverage the studio's sophisticated technology and credible presentation to forge a more intense connection between players and their on-screen ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:01:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_16 c83e08523bc8be153459ea9577148320 New research about how news is verified through Twitter and a crowdsourced debunking of some fake Wikipedia entries reinforce the point that social networks and online communities can be powerful tools for the real-time verification of events, something that used to take place behind closed doors. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_17 4bb3d872f70dfed7ab3f3b2a28f46936 Epic Mickey's first foray was a Wii-exclusive affair. This time around , Junction Point is bringing Mickey's epic-ness to what it's calling "next-gen consoles." We might call them "7-year-old consoles," but, well, Mickey's best bud is from 1920, so we can appreciate the anachronism at play here. Epic Mickey 2 and 'The Power of Next Gen' ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_18 1c6e4c7a48ea3326f34de933292b8c83 Square Enix's eventual announcement of Mini Ninjas: Hiro's Adventure will soon end up being less "reveal" and more like the complete opposite of any ninja's stealth training ever. The barely unannounced sequel has most recently been spotted on the Australian Classification Board site by Siliconera . This latest failure of ninjadom comes two ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:37 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_19 198a57cfb3d9ca56aed7cc7661febe6f Police are currently at the home of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York after his wife Mary Kennedy was found dead Wednesday, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 21:38:34 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/1#item_20 eb5ee1d06d3fbf54e9f69a7b49a54bfa Boston, USA and Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, 11th April, 2012: A major milestone in screen resolution sizes has been passed according to independent web analytics company, StatCounter. The company's research arm, StatCounter Global Stats reports that for the first time 1366x768 has become the most popular screen resolution worldwide, having ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_1 f2fe6ca176fec1d32b507b039cc5d869 Two people who are unable to move their limbs have been able to guide a robot arm to reach and grasp objects using only their brain activity, a paper in Nature reports today1. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_2 fa970e95783aab8b2de6df3a1391143c Screaming at monitors while attempting to make just one more crushingly difficult checkpoint is apparently a pastime shared by many, many gamers. This week, Ubisoft revealed that the latest Trials franchise entry - Trials Evolution - sold approximately 500,000 units since its launch in mid-April. Sure, it's no Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition , but ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_3 edc97e33a8e1ab4c4880716d79b20905 Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T09:11:00.000-07:00 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_4 c9a3547634f2c45e46f3bdbf2e535458 TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. sales of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a fresh blow to the company as it tries to turn around declining sales in what was once its largest market. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:01:57 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_5 e7b2def9c606f823fa669b8d4c5eae98 We launched Schemer last December on an invite-only basis, and since then we've heard from many passionate beta testers and incorporated their feedback to make Schemer even better! (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_6 642be73c2dad66f1cefc7025bd886fdc Mozilla is criticizing Microsoft because of the API restrictions it's imposed in Windows RT. Windows 8 on ARM won't allow Firefox and other non-IE browsers to run on the desktop. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this is an anti-trust violation, or perhaps it's OK, because 'Windows RT' isn't actually 'Windows'? Not to mention: Incredibox... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_7 08f8a4e904b4360788051362fffc469b Now you can Skype on Xfinity, and beyond. Comcast's re-branded cable arm is touting a new trick beginning today, with customers in Boston and Seattle among the first to have access to the new Skype on Xfinity videoconferencing service (Atlanta, Augusta, Ga., Chicago, Detroit, Harrisburg, Pa., Indianapolis, Miami and Pittsburgh will be online by ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_8 9c3725cf01a1fd8749cd443203116372 With a reported 11 teens killed while texting and driving per day, parents are turning towards apps to limit their kids phone use behind the wheel. SecruaFone offers one for iPhone and Android handsets that diables some features when in motion, but it doesn't stop there. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_9 2af230e7b143e6a7c1633830077d1c15 NOW HIRING. In preparation for the upcoming film Prometheus (in theaters on June 8), Weyland Industries is accepting applicants to join the crew of the Project Prometheus spaceship. Today, the Internet Explorer team is proud to announce our partnership with Fox Studios to create the Project Prometheus Training Center — designed entirely in ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:17 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_10 6fdc441b4f54a2d6053bb38433c0f21c Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new fast wireless transmission system that works at terahertz frequencies, a section of spectrum never used before. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_11 03e8a7ea5061c9bc85b48f269c335e5d Welcome to our annual celebration of business innovators who dare to think differently. They're the ones taking risks and discovering surprising new solutions to old problems. This year, they tell you exactly how they do what they do. Click on their names in the list below to find advice and read about their career milestones. Or for tips on a ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:00 EDT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_12 754c1416b5ac8260ae2aa033cd13880a Bill Nershi, left, and Michael Kang of String Cheese Incident, which is selling tickets through its Web site. But buying a ticket on the band’s Web site has its own added cost: $12 to mail tickets by United Parcel Service, with no other delivery option offered. That expense, however, is still cheaper than buying through Ticketmaster. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:17 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_13 e10060fcd3d2bd3bc758e0fa86e45811 If you watch movies and TV shows streaming from Netflix on your PC or Mac you may have noticed that we have updated our Web video player. We’ve refreshed the look of the existing features and added some new functionality. (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T09:11:00.000-07:00 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_14 e5800191d0c6db498796df1214fafde2 As more consumers reach for their smartphones, tablets and laptops for news and entertainment, there’s a new segment of viewers that watch less than two hours of TV per day - the “light TV viewer.” Around 31% of adults 18 to 49 are light TV viewers. And this segment is growing - households that opted for broadband internet instead of cable ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T13:38:26Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_15 51009afa73f500903b5d6a3e69ebcbe3 Roughly a year ago when we summarized the state of smartphones at the Appnation conference, less than 40 percent of mobile subscribers in the U.S. had smartphones. Today, one in two mobile subscribers has a smartphone and that figure is moving steadily upwards. By most measures, it has been the year of the App once again, driven mostly by the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19:24 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_16 03e3063d0affed2f1ac3a1195bfb84e9 Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_17 e07cce2ba3d2529778bf2d4ed59224ab Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T13:38:26Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_18 3b2b40ea5ae79d4ecd45a064a769b2ba Research has shown that people are able to judge sexual orientation from faces with above-chance accuracy, but little is known about how these judgments are formed. Here, we investigated the importance of well-established face processing mechanisms in such judgments: featural processing (e.g., an eye) and configural processing (e.g., spatial ... (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_19 cc575411b5c688ecdc21343e7e9736e4 Until a recent TEDxEast event and a talk by artist Peter Wegner where he showed his audience a concept he came up with using the space between tall buildings and how sometimes that space appeared to be a structure to him when flipped upside down. (Read on Source) ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:24 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/21#item_20 e8f7c89a0289bb0f825d29bc8bbd95e9 It wasn’t Siri that was recommending the Lumia as the best smartphone to some last week; it was Wolfram Alpha. That won’t happen again, now that Wolfram Alpha has made changes to to fix problems it had dealing with customer reviews. Reviews Weren’t Weighted To Account For Number... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-05-16T10:26:19Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1337216804/41#item_1 04ad38f08799afb87ee912fc4c0d4da9 In Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Source: Speaker's Blog FORTUNE --The photo was posted on the Speaker of the House's website with no details beyond the date. Until we find out what he and the CEO of Apple ( AAPL ) discussed, we'll leave it to our readers write their own captions. Filed under: Apple 2.0 (Read on Source) ]]>