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 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_1 c4fd9005dbd5b5ca4f16eb19ebe194f5 Remember that Walmart ad featuring a $100 Xbox ? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds . There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. Update: It looks like the Amazon 9 a.m. deal ran out (not before I managed to grab one, natch), but the same deal will be running again at 12 p.m. EST, 9 a.m. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:47:47 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_2 be69923b9d31c0ee906044b1a4259f12 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_3 b90e57fc7e090a201936aaa1f00b797d If you love Black Friday bargains, but hate the idea of pre-dawn lines, surly shoppers, and the risk of bodily harm just to score a bargain Blu-ray player or Xbox console, major U.S. retailers have an alternative: Why not shop early? Some pre-Black Friday sales start Saturday, Nov. 7. Start brewing the coffee now. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:35:52 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_4 39163bc54c647920252701475af6d54e The battle for search is still going strong. All search companies are continually tweaking and adjusting their algorithms to help improve their search results and keep those same formulas for being gamed by developers. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_5 d8fdf2420ba6153a36859ca7cac75915 The dawn of the 21st century brought us a problem: we had lots of data, but no real way to bring that data into the real world. We could feasibly lug laptops and phones around, but did they ever do exactly what we needed them to do? Don’t answer that. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:43 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_6 366a289053ec24adbc9c359a4b4bc254 Facebook has continued to grow at an impressive rate throughout the year, most recently announcing the 300 million user milestone. According to Facebook’s own advertising statistics though, the company is now beyond 325 million users and continuing to grow. The story has become relatively repetitive at this point: Facebook is growing like a [ (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_7 91ce028dadab9812dffecf81b8c54c8e How do you get the French excited about Windows 7? Apparently, the sales pitch goes down better with some coffee and pastry. That's why they're building a full-on cafe in the heart of Paris (47 Boulevard Sebastopol). (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:25 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_8 44c627d9636a1554be54716cd3f4d7bf Intel has once again promised a fix for the glitchy firmware update tool it released for its 34nm solid-state drives last month. But it still can't say when the new version will arrive. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_9 24c039765b41bc275ebd977c399c902b Square Enix recently chose to attack with its annual earnings report, and among the 12-page PDF file 's barrage of numbers, things look pretty good for the company. Net sales for the six months ending September 30, 2009 were up 33 percent over the same period last year to 91 billion yen ($1 billion), while operating income was also up by 39 ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:25 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_10 c7864a51b1dcf73a0d9d701e298a7abd Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_11 173289629d5bafb0d8dba17d7571175b Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_12 5bcf1f29ea8406d8a35cf872542fb686 Major online retailer Direct2Drive have announced today that the year's biggest game - Modern Warfare 2 - won't be made available on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform Steam, of course! (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:25 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_13 7546a060af8ae25d6fb43fafdeeb9657 Since 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been orbiting Mars, currently circling approximately 300 km (187 mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO is HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, which has been photographing the planet for several years now at resolutions as fine as mere inches per pixel. ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:32:32 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_14 19bf2af5f6af06aa5e09fa5e00d93ad8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_15 7d79f255399e9d36674b6cddf51ec702 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:21 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_16 c3e0ff585fd95e970fd31803526289c6 In a side-by-side comparison, one could argue that pics from the iPhone 3GS look better than those from a Droid. That doesn’t mean you can’t make the Droid photos a little better. Adobe released a mobile Photoshop app for the iPhone a few weeks back, and the same title hits the Android Market today. The [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_17 56e1b71edc2d4bc8b6fb8e4cdfdb1bc2 We debated which of the two video assets Activision recently sent us for Tony Hawk: Ride should go a the top of the post, and which should be relegated to the unfavorable, post-jump real estate. The in-game trailer is pretty slick , and features that super catchy We Are Scientists jam. (You know the one , you hip guy , you.) However, the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_18 da709263547a97173b193fb0330cdef8 With the absence of the major car audio OEMs from the 2009 SEMA Show, you may assume that car tech has taken a backseat to tuning and muscle... but you'd be wrong. Originally posted at SEMA show (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_19 e0ab7a440803cbfd73c331d1f7e596fb Got an interest in Google Wave but have absolutely no idea where to get started? Try out The Complete Guide to Google Wave, a new (free) book written and edited by my pal and Lifehacker cohort Gina Trapani and yours truly. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/1#item_20 2dd279631d41fa0d097833ee9c01ca2a TiVo's Wireless G USB network adapter has been out and about since late 2005, so to say an 802.11n version is past due would be understating things dramatically. At long last, it seems as if high-speed network access is coming to the heralded DVR , with an AN0100 802.11n AP recently splashing down at the FCC. There's no instruction manual or ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:55 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_1 3bfc8a791bf25721c6001a62ad35249a I thought perhaps the Peek email device might be a good service to get for a family member who's not very technical. I wanted them to have access to text messaging, and thought its advertised simplicity might be the answer. So I bought a device for $49 and bought one month of service for $19.95, with the understanding that it's not a service plan, (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_2 d395d2a43f2a435626ca979ea279e723 Sega just announced that 40,000 lucky Xbox 360 owners will get extremely early access to a demo for the upcoming action game Bayonetta . To be considered for the prize, gamers must register for a free Sega Pass -- essentially the publisher's newsletter -- and enter for a chance to be selected on the official Bayonetta demo site . Registration ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_3 607cbc6f71d0b5d968a50ea32a32741f Zynga, the largest developer on Facebook — and one that has come under increasing scrutiny recently for its use of scammy advertising offers in games — has just soft-launched a new title called FishVille. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_4 84f1a2903539dfe755e7a1043e501a7e We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_5 d282ccf83e6298e2faac55f3da20ba7d We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix's Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week. Recommendation of the Week: The Shield: The Complete Series (DVD [What, no Blu-ray?] $159.95, (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_6 91650bf08b3e47ba0b8df4ba0371482f There was a bit of disconnect between the sleepy debut album by Dhani Harrison's band Thenewno2, "You are Here" (Vagrant), and the galvanizing performance the band put on in August at Lollapalooza in Grant Park. The album was slow-moving and introspective, tinged by psychedelic textures and electro rhythms, while Harrison's vocals suggested the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:31:35 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_7 ff98794d0723d72e0f425e32f7203ac5 Trials developer RedLynx has admitted that in order to market its PC title it leaked it to torrent sites for pirates on the same day it was released to paying consumers. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:00 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_8 c2af698f009485c47f00ad4fce13314b It's been 15 years since Mario's starred in a full-fledged, sidescrolling platformer on a console. Get ready for some yoshi riding, propeller flying, penguin-suit wearing mayhem! (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:05:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_9 83046be10e95adb92c486331817ca78c I think it's safe to assume their Twitter account has been hacked. Update : Yep. Now suspended . (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:15 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_10 4d0af9726fca6bb1f1912e3961b63769 The date is set for the release of the Boxee Beta. On December 7th at 7pm we are going to have an unveiling event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. At the event we will demo the new Beta, launch new applications from partners and start a 4-weeks early-access for users to test the Beta before we release it to the public at CES on Jan 7th. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_11 fd505978c3bf8ded980e560d5653ad25 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:20:36 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_12 184629f9ef4ffe74db2ef5bf415d86da It looks like we'll have to wait a little bit longer for Asus' Eee Keyboard, which was was supposed to launch in October. That didn't happen, nor does it look like we'll see the keyboard this month because it hasn't yet passed wireless regulation testing in te U.S. and Europe. How long that will take is anyone's guess, and it's up in the air ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:27:03Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_13 9c304c4e9b190cc4848a2d97d2241bb7 MANHATTAN BEACH -- A Romanian national is under arrest after police say he tried to install a "skimming" device on a bank ATM in Manhattan Beach. George Puflene, 26, is believed to be part of an organized crime ring that "skimmed" $70,000 from customers' accounts, police said. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_14 187a65311961cdfe3a9c3b36f6728fa3 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_15 4cbd9e6b29beece2912912bb14ab77fd Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:15 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_16 ce179fc23f17d625e7797f78509e4a95 A security flaw that has been identified in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol could open the door for man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks against HTTPS communication. All implementations are said to be vulnerable because the flaw is in the protocol itself. Security researchers are taking steps to resolve the problem. The flaw was ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_17 c7583361ab09f71a1a5d679434cd4cc4 NOV. 5 | PHYSICAL: Redbox’s third-quarter sales surged 90% from a year earlier as the largest U.S. movie-rental kiosk operator added 2,700 machines during the quarter and boosted the revenue it gets from each machine, according to parent company Coinstar. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:32 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_18 1c253469c9ff5751d8c467dfe1960521 KILLEEN, Tex. — The police officer who brought down a gunman after he went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base here was on the way to have her car repaired when she responded to a police radio report of gunfire at a center where soldiers are processed before being sent overseas, the authorities said Friday. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_19 2c4bdd703e864347ff9199f9ed6ff708 Earlier this year, the IFPI gave Norwegian ISP Telenor an ultimatum – block access to The Pirate Bay within days or get taken to court. Telenor refused, IFPI followed through with its threat and the case was heard earlier this month. The decision was announced today. IFPI lost the case and Telenor will not have to block The Pirate Bay. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/21#item_20 0b70680e43fe4492b010cf0bfe536735 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_1 bc30987aba3036293cadaebf17417702 Martin Cooper, who was the lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the mobile phone, told a privacy conference in Madrid this week that today's phones try to do many things for too many people. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_2 8769280fa9502a6a35a3eb590ea1ab06 Today was the first time that DFI have publicly admitted they have a LanParty Mini ITX board on the way.  We've known about it for quite some time now, but weren't allowed to say anything - today we can bring you some exclusive photos of the DFI MI P55-T36 Mini ITX motherboard. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:38 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_3 8f98380f3db16f0ee732a8f0b28d0368 An Army psychiatrist facing deployment to one of America’s war zones killed 13 people and wounded 30 others on Thursday in a shooting rampage with two handguns at the sprawling Fort Hood Army post in central Texas, military officials said. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_4 a8af811829d6725580f6765ca8aa801d Not that long ago, Michelangelo "Mike" Volpi, 42, was one of the most important people in Silicon Valley. At Cisco Systems, he was the golden boy who was instrumental in the company's acquisition strategy and rumored to be in line to eventually succeed John Chambers as CEO. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_5 4feb1e81bc022a792bcecd46c98c2f93 We can confirm that all the hype spreading over the net re the supposed new ThinkPad X200e NetBook is correct. With one glaring exception. The new small form factor ThinkPad NetBook will be called the ThinkPad X100e, and its been dubbed the ‘Entry level ultra portable, the first ThinkPad of its size’. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_6 0298052f95fe1a5629baa2daa4bd7d22 Usually I write about ham radio. But looking at communication devices of the future from the past, I thought it would be fun to have a Star Trek: The Original Series Bluetooth communicator for a cellphone. I worked with Dave Clausen to hack one together from a toy Star Trek communicator, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller. Following are ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:38 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_7 1b58146023173f9f4a0ccbc64ceb7e85 Some LinkedIn users will have noticed a change to the navigation and user interface of the LinkedIn.com website, announces a company blog post . The business-focused social network is in the process of rolling out an updated design that aims to improve and simplify site navigation while also offering a cleaner, less-cluttered look. Does the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:57:38 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_8 9f83a9ae100b387c588de75d9381a3b6 It appears that last night's midnight opening in Manhattan went off like gangbusters, but the situation across the country is a little more subdued this morning with seemingly short lines and easy access to DROIDs at every location we've visited. We won't put out a number, but we can confirm that several Engadget editors have taken the plunge ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_9 a61db790488a479eb4139f810b1cbb70 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T11:50:01Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_10 672b5545daf540db5e1a80603345b802 Photo: Ramachandra Budihal at TEDIndia, Session 7, "Power of Stories," November 6, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Session 7: Ramachandra Budihal clearly thrilled TEDIndia 's live audience -- and also our webcast audience, who had plenty to say on Twitter: The 3D augmented device demoed by Ramachandra Budihal . Now I ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_11 dffdb2c1da4c04c1c7c4f75d684de5ff I continue to do more and more development within Microsoft Access 2007. I’m still learning the ropes on how to do stuff but there’s something we’ve come across that is an extreme annoyance and it seems like a pretty obvious fix and solution. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_12 aed8be77d83495c6ae78c2b89ab0d76d Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_13 7842197bfabc964fa1b65ea155f67766 London, England (CNN) -- It may seem stranger than fiction, but George Clooney's latest film, paranormal comedy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," was inspired by real events. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_14 202c8181895cca4e134de1785ecdbf8d Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_15 b7c8d75a89a53985d2c5027456b276dd Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- The suspect in Friday's shooting of six people in a downtown high-rise is a 40-year-old "man with economic woes that include a recent bankruptcy filing, federal records show. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_16 33e3db476c77a0b3904182caef8e4259 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:10:33 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257624285/41#item_17 16a3d33968c3a6fde011b2520166890f Beheadings and amputations. Iraqi-style brutality, bribery, extortion, kidnapping, and murder. More than 7,200 dead—almost double last year’s tally—in shoot-outs between federales and often better-armed drug cartels. This is modern Mexico, whose president, Felipe Calderón, has been struggling since 2006 to wrest his country ... (Read on Source) ]]>