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 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_1 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 22:05:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_2 83046be10e95adb92c486331817ca78c I think it's safe to assume their Twitter account has been hacked. Update : Yep. Now suspended . (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:39 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_3 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/1257631300/1#item_4 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 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_5 4cbd9e6b29beece2912912bb14ab77fd Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:05:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#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 10:51:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_7 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 21:04:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_8 6bee4260cb399e6158425b425d647e63 Apparently, in order to check if a cow is sick or pregnant, you have to stick your arm up its butt. And we're told having the right touch is both important (well, yeah) and difficult. So a vet-turned-computer-scientist designed the Haptic Cow to give students a virtual butt to practice on. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:15 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_9 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/1257631300/1#item_10 fd505978c3bf8ded980e560d5653ad25 Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:27:03Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_11 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/1257631300/1#item_12 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 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_13 1f41f9d2bae10f033be69ad7c88677a3 Early this morning, 200 Android developers woke up to one hell of an e-mail: they’d made it into the final round of the second Android Developer Challenge, and were thus one giant step closer to as much as $250,000. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-06T21:27:03Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_14 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 15:50:07 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_15 454bb4347ec6b0c942c7ce480605fc20 That is not Batman's boat but rather Earthrace, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ultraslick bio-diesel-powered anti-whaling speedboat. It's 80-feet long and very stealthy. Next month, it will head out to the seas around Japan to, er, protest the country's whaling industry. Life magazine has photos of Earthrace currently docked in Auckland, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:15 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#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 19:33:15 Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#item_17 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/1257631300/1#item_18 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 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/1#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/1257631300/1#item_20 0b70680e43fe4492b010cf0bfe536735 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/21#item_1 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 17:01:48 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/21#item_2 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 05:57:38 -0800 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257631300/21#item_3 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) ]]>