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 2009-11-08T13:13:55Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_1 cdd1aba7885f9f611e0335466d82abf8 You are using Apple TV software version 3.0 and all of your movies, TV shows, and songs appear to be present, but you have not yet updated to Apple TV software version 3.0.1. (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-08T13:13:55Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_2 968f430a302f74cb397e62d93edf80e1 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_3 03eff8d8a35457abd4a1a7dd4ad5fa38 In a talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws the link between environment, energy, and the economy. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:42:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_4 b2f8b58bf211678430ff58d966d8ecb5 The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone," due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA (hear that, Verizon?). (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_5 0f041dfb5d616306dbe18cadec12f556 Tags: animal science, centromere, DNA, equine cerebellar abiotrophy, evolutionary biology, gene sequence, genetics, genomics, horse, Horse Genome Project, neurological disorders, University of California at Davis (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:38:03 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_6 3bd11db624d0ee6f89dc45d9a43c2725 Three years after the human genome was sequenced at a price tag of $3 billion, Complete Genomics does it for just $4,400 in material cost. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_7 f8f59f7d8ed41bcd64a0725ea69a2aed Temporary restraining order finds BlueBeat's arguments "lacking in clarity" and sees the threat of irreparable harm to the copyright holders. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_8 aa3c5181f7c748849b246064ddb96531 I'd probably feel slightly smug, if I didn't feel so sick. Smug that after two weeks of me suggesting that social media might not be an unequivocally Good Thing in terms of privacy and human decency , the news has delivered the perfect example to support my view. Unfortunately it's hard to feel smug - hard to feel anything but sadness and nausea - (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:26:22 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_9 67bf40f69cbb878065288e7d563c77b8 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_10 352fb99706a47737ac81a3d2c83ee808 Poor, poor GameStop. As the gaming public's anticipation for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 approached critical mass, they faltered in their loyalty, and took their business to small "mom and pop" game retailers who had broken the game's street date. Fortunately for the retail juggernaut, Activision showed compassion for its plight, and agreed ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_11 1dc4fa9415ae4025e0fcfd9c6fb4d0e5 Our platform focus continues this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. Sony is teaming up with indie publishers to allow such work to be carried in the company’s e-book store for Sony Reader customers. Sony is working with Smashwords and Author Solutions to handle e-books [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:29:57 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_12 10e1aff627276d50be33ad2e33bec2ba Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_13 e1f573ec81e9e26ecefabe4da95597ed Breaking!: The Nokia Booklet 3G will arrive first in the U.S.A with Best Buy! I just got my hands on a really interesting piece of information: This is official information, the Nokia Booklet 3G will arrive the 15th of November on Best Buy. Reward Zone members can reserve theirs right now. The Booklet 3G official price is $299.99 with AT&T ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_14 9697bc70bb9dce6fd6a233a35862c8e3 Xbox 360 owners, if you've been reading posts about 3D Dot Game Heroes , anticipating its localization with green, envy-filled eyes, first you should probably get your eyes checked -- green eyes are not normal! After that, you should rest easy , because there's a chance the game could be spinning inside your Xbox sometime in the future. My Game ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:37:22 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_15 b1eae88d29b3b47e1a052116e64de885 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:21:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_16 54771e603891b9e23535b0c5b7eb16c5 Just five days ago Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said mobile subscriptions, among other scammy offers, would be removed from Zynga's popular Facebook and MySpace games. "We have also removed all mobile ads until we see any that offer clear user value," he said. So we were surprised yesterday to see a screen shot clearly showing a mobile subscription ad ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_17 f2434c8fcdf33b13d49ff4d6cf337735 18 programmable buttons. E-I-G-H-T-E-E-N! Forget the 512k of flash memory, analog Xbox 360-style joystick, basic scroll wheel and whatever-else-is-in-there. 18 buttons! Yes, I'm a button lover. Yes, I just had an orgasm. And yes, I will waste $75 on this. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_18 9727b34301d241ccb975c52e228342c5 Did you know the first “brain-tweet” was sent out this year? How about that we may someday be customizing windshields with widgets? In the not-to-distant future, we may be interfacing with computers in exciting and innovative new ways. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:18 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_19 c4b3d9d3a027956ac9ba45ee7fb76fc1 Microsoft has just released a new firmware (version 4.3) for the ZuneHD which adds support for the upcoming 3D games & applications and a wider touchscreen keyboard among other bug fixes/features: Browser: •Faster performance in navigating web pages •Option to render pages as Desktop or Mobile (Option in settings) •Better Tap-To-Zoom � (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:21:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/1#item_20 aa3f020307b4cbc28d2188a4677ca01a Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_1 ff51203d0ea257a564229466a1554983 Just weeks after Palm's Pre sunk to CAD $149.95 on Bell , the outfit's first-ever webOS phone has now stooped to just CAD $99.95. That still requires a 3-year contract, of course, but man -- a single bill for a smartphone like the Pre? Anyone tossing out guesses on how long it takes Sprint to follow suit (and embarrass the Pixi )? [Thanks, David] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:48:20 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_2 bb6259779a384df58455c40e43b06a6a By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Holy rodents on steroids, Batman!  A mouse with 18 buttons?  How could you possibly know which one you’re pressing without looking at it?  Someone will have to invent home-row mousing! Warmouse announced the OpenOfficeMouse yesterday (November 6), a mouse specifically designed for use ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:32:32 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_3 19bf2af5f6af06aa5e09fa5e00d93ad8 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:43 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_4 814ecb6ae10c12e065ad692bf5cdc591 This morning I read about the nPower PEG — a Personal Energy Generator — so I had to look into it online. PEG sounds like a decent fit in my quest to reduce electricity demand where I can. My last attempt using solar power was less than optimal, but this has potential. The PEG device [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_5 5af4a1dcc86a7204109629c8758dd22a Facebook games — Mafia Wars, FarmVille, Restaurant City — have become surprisingly effective at diverting time wasters among the social-networking crowd. More than 63 million people alone play FarmVille. But now accusations have surfaced that the games can lead some more gullible players, including children, into Internet scams, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_6 496db7f3265842d4124c84c9799767f5 These so-called virtual goods, like a $1 illustration of a Champagne bottle on Facebook or the $2.50 Halloween costume in the online game Sorority Life, are no more than a collection of pixels on a Web page. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_7 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. PST, 3 p.m. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:26:45 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_8 34360f53f3439ea11a74db3f8a43e8ae The week marches on and today being Saturday means it is time to recap the recent happenings in the world of Windows Mobile. HTC continues to dominate the Windows Mobile world with the confirmation this week that the HD2 will be coming to the U. S. in early 2010. The company was not willing to [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_9 670ceb10cd41d74c8c84fd6f9572eecb Earlier this week the Toronto Star announced, among other changes, that it was planning to outsource some one hundred in-house, union editing jobs. In the press release issued by the union in the wake of the announcement, union chief Maureen Dawson explained that "Journalism is a collaborative effort, the product of a team of reporters, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:26:45 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1257708824/21#item_10 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) ]]>