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, 21 Nov 2009 06:21:32 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_1 bd37cd210016b63c94719036d2b19da9 Who takes Apple’s rumored touchscreen tablet seriously? Wired’s parent company Condé Nast. Earlier this week, the corporation revealed its plans to work with Adobe to repurpose magazine content for upcoming digital devices, including the Apple tablet (if it is indeed real). The first mag to get the tablet treatment, of course, is ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:52:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_2 3ddbec13323640b030b3ae346883be6b Google on December 31 will shut down site for GrandCentral, which it acquired and reworked into Google Voice. Users should back up old messages now. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:04:06 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_3 1ece639c54d68b3ca4d954ac90850f6a Shoppers and retailers aren't the only ones gearing up for the holidays. Criminals are out in full force with plenty of scams to separate you and your money (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:14 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_4 fd1704e618d269d07d1f1aa3af51f156 Mazda will show off the U.S. version of its Mazda2 model at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_5 f481776503304d9cd9d4724943bafd5a Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_6 552b500f56465c828bbe5b7fb4a5aedb Critics have accused President Obama of kowtowing to Chinese leaders, by failing to meet dissidents, toning down his criticisms and delaying a meeting with the Dalai Lama. On balance, I think that criticism is premature: Confrontation doesn’t help with China and can hurt, and so engagement becomes a fine line to navigate. The Obama visit wasn’ ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_7 21dd9fec7c77394f48fba17b96f4e201 "While I'm very positive about the openSUSE team I must say that I am a lot less sanguine about some in their community. Some fans (or really fanatics) came out in force ready to attack the reviewer (me), to question my skills and even my sanity, to attack Ladislav Bodnar for posting the review, to blame the hardware, anything at all but the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:20 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_8 2518c94ee6f13ca42873cebdcabfa4e0 The conservative firebrand Glenn Beck is planning voter registration drives and rallies, but he is cautious about how he might directly support particular candidates. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:41:46 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_9 8a07a5cd7dd7723310df4f34d287b015 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:57:53 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_10 ec6a9c0d1b2dfdda2b785f986f43c59c Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_11 a33b67027d68618d837545cb8937aafa Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol' fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Bootcamp update. You can grab them here , report back with results. [ Uneasy Silence , thanks Dan! ] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:17:43 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_12 357eed8b267223cfe0025ca325cefed2 A group of start-up marketers see value in getting regular people to send a sentence or two of text to their friends and admirers. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:08 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_13 23870de072f5ce20f764b813c0ab4328 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:08 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_14 23a68c980690735266825b526fc5a492 Feature: 8+ Megapixel Camera, A2DP, Bluetooth, Calendar, Camera, Candy Bar Form, Edge, Email Client, GPS / Location, High-Speed Data GPRS, Megapixel Camera, Memory Card Slot, MP3, Smartphone, Speaker Phone, Touch Screen, Video Capture, Video Clip, Wi-Fi (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:08 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_15 af275325ad84d0243abff0e399c64333 We have heard from an inside source who claims the camera version of the iPod Touch 3G will be released this Spring. The source confirms to us that the iPod Touch 3G with camera had actually been planned for release this past September, but had problems passing quality control. Unlike Samsung, Apple actually has a Quality Control department. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_16 e16803ad3c5ac63f3d5c9093d67f82ed Though The Saboteur developer Pandemic Studios is losing its 200-person staff , the company's final game has just "gone gold" across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. In a post on the studio's forums , Community Manager Mathew Everett noted that while "this has been a very difficult week for Pandemic Studios," The Saboteur will still be " ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_17 6b487b0c761c7f298097b02cdaa8e378 The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_18 b65b6ad38bff5c501a00d6fbb3edbf2c Here it is, folks: your chance to beat up relatives all throughout the holiday season, albeit from the relative safeness of Tekken 6 's confines! For this week's Swag Saturday , we're giving out a copy of Tekken 6 for the Xbox 360 to one lucky commenter who tells us which fictitious holiday character (think: Santa, the Easter Bunny) they'd like ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_19 88ac82b7e659821c4c1500fe6074ed4f At long last it seems that Girl has almost made it to Jupiter. This is all thanks to the random multiplier that is being added to everyone’s scores! So if you have the game be sure to hop on and help out! (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/1#item_20 5faa626711e977cb0a55d5c3a97c4ec8 If you enjoyed the Cowboy Bebop -meets-Master Chief action presented in the first episode of Halo Legends (seriously, that main character looked just like Spike Spiegel!), then you may want to check out the second episode of the Spartan-themed anime premiering today on Halo Waypoint . For 24 hours starting at 12:00AM PST (about eight hours ago), ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_1 203e7db0ffb3a9a68c73cef06e0c6888 Good afternoon, readers! What does Santa have in his bag for you today? Interestingly enough, he was unable to bring his bag because this printer is far too big for it. We present, for your inspection, the Kodak 5250 all-in-one: a scanning, printing, faxing, photofinishing machine that can best the big boys in the printer race. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_2 4073530cb301d02251d7fd66764b2603 Not long ago Second Life was everywhere, with businesses opening branches and bands playing gigs in this virtual world. Today you'd be forgiven for asking if it's still going. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_3 b46819048f8b0675ad0af2133d439a1b After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance 's online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one , but two , lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his "first amendment rights" -- an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because "Sony is not part of the government." However, what ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:33 -0600 http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_4 3b23dc5c22d02c37dea6fcb3af0625bf "On the other hand, we had the potential to fill a 400W power budget with performance, so we were considering using two 8-pin connectors and pushing this thing to its limits." (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_5 4d602d50c564f300047c3fa9b7e839ea Drawing on its tradition of engineering excellence Dynamic Controls has integrated an iPhone with its power wheelchair electronics - thus enabling power wheelchair users to enjoy all the benefits of an iPhone or iPod touch. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:45:00 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_6 4914f967c9adca05178e86a606567319 In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_7 a7c941dde2b089a778b45fa568f9b3b8 Blippr is a free service from Mashable that helps you review and organize your favorite apps, books, games, movies and music. Create your own profile or get started by logging in with: (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T00:48:15Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_8 0d1f1446698b3fdee061d61a04193901 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:53:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_9 1403fb755b89e0179e8bcc41ba1d831e Philips has just announced a new 9704 LED Pro line of televisions bound for the UK. The two sets promise a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a 200Hz refresh rate, and a 1-ms response time . Philips promises both models -- the 40-inch 40PFL9704 and the 46-inch 46PFL9704 -- are up to 50 percent more energy efficient than previous models, and both boast ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-21T00:48:15Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_10 387e4d2e0ab585aa5778ca78d974a08d Peripherals, they say, are the spice of life. Well, maybe they don’t say that, but they do say it about variety, and peripherals add variety to your computing life. If you’re reading this on a stock HP desktop, clicking on links with the mouse that came with it, and trusting your data to that 512MB USB stick they gave you at work, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_11 f30b6a775120e7a4dc212247bfd836f1 Using publicly available information, for the first time in the world, we have precisely and scientifically calculated the weight of the Internet. Obviously this information is only really useful to someone attempting to work out the cost of posting the Internet somewhere, perhaps to North Korea. Still, the casual reader -- hi there! -- may still ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1258875302/21#item_12 eb3c2616abc5b426438ba09974d4e1c1 Geneva, 20 November 2009. Particle beams are once again circulating in the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, CERN1’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This news comes after the machine was handed over for operation on Wednesday morning. A clockwise circulating beam was established at ten o'clock this evening. This is an important ... (Read on Source) ]]>