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, 27 Nov 2009 11:52:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_1 7ee4e817f01e7123565b52c98feb277c An early morning visit to a Best Buy in Marin City, Calif., reveals no lines, no craziness, and some fairly sleepy Best Buy employees. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:05:00 PST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_2 2bce76f13b81c841d7aeba327166d642 As the holiday season begins, Larry Magid offers some tips on safe holiday shopping. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_3 5f839411dadd14d2de9a3d2352b197f1 From everything we can tell, this new Droid Eris deal has nothing to do with the day after Thanksgiving and everything to do with the pure insanity of Walmart Wireless / LetsTalk.com. The same people that brought us the $30 Pixi have slashed the $99 Eris down to $30, which does wonders for removing the Eris from regular Droid comparisons. Judged ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_4 6bc0affe398f2aac65c536c5b68379a9 Say what you will about Dell, but there’s no denying that this is one of the coolest things any OEM has done for enthusiasts in a long time. Own a Dell Mini 10V? Wish you could give that early build of Google Chrome OS a try on your netbook? You’re in luck, because Dell’s Doug Anson and some friends have taken the time to hack ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:37:47 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_5 1536e12b9932c7fc992145fab7195c24 I just received this email from the Wall Street Journal. I include it here in its entirety as it is self-explanatory: Dear WSJ Mobile Reader user: URGENT: UPGRADE REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED USE OF WSJ MOBILE READER Our records indicate that you have not yet upgraded to the latest version of the WSJ Mobile Reader application for your Blackberry®. As [. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:37:47 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_6 3d03c6bd51d6729f4b2149787fe08c34 Aimersoft DVD Ripper for Mac is an all-in-one and eay to use DVD ripping software that designed for Mac users (support Mac OS X Leopard). This best Mac DVD Ripper can help you copy DVD to computer and rip DVD to various video formats (including MP4, AVI, M4V, MOV, 3GP, MPG, FLV, WMV, DV, AIFF, FLC, CAF, SD2, F4V, TS) and audio formats (MP3, M4A, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:06 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_7 631cee34639731838ed766cb1c6e25a8 The "charges pending" may be only for failing to wear his seat belt, which is one of the only ways to hurt yourself at under 30 mph in a ginormous Escalade. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_8 87ce324847627c9a21df79565480fd41 HELSINKI (Reuters) - Acer Inc started to sell its first mobile phone model running on Google's Android software this week, and will introduce more Android handsets next year, the head of its phone unit said on Thursday. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:45:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_9 d65733e5c03add803d9ca67e143c0f3e Kohjinsha DZ Series features two 10.1” LCDs with a 1024x600 resolution and LED backlight Shipping: Usually Over 15 Working days Price: ¥ 95,800.00 2009-11-27 04:51:32 (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:40:25 GMT http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_10 211b2ba6df5a5270a0e0346c0d8c259a A pub owner has had to pay £8,000 after someone used its open wireless hotspot to download copyrighted material unlawfully, says the managing director of the hotspot provider The Cloud A pub owner has had to pay £8,000 after someone used its open wireless hotspot to download copyrighted material unlawfully, says the managing director of the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:06 -0500 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_11 22819d98dce52d2ad333f82ce9d8b604 Microsoft's posted the clips from Family Guy 's killed hackathon that would've shilled for Windows 7 , and they're even more brain-liquefyingly stupid than I thought. Just watch, but when your brains leak out your ears, don't say I didn't warn you. Okay, actually, I kind of like this one. [ YouTube via NeoWin ] (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-27T15:03:53Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_12 5ec6fe293483336a0e9937c4dd7b75d2 This is amazing: a stop-motion recreation of the Neo-dodges-bullets-on-the-roof scene from The Matrix done entirely in Lego . Tags: Legos remix thematrix video (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_13 df72628c23aa556729500c66c5893069 Activision announced this morning that, according to data garnered from the NPD, ChartTrack, GfK and internal estimates, the Call of Duty franchise has accumulated $3 billion-with-a-b in sales over its lifetime. As all but the densest among you have likely deduced, CoD was put over the top by the release of Modern Warfare 2 , which moved $550 ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:58:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_14 629fbf5472f12a71b5c7f5a9dabc1d0c Roku's HD-XR doesn't add much to the overall Roku HD equation, but if you've been holding out -- just waiting, patiently -- for the perfect time to snag yourself yet another movie set-top-box, today's the day. Actually, right now is the moment. Roku is offering its newest STB for an unheard-of 50 percent off, but it's only for the first 500 ... (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-27T15:03:53Z http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_15 de6de697ae7714fc5f7d4f84b2970111 In October, Mac US retail desktop computer revenue share was 47.71, percent up from 33.44 percent a year earlier, according to NPD. It's a stunning number, given just how many Windows PC companies combined command so much more market share, while competing for the same revenue share. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_16 af48da83c5fed6b2573939362d0e1c79 Being Dave Cox, head of European development for Konami, can't be an easy job. For one, he's not Hideo Kojima, so he's already got that going against him. Worse yet, he's had to tow the company line and let his upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow languish out of the spotlight while Castlevania Judgment got all the attention. It seems Konami ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:38:21 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_17 c0465fb793fcd01e75d7556d60f0283e I have yet to lose a gadget, but that’s not surprising since my key tools are never out of my sight or more than an arm’s reach away. I’m sure it will happen someday and that’s when I’ll wish I had a solution like the nio. Using Bluetooth, nio monitors your equipment through the use [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_18 eb233931438bc1c531dc38134bcd9796 What is it about BioWare and its dismissive implementation of races starting with the letter Q? Think about it: Tali the Quarian from Mass Effect and Sten the Qunari from Dragon Age: Origins -- on average, did anybody really use either for extended periods of time? It's Qu-acism, we tells ya! Perhaps Tali, who returns in Mass Effect 2 , will ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:11:18 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_19 41485e9f0d97fc01b77dc12f17383a6d Samsung, after unveiling its open mobile platform for touch screen-based mobile phones, bada, earlier this month, and launching a web site, has confirmed the date of its December launch event to deliver the bada SDK: Dec. 8th. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/1#item_20 3dede4b22401964ee3b30a8b64618ae2 The president of Nintendo of America wasn't counting girls playing DS, moms playing PCs or sisters dabbling with the family's Wii when he announced that there are more than 11 million females in the Americas who play consoles. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:06:51 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_1 f7380f86a41a3aa45eaf4ff2788acfc4 A brand new Mac video tutorial every week for the next six months - that's 26 new tutorials covering the latest Mac software and hints and tips on OS X (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_2 fc6a6bfe2c8e14cc059375f5cbc00c1d Writing in a recent Workshop blog post , LucasArts responded to complaints that its XBLA and PC puzzle-platformer, Lucidity , can be "particularly punishing." A new update, which adds checkpoints in an effort , has been launched on PC and is set to via an update set to arrive on Xbox Live within the coming weeks. "We feel that there is so much ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_4 4624bac366e92ea14ce4f9a8d74a7777 Open Beats Closed in the App Economy Two major growth areas in technology in 2009 are Facebook and iPhone — not just as consumer phenomena, but as developer ecosystems. Some have called this the “app economy.” When Facebook launched two years ago, the applications were mostly trivial. But its unprecedented viral marketing power ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_5 133a474b404a696ab93c51918eda0b0b Will the data center of the future have no central UPS units, and be filled with servers with on-board batteries? The data center team at Facebook believes it should. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_7 82051cae75658ee9fbe06645829c4c9e Stuart Hughes has unveiled the world's most expensive cell phone, the $3.2-million iPhone 3GS Supreme. Featuring a 22K solid gold casing and a front bezel studded with 136 diamonds -- "rear logo has 53 flawless diamonds, front navigation button is home to a very rare diamond at 7.1 cts." It was reportedly commissioned by an Australian businessman. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_8 b8988d9ed1b3fcf5be75983430f8ec8d We got a chance to look at the AeroCool Touch 2000 Dual Bay LCD Panel back in August, but today we have the opportunity to look at the single bay version, the Touch 1000, panel which still displays four temperatures and controllers up to four fans. The AeroCool Touch 1000 offers an easy to use, colored touch panel LCD for quick adjustments and ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_9 026738638d900214b3feefc7fd9b5276 "Needless to say, this is no small project and will take a long time to complete; right now, I'd call it somewhere between completely useless and intriguingly experimental. (It runs Skype, at least.) I'm also concerned that if they ever do get it anywhere near useful completion, Microsoft will stomp on it hard. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_10 99a92c3c1a03158aceb4764458d6500a Econsultancy has today released its latest Online PR and Social Media Report and it makes thoroughly interesting reading (download here – login/membership required). (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_11 c3bc98811ffe9964dd737d55967e8bdd I had planned on settling in tonight, sifting through the tons of emails we've received from developers who are planning to or have put their games on sale, and forming some kind of massive list… Only to discover that TouchArcade forum superstar and all around cool dude Djflippy had completely one-upped me, not only posting a thread ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_12 81768eca4be0c713beab517853c16155 Square Enix chief Yoichi Wada is preparing his firm for the demise of physical media – and potentially the death of home consoles. In an exclusive interview with MCV that will be published next week, the CEO of the publisher – which now owns Eidos and is famous for its epic disc-based Final Fantasy games – said that a dramatic ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.megite.com/technology/1259360923/21#item_13 ac186f0017f465e5deb19fcf03401d93 The Netherlands-based file-sharing website Mininova has removed all torrents that enabled users to download copyright-protected material. The move follows a ruling in a Netherlands district court three months ago ordering the firm to remove links to illegal content. (Read on Source) ]]>