Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right NowMegite 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.View more Software news- September 17, 2008 As promised, this is the first in a series of postings about my daily experiences while living in Japan and the many technological marvels that I&39;m sure to discover while here.Please note that these posts are in addition to my normal "Microsoft and Technology" based posts. In other... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/21#item_14 Ubiquity - the awesome web task engine for Firefox- September 17, 2008 I&8217;ve been playing with Mozilla&8217;s new free Ubiquity plugin for Firefox and it&8217;s fab. It basically provides instant access to a whole bunch of web applications and other useful tools via a really easy to use command line interface. Now don&8217;t get scared, it&8217;s really really easy to use and incredibly ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_8 Product placement still huge as advertisers fight DVRs- September 17, 2008 Product placement jumped by 12 percent on broadcast TV this year, led by American Idol and its judges' deep and very personal love for Coca-Cola. And, while placements are down on cable, they still dwarf those on the major networks. Read More... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_2 Data Centers Key to Lehman Sale to Barclays- September 17, 2008 Real estate, including two data centers, accounted fpr $1.5 billion of the value in Barclays' $1.75 billion deal to purchase assets of the failed Lehman Brothers (LEH). Read more at our web site (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/21#item_18 Gr8 db8r takes on linguistic luddites- September 17, 2008 David Crystal: "Almost every basic principle that people hold about texting turns out to be misconceived." Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi It's not often that a linguistics book gets a review in Take a Break magazine, "the world's No 1 true-life weekly". But you should never underestimate the power of a moral panic. Back in 2003, a school teacher ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_5 Exclusive: Canon EOS 5D Mark II hands-on preview- September 17, 2008 Pre-Photokina 2008: The much-anticipated launch of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II has prompted much discussion this morning. A full frame 21MP sensor, 1080p HD video and ISO 25,600 equivalent mode are the headline specs. Phil has dragged himself out of the server room, dusted himself off and has had the entire dpreview staff furiously scouring the ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/21#item_16 How to: Delete Apple&8217;s Apps from your iPhone - aka &8220;the Hidden 10th iPhone app screen&8221;- September 17, 2008 OK, I teased briefly about the Hidden 10th iPhone app screen that would allow you to get past the 148 app limit on the iPhone, and I will reveal its secrets here in a tip I know many of you have been waiting for someone to tell you namely, How to delete Apple&8217;s official apps from the iPhone (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/1#item_19 Logitech Driving Force GT Racing Wheel- September 17, 2008 If you are a regular player of racing games on the Playstation 3, then you owe it to yourself to consider an upgrade to that inefficient gamepad! Logitech's Driving Force GT was designed for Gran Turismo 5, but works well with most other racers out there, and after we put many hours of driving into it, we can happily walk away impressed. (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_14 Hold Up the Senate IP Enforcement Bill- September 17, 2008 S. 3325, "The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Act of 2008" lets DOJ enforce civil copyright claims and lets the government do the MPAA and RIAAs suing for them at the tax payers expense. (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_13 ILike Opens Platform & Partners With Top Sites- September 17, 2008 Just days ahead of the MySpace Music launch, social music discovery site iLike has launched an open platform that enables developers to add interactive music features to their website or Facebook application. Launch partners include leading Facebook application developers SGN, Flixster, Watercooler, Connected Weddings, Slide, Mesmo TV and more. ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_9 |