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.SanDisk rejects Samsung buyout bid, Samsung reiterates offer- September 17, 2008 After SanDisk announced that its board of directors rejected an unsolicited proposal from Samsung Electronics to acquire SanDisk for US$26 per share in cash, or about US$5.85 billion in total, Samsung responded by reiterating its offer to SanDisk, indicating that it believes SanDisk is clinging to unrealistic expectations on both its standalone ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_4 EEG Used to Convict Murder Suspect- September 17, 2008 A woman in India has been convicted of murder partially based on an EEG-based lie detector, called Brain Electrical Oscillations Signature test (BEOS), developed by Champadi Raman Mukundan, a local neuroscientist. We are nonetheless skeptical. This latest Indian attempt at getting past criminals' natural defenses begins with an ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_10 Ruth Brownlee steps down as AOP director- September 17, 2008 The Association of Online Publishers is to lose its director, Ruth Brownlee, after just 10 months in the job, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. The appointment of Brownlee to the role in December 2007 was a significant coup for the six-year-old trade body, which felt it would benefit from her previous commercial roles at Yahoo, Handbag and Channel ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_11 4 Thoughts On Best Buy & Napster- September 17, 2008 Napster was worth even less than I thought . Given the $67 million in cash that Napster has on hand, the purchase for $121 million by Best Buy puts the valuation at just $54 million. Not much for a company with 700,000 subscribers, decent technology and a strong bran d name. This purchase is a blow for RealNetworks' Rhapsody who previously p ... (Read on Source)http://www.megite.com/technology/1221689325/41#item_12 |