http://blog.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 2011, Megite 30 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:21:02 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_1 58b5586ed041d82b9aa119b68ebc61c9 The upcoming iPhone 5 will almost certainly be a single phone that supports multiple networks, namely CDMA (such as the one used by Verizon or Sprint in the United States) as well as GSM (which is used by AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S.). This has been rumored before , and even at one point half confirmed by a Verizon executive , but nothing ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:47:51 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_2 fd53a0a63f46d1ab1d055ff403c2651e Déjà vu, much? Like Apple's original strategy for the aging iPhone 3GS, a new report states that Apple is working on an 8GB iPhone 4 to be sold at a discount while the iPhone 5 will sell at a higher price with contract. According to Reuters's sources , Apple has contracted a Korean firm to manufacture the discount iPhone's flash drive. Samsung ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:26:39 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_3 f3d3f31e9e9643687665e4647b2941d1 Back in the Summer of 2008, when there was still a glimmer of innocence and belief in the fundamental goodness of people in this young blogger's mind, I decided that I wanted a touchscreen tablet. Something like the screen side of a Macbook Air, plus a touch screen. It would mostly be for "couch" computing, I said. although I also meant "bathroom" (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:53:51 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_4 9534e1bf32b21ec7a8f333e174419315 AliveCor , developer of a low-budget electrocardiogram (ECG) recorder that works in conjunction with a variety of mobile platforms (including iPhone, iPad, and Android devices), has raised $3 million in Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The financing round was led by Burrill & Company along with Qualcomm, acting through ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:28:33 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_5 a41219f6787c6827054d6ad3f5294100 Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet is meant for business types, but it just might be the best Honeycomb tablet available right now. It was announced late last month alongside the consumer-oriented IdeaPad K1 and the Windows version, the P1. Well, Lenovo is finally ready to take your credit card in exchange for a place in the shipping line. The tablet ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:29 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_6 e199c66883c65ea393a0ecd7754b9353 Nothing goes better with back-to-school clothes than a nice little point-and-shoot. Thus, Canon’s timing couldn’t be any better. Today the new PowerShot digital cameras are making their debut, and from the looks of it, Canon has its bases covered. We have three new models: the PowerShot SX150 IS, PowerShot Elph 510 HS, and the PowerShot Elph ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:02:19 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_7 e8b0661119d15da4727f851cc3f404a1 A week ago, Fox changed its licensing rules so that non-paying users of Hulu would be unable to watch new episodes of their shows until eight days after their air date . Put on your analyst hat and think about what effect this might have on, say, piracy of those shows. Did you determine that it would increase piracy? Congratulations, you are a ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:59:43 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_8 32a38a697b9f47f0655cb1ed6d4b15f6 Erply, a company that develops retail inventory management software, is taking on Square, Intuit and VeriFone today with a new mobile credit card reader for iOS devices. Erply's credit card device connects to an iPad or iPhone and will transmit a customer’s encrypted credit card data to its own point of sale and inventory management software ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:58:36 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_9 53afcf66f7769884a947ddf43b172fd7 After adding online payments exec Bill Ready as an Executive-In-Residence, Accel Partners is shoring up another area of expertise with the addition of former Salesforce.com executive Chuck Ganapathi as the firm's newest Entrepreneur-in-Residence. At Accel, Ganapathi, who was the creator of Salesforce's “Facebook for the Enterprise” Chatter, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:34 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_10 fa9f1334fc1c98ffe601c447c21e114f Here are some of yesterday’s stories on TechCrunch Gadgets: TC Tests The GeoMate Jr., A Geocaching GPS Unit For The Wee Ones A Woman, A Cupcake, A Bank And A Square: Why Credit Card Companies Are Scared Of Change New Research Weaves Omnidirectional Antennas Into Clothing Jetty The Duct-Cleaning Robot Will Hunt You Down, Wash You With Dry ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:46:14 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_11 1da1383b9bab17a6d1d95bfc328a45a8 Why isn't Chrome a part of Android ? It's a question as old as time itself. Or at least a few years old. But given that the same company, Google, makes both products, it never made much sense. Now they're finally taking steps to resolve this. A bit. Maybe. As a group of Googlers have announced on the WebKit-Dev group today ( relayed by Google's ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:34:10 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_12 72fc4c14848a732c28d4431270e9b105 Remember last year when it seemed like everyone was doing a location-based mobile app? One of the original players in that space, Brightkite, eventually got overshadowed by newer rivals. Now two of its founders are back with a new mobile startup, and once again they're entering a space that is quickly getting crowded: food. Specifically,  Brady ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:21:50 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_13 49bd041667351d1e04f4738638e2f849 Last November , location startup SimpleGeo brought in former Digg CEO Jay Adelson to replace co-founder Matt Galligan as CEO. At the time, Galligan slid into the role of Chief Strategy Officer and became more of a public face for the company. Now he's leaving the company entirely. You can read the news on SimpleGeo's blog here , as well as ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:28:14 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_14 7bcdd84ceb2b2543ae6e127032724a37 While $300 for a tablet might seem insanely high after this weekend's $100 TouchPad frenzy , it's still a decent buy. I still find it hard to recommend existing budget Honeycomb tablets over the iPad when I'm talking to people who aren't into tech, and this makes its case even stronger. iPad or netbook? For some people the choice is obvious, for ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:01:42 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_15 98619f035039ecd6388935d277d175b4 Three days ago I wrote about Codecademy — a slick, fun way to teach yourself how to program. The app has done an excellent job minimizing the frustration often associated with writing your first lines of code, and it sports a good-looking and intuitive interface. Another plus: the initial signup flow doesn't show up til you've completed your ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:59:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_16 c32f05d43a28d144048bc9b733603c80 Over the last few months, Twitter has been rolling out some key new enhancements to their user experience, adding improved search functionality and the ability to upload images right from a user's Twitter stream. The photo upgrade came thanks to Photobucket hosting and appeared as a pic.twitter link and image for a user's followers, as we ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:34:25 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/techcrunch1/1314107654/1#item_17 7c7e8877d116bf9f5ebe467a17a5e22c Earlier today, new TechStars Network member, the Tampa Bay-based  Gazelle Lab ,  announced its first full round of program participants . This 3-month, mentor-driven program based on the TechStars model is one of the first of its kind to emerge in the Tampa Bay region -  a region that's been pushing to become a new home to technological and  ... (Read on Source) ]]>