[Technology] Android's smartphone OS upgrade issues need more than a quick fix

Android's smartphone OS upgrade issues need more than a quick fix
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/28/android-smartphone-os-upgrade?newsfeed=true
Apple will sell boatloads of the iPad mini, even though the just-announced tablet looks somewhat overpriced and under-powered. There are lots of reasons, but one in particular seems under-appreciated by competitors in the mobile device market: loyalty.

What Just Happened to the Annual iPad Cycle? And Why?
http://www.bdlive.co.za/businesstimes/2012/10/28/apple-ipad-sales-disappoint
This week, Apple (NAS: AAPL) did something peculiar: It updated a major product line halfway through its expected product cycle. Now, this isn't the first time Apple has shifted an important product cycle, and it probably won't be its last.

Feds arrest Paul Ceglia, say lawsuit against Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg ...
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/scam-targeted-facebook-boss-us-lawyer/story-e6frfkui-1226504361935
NEW YORK -- In 2010, a New York entrepreneur made an explosive legal claim: An agreement that he had with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg entitled him to a major stake in the social-networking giant.

Copyright Office approves phone jailbreaking and video remixes
http://www.businessinsider.com/jailbreak-the-iphone-but-not-the-ipad-2012-10
In particular, the EFF asked that owners of smartphones, tablets, and games consoles should be allowed to do what they like with the devices they purchase, changing the operating system or software to suit themselves.

Netflix Stock Gets a Boost from Microsoft Acquisition Rumors
http://hothardware.com/News/Netflix-Stock-Gets-a-Boost-from-Microsoft-Acquisition-Rumors/
Netflix investors are apparently keen on the idea of a Microsoft takeover. How so? Following online chatter that Microsoft may be making a move to acquire the video streaming and DVD-by-mail rental service, shares of Netflix jumped by more than 13 percent.

GameStop to Launch 80 Holiday Pop-Up Stores For Kids
http://hothardware.com/News/GameStop-to-Launch-80-Holiday-PopUp-Stores-For-Kids/
If your kids, grandkids, nieces, and nephews aren't already into the whole GameStop scene, they might be by the time the holiday shopping season concludes.

Supreme Court to Consider Outlawing Resale of Foreign-Made Products
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/26/14722392-copyright-case-could-threaten-ebay-and-garage-sales?lite
Reselling everything from books to iPhones made overseas could become illegal depending on a ruling soon from the U.S. Supreme Court.