[Technology] Apple delays turn-by-turn navigation in Australia

Apple delays turn-by-turn navigation in Australia
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-delays-turn-by-turn-navigation-in-australia-31254971/
Apple Maps isn't exactly known for its quality, having garnered so many user complaints that Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a written apology.

'Grand Theft Auto V' launching next spring
http://mediaconnectiononline.com/?p=9743
A scene from 'Grand Theft Auto V.' (Photo: Rockstar Games). 4:15PM EDT October 30. 2012 - After months of teasing video game players about the next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar Games is finally revealing details on its arrival.

Google's Official Nexus 4 Smartphone Pictures Arrive
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/google-unveils-new-phone-larger-tablet-20121030-28gcr.html
Google and LG's smartphone releasing in two weeks. Following the announcement of the Nexus 4 smartphone, Google has released the first images of the device.

First impressions of the well-designed HTC Windows Phone 8X
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/30/tec-nokia-phone-verizon.html
First impressions of the well-designed HTC Windows Phone 8X. Summary: Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8 OS is launching on a couple of HTC devices and the first one I tested is the HTC Windows Phone 8X.

Google upgrades Gmail interface, now less 'drafty'
http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Gmail-introduces-new-Compose-mail-box-features_11205.html
Google has begun a series of upgrades to its Gmail user interface, starting with a "compose and reply experience" that brings email composition much closer to an instant messaging format.

Social media covered the storm as never before
http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/hurricane-sandy-is-year-s-no-2-topic-on-facebook_808498.html
Social media covered the storm as never before. The night of Hurricane Sandy brought heartening stories of the power of social media to connect and inform.

2012 SEMA: Mustang Cobra Jet Twin-Turbo
http://www.motorward.com/2012/10/2012-sema-mustang-cobra-jet-twin-turbo/
While Chevy busied itself with a convertible dragster show car at this year's SEMA, Ford has been doing some real work on their turn-key dragster.

2013 Toyota Avalon: First Drive
http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1080148_2013-toyota-avalon-first-drive
Youthful readers: This is your father's Avalon. There's nothing shameful or denigrating about this declaration. If you're old enough to be shopping for an Avalon, you might recall that Olds once advertised its products as “not your father's Oldsmobile.