[Technology] New Windows 8 poll suggests lagging consumer interest

New Windows 8 poll suggests lagging consumer interest
http://www.slashgear.com/new-windows-8-poll-suggests-lagging-consumer-interest-29254497/
Microsoft may be doing its best to push Windows 8, but a new poll from The Associated Press and GfK suggests that Microsoft's massive marketing campaign may not be working that well.

Black iPad Mini Sells Out During Pre-Orders
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ipad-mini-apple-device-pricier-than-rival-tablets/1/226753.html
Apple's initial launch day stock of the white iPad mini was exhausted just hours after the device became available for pre-order, and now the black model is sold out as well.

US GAS: Futures Prices Rise as Sandy Bears Down On East Coast
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/traffic/gas_prices/ohio-gas-prices-continue-to-drop
--Nymex trading limited to electronic session; normal 2:30 p.m. EDT settlements. --Thin volume lifts November contract ahead expiration.

Apple, Samsung control 106 percent of industry's profits
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/electronics/9634933/Samsung-profits-near-double-on-smartphone-sales.html
Controlling all of the mobile market's profits doesn't appear to be enough for Apple and Samsung anymore. Now they're actually generating more than 100 percent of the industry's earnings -- 106 percent, to be precise -- according to a report from Canaccord ...

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: the Surface is what people really want
http://www.slashgear.com/microsofts-steve-ballmer-the-surface-is-what-people-really-want-29254511/
After the announcement of Microsoft's Surface tablet last week, company CEO Steve Ballmer spoke about the competition and what the Surface brings to the table for potential tablet buyers.

Top US supercomputer guns for fastest in world
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/10/121029-titan-fastest-supercomputer/
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A new kind of global arms race is unfolding -- and this one is measured in petaflops. Titan, the U.S. Department of Energy's top open science computer, is going live on Monday with an upgrade that will likely make it the fastest ...

Steve Jobs' Yacht, Venus, Makes Public Debut
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/steve-jobs-yacht-venus-makes-public-debut/
Perhaps it's not the best day here on the U.S. East Coast to be talking about the debut of boats, but Steve Jobs' 250-foot yacht has been unveiled off The Netherlands in the city of Aalsmeer.

Nokia Lumia 800 price drops to Rs. 18867
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjPURV7Q-m1nwjDfmc1wwJrf7LLQ?docId=CNG.6f253034ff18b21babb269b6f776f4d8.901
Nokia has slashed the price of its Windows Phone 7.5-based Lumia 800 to Rs. 18,867. The smartphone is available at the revised price at online shopping site Saholic.

Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Hands On: Digital Note-Taking Gets a Little More ...
http://techland.time.com/2012/10/29/livescribe-sky-smartpen-review/
Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Hands On: Digital Note-Taking Gets a Little As you take notes and record audio with Livescribe's new Sky WiFi Smartpen, the device automatically uploads the data to Evernote.

Check Out Activision's Star-Studded Black Ops II Live-Action Trailer
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2012/10/29/check-out-activisions-star-studded-black-ops-2-live-action-trailer/
A new live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II has hit the web, and it's full of surprise. There's no doubt that Activision wants to make a major splash this fall with their new first-person shooter, and they're spending big bucks into marketing the heck out of ...

2005-2008 BMW 7-Series Recalled Due To Potential Roll-Away Issue
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/world/15248051/bmw-to-recall-7-series-for-transmission-flaw/
Just a week after the recall of its 7-Series due to a software problem that could cause a door to open unexpectedly, BMW has issued a second recall on its flagship sedan, this time because of another software problem that could cause the car to roll away after ...

Harley Davidson unveils tsunami motorcycle
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/cars-and-bikes/harley-davidson-unveils-tsunami-motorcycle-144
Today the Harley-Davidson Museum unveils a special display featuring Ikuo Yokoyama's Harley-Davidson motorcycle that drifted for more than a year across the Pacific Ocean following the tragic tsunami that devastated parts of northern Japan last year.

Review: Intel's Series 335 delivers more SSD for less $$$
http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_335_series_review
Jon L. JacobiJon Jacobi, PCWorld. Jon L. Jacobi has worked with computers since you flipped switches and punched cards to program them, studied music at Julliard, and power mods his car for kicks.