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Surface, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8: Has Microsoft pulled off its biggest ...
http://www.zdnet.com/surface-windows-8-and-windows-phone-8-has-microsoft-pulled-off-its-biggest-reinvention-ever-7000006625/
Surface, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8: Has Microsoft pulled off its biggest reinvention ever? Summary: The company's pulled off three big launches that aim to deliver one message - that Microsoft can compete with Apple and Google.

Cooking Up Changes at Apple
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/apple-shakeup-mobile-software-boss-eased-out/article4741057/
By ROLFE WINKLER · Apple badly needs its software to catch up with its hardware. Lucky for investors, Chief Executive Tim Cook looks unafraid to move on from the legacy of Steve Jobs in order to get that done.

Hurricane Sandy Propels YouTube, Red Cross, And Flashlight Apps To Top ...
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/30/hurricane-sandy-propels-youtube-red-cross-and-flashlight-apps-to-top-spots-in-app-store/
Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn.

Hurricane Sandy Knocks Out Gawker and Other News Sites
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/superstorm-sandy-takes-down-huffington-post-gawker-websites-286317
The power outages that swept through the East Coast, including large swaths of Manhattan, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, darkened millions of homes, as well as several major Web sites, including the hive of sites in the Gawker Media network, including ...

Review: 'Assassin's Creed III' a powerful sequel
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/blogs/screenplay/new-time-new-land-new-hero--reinventing-assassins-creed-20121030-28ga5.html
A scene from 'Assassin's Creed III.' (Photo: Ubisoft). 12:40PM EDT October 30. 2012 - These poachers picked the wrong place to hunt.

Apple has run out of initial fourth-generation iPad stock
http://bgr.com/2012/10/30/apple-fourth-generation-ipad-initial-stock-depleted/
11:35 AM. Apple (AAPL) isn't just running low on the iPad mini anymore. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has now run out of its initial stock of fourth-generation iPads and any orders placed for the tablets won't ship for at least a week.

Pumpktris Is The Best Pumpkin Carving You'll See This Year
http://www.slashgear.com/pumpktris-is-tetris-in-a-pumpkin-30254758/
Halloween is amazing for a number of reasons. One of which is the staggering amount of quality pumpkin carvings that grace the Internet every year.

Google Explains Lack of LTE in Nexus 4 Smartphone
http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7753.html
Current LTE networks utilize last generation's technology. Despite featuring a slew of enticing additions such as Android 4.2 and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz processor, the Nexus 4 doesn't feature LTE compatibility.

Hurricane Sandy disrupts wireless and Internet services
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20121030-380515.html
Residents in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy all up and down the East Coast awoke this morning to downed trees, flooding, and in some cases, no wireless, Internet, or home phone service.

Nokia Music update ushers in the Lumia 920 and 820 with Artist Profiles
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-music-update-ushers-in-the-lumia-920-and-820-with-artist-profiles-30254773/
This week when the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 hit the market with Windows Phone 8, you'll be seeing updates to Nokia Music as well.

2012 Auto Reliability Survey: Cadillac Climbs, Ford Falls
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/toyota-tops-consumer-reports-reliability-survey-article-1.1194707
The results of Consumer Reports' 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey are a mixed bag for automakers in the U.S. and Europe. However, Asian brands -- especially those from Japan -- walked away with consistently high marks.

Coming to a Mobile Plan Near You: Pay Just for E-Mail
http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-10-30-coming-to-a-mobile-plan-near-you-pay-just-for-e-mail-or-facebook/
It sounds like a high-school math problem: You have 250 megabytes of data left on your smartphone plan. For the rest of the month, you plan to spend four hours a day checking Facebook, e-mail and YouTube.

Energy's Titan supercomputer goes to 20 (petaflops)
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57542449/doe-activates-titan-worlds-fastest-supercomputer/
Energy's Titan supercomputer goes to 20 (petaflops). I at first wondered if the scene the other day at the Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was something like the scene in “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation,” when Chevy Chase ...

Google maps Sandy flooding, power outages
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2224877/Hurricane-What-hurricane-Apples-Siri-voice-assistant-fails-acknowledge-Sandy.html?ITO=1490
(CNN) -- Google has used its wealth of data to compile an interactive crisis map for massive storm Sandy, giving users up-to-date information about storm surges, power outages, shelters and evacuation routes.

IBM Extends Run of Moore's Law
http://www.automationworld.com/ibm-extends-run-moore%E2%80%99s-law
For years now, technology has advanced very much in line with Moore's Law, which states that computing power doubles about every two years.

Barnes & Noble inks video deals in time for Nook HD, HD+ release
http://techland.time.com/2012/10/30/nook-hd-revie/
Barnes & Noble is expanding its Nook Video content to include NBCUniversal and 20th Century Fox programs as it also begins shipping its HD and HD+ tablets this week.

Google, AT&T, and Starbucks join Powermat-backed wireless charging alliance
http://hothardware.com/News/Starbucks-Debuts-Duracell-Powermat-Wireless-Charging-Stations-in-Boston/
Starbucks, Google, and AT&T have decided to support the Power Matters Alliance: a wireless power standards group formed by Powermat and Procter & Gamble (parent company of Duracell).