[Technology] iFixit tears into iPad Mini, finds assembly a lot like iPod Touch

iFixit tears into iPad Mini, finds assembly a lot like iPod Touch
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/apples-ipad-mini-packs-full-sized-punch-but-screen-inferior-reviews-286501
iFixit tears into iPad Mini, finds assembly a lot like iPod Touch. The site got an early shipment and is tearing down the device right now.

Apple scolded over Samsung “copy” statement: Gets 48hrs to replace it
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9648470/Apple-tells-judge-it-needs-two-weeks-to-update-website.html
Apple has been reprimanded by the UK court of appeal over its passive-aggressive handling of the “Samsung did not copy us” statement, and ordered to replace it with a new explanation on its UK homepage.

Verizon's New Ad Campaign Is a Load of Half-Truths
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1214245-us-cellular-bring-out-4g-lte-networks-expanded-region
Verizon's New Ad Campaign Is a Load of Half-Truths. Verizon's New Ad Campaign Is a Load of Half-Truths. By Jeff Kagan E-Commerce Times 11/01/12 5:00 AM PT.

Apple axed Brit retail boss for doing his job well - TOO well, perhaps
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-stock-falls-to-3-month-low-as-new-management-team-fails-to-drum-up-wall-street/articleshow/17043574.cms
But the manner of their exits and the way their departures were announced couldn't be more different - Forstall found himself on the outside after refusing to apologise for the botched map app in iOS 6. He will remain at Apple CEO Tim Cook's side for the ...

Kim Dotcom's new Mega to replace Megaupload
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9648415/Kim-Dotcoms-new-Mega-to-replace-Megaupload.html
"The new Mega avoids any dealings with US hosters, US domains and US backbone providers and has changed the way it operates to avoid another takedown.

Buy Halo 4, get 2 weeks free access to Xbox Live Gold
http://www.geek.com/articles/games/buy-halo-4-get-2-weeks-free-access-to-xbox-live-gold-2012111/
Microsoft doesn't just want us to regularly purchase games once we own an Xbox 360 , they want money for a yearly subscription to Xbox Live Gold, too.

BlackBerry 10: Dozens of networks probe the final RIM shot
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/31/rim-carriers.html
RIM reckons more than 50 network operators are testing its BlackBerry 10 handsets, which sounds impressive until one remembers that testing is just a first step on the long journey to market.

AT&T, T-Mobile team up to curb smartphone theft
http://www.slashgear.com/stolen-cellphone-database-goes-live-in-the-us-31255124/
AT&T and T-Mobile, the two GSM carriers in the U.S., have turned on a database designed to cut back on smartphone theft. The database went live yesterday, and allows either AT&T or T-Mobile to block a device from being used on either network.

Teardown: Microsoft Surface Tablet
http://www.eetimes.com/design/microcontroller-mcu/4400305/-Teardown--Microsoft-Surface-Tablet
Will Microsoft's $499 Surface make a dent in the tablet market? On a technical basis, its innards should be illustrative. So we turned to our friends at iFixit, who gave us a mini version of their Surface teardown.

Google Search for iOS threatens the incumbent Siri
http://www.zdnet.com/google-search-for-ios-threatens-the-incumbent-siri-7000006649/
Google Search for iOS threatens the incumbent Siri. Summary: One of Scott Forstall's biggest blunders was overhyping Siri prematurely.

Tetris or treat! Playable pumpkin Tetris haunts Halloween
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/pumpktris-mounts-a-game-of-tetris-inside-a-pumpkin-20121031/
All right, kid, I'll give you three Snickers, four rolls of Smarties, and five bags of M&Ms if you can beat my pumpkin-Tetris high score.

$1.6 million in electric cars burn after Hurricane Sandy
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/wheelies-the-hurricane-sandy-edition/
Sixteen Fisker Karma electric vehicles caught fire and burned to the ground after being submerged by saltwater from Hurricane Sandy's storm surge.

6 useful business features the new Android 4.2 (JellyBean) brings to mobile ...
http://tabtimes.com/feature/ittech-os-android/2012/11/01/6-useful-business-features-new-android-42-jellybean-brings
Apple's iOS may be the king in enterprise and Windows 8 the apprentice, but Google also has some handy business features coming to phone and tablet users with the launch of the new Android 4.2 OS.

Chevrolet Takes Design Challenge, Ready to Ride Hot Wheels Camaro
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/2249/20121101/chevrolet-hot-wheels-camaro-2013-sema-automobile.htm
Men never outgrow their love for toys. So, if they get an opportunity to actually hop in and drive one of their all-time favorite toys, not many are going to pass up this opportunity.

Google Pushes Out Public Alerts and Amber Alerts
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/google-introduces-new-emergency-resources-in-response-to-sandy/
These new alerts may have slipped by since so many people are dealing with the impact of Hurricane/Storm Sandy. The word is that Google planned to launch the Public Alerts for weather related emergencies later in the year, but did so this week around the ...

Apple 10-K: R&D spending up to $3.4bn, increased retail focus
http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/10/apple-inc-aapl-battle-against-peers-is-becoming-tougher/
Apple late last night filed its 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 2012 fiscal year. The Cupertino, CA.