Top Stories of the Day // October 15, 2012

Monday, October 15, 2012 Posted by bloggerdaddy
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Today's Top Stories // Oct 15, 2012

iPad Mini Pricing Framed In Light Of Apple's Dedication To Margins

Rumors around the iPad mini are understandably reaching a fever pitch now that an announcement seems likely for Oct. 23, and a new one over the weekend claims... read more

Don't Believe The FUD: Windows 8 Is Much Better Than You Think

The official Windows 8 launch is less than two weeks away and judging by much of the commentary ahead of the consumer launch, you'd think that Windows 8 on the... read more

Raspberry Pi Mini Computer Now Shipping With RAM Upgraded To 512MB (From 256MB); Same Tiny $35 Price-Tag

The Raspberry Pi mini computer just got a RAM upgrade -- from 256MB to 512MB -- but the $35 price-tag is staying the same. Eben Upton, chip design and founder... read more

Goodbye, Kindle DX, You Were Too Big For This World

The Kindle DX (artist's rendition shown here), Amazon's 10-inch offering to the academic set, has been discontinued on the site and is only available from used... read more

Microsoft To Compete Against Spotify With Xbox Music, Available Soon On Xbox, Windows 8, And Windows Phone Devices

Microsoft will soon become the next player to enter the streaming music business, with a service that will see it competing against the likes of Spotify and... read more

Samsung Gets Bigger Payday From Apple's A6 Processor Production, But Kept Out Of Design

Apple and Samsung depend heavily on one another, despite the fact that they're also at each other's throats in intellectual property legal disputes around the... read more

Report: Amazon In Advanced Talks To Buy Texas Instruments' Mobile Chip Business In Deal Worth Billions

Amazon is in "advanced negotiations" to buy Texas Instruments' mobile chip business, according to Israeli newspaper Calcalist, with the price expected to be in... read more

Microsoft's New Windows 8 Commercial Has Lift-Off

Is it a cognitive burden or much better than you think? While I'm going to side with both camps - I think Windows 8 is going to confuse a hell of a lot of... read more

Softbank Confirms It Is Buying 70% Of Sprint For $20.1B, Creating World's Third Largest Mobile Carrier By Sales

Softbank has confirmed the news that it is buying Sprint, the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., for $20.1 billion (¥1.571 trillion). In fact, this is... read more

Truth In Geolocation

Lying's a lot harder than it used to be. Examples --Boss: "Where are you?" Employee: "On my way to the office." Boss: "Show me." ||| Mom: "Where are you?" Son:... read more

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