| ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vWUafU58olGcWBzo9yj17WxyTDFr8O8SqoTOGLuZGy4NrVC-BWrjJCviQmjKz8cHZB_LdCjvIvewBcsxt4wLDiTF0wwpMK6FQGmFxh4H7mubwNMVdRjr4F9W__e1VOpdSw7XNKYajG5FUofA=s0-d) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u_hJhHfmvy7Wxt92MeimMpcBaO6uxVprDBq1oejilwNzYXD-yaINTFJtRjjdJREfPGbNLDYhmOuXWzpnWe44FjWpaJTA8IzgC5s2R4gzWyg_NdKbbHQOx2AZlojJ79dLtzv8N9afWzqIA35I72rT6oDogaQr-crg=s0-d) | Darrell Etherington 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_viOmOfGZgBBJwtVMj37ezsV8uWnERJHZhaT5pCvXiG2db9IfZpvXAWWBlmqWTaWdj8l1vSZFwQjAOmxCMuq-_3CYsjXQK40CIQtsJzmNnwG6755zwkcolZ6gXGW_hpCkgCJy3L8XyYXvJ_u6UAF9StJEop5FvL=s0-d) | Frederic Lardinois 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_urNC7-DfQ8q0vBcK7IykAJjuyq4p0BTjQdpk2I3zmi99lSr-Gm3yaHOkDgwJFjBuyIa43VKMqSyu9CQMAHVqhrNQK5C3uIlQIoQBYsYHAJ0MIP_PNJkza3oW3rJL5DmqYHMj9zKK22raYjjIlow6Hims7Y1QMAexcXwppzTNXE=s0-d) | Natasha Lomas 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 | | | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uokIkKGSNmcXNpkeO5gMmycu4ZwzKG4_D9WHQ2bKbKxq9GToad7rR5ldmvJOfLQLIIvDKvon6Va1Rh9-SMcqbHNOr81y_58bRd-C5w6ovh89DAfs9sVfeP0Ak3N3tFOzWJ6G4aA9CZV1mK5M-JW6QzywJmJA=s0-d) | John Biggs 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vUtoOHhdJewTlXwhl82ZzPE9pHWFZkwks7hi8PQZSpKzl8dS9GxjRnXknevw0K-FQePCyDZMkb-4emNtL73bP1sVqTYFbPi905tVjb6Y0FbjTgb2MspFDie06TQRw3PzKJjt0UUL9KEJa_8xpHBh9Opr_FTapsK32A7RTRcW0sPwLA=s0-d) | Ryan Lawler 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uiPfeSuxnM5wU1TRFGS5MES-Nj4k-xu8UzfYul_xT_GgudIPSnQNl0bDTKoOYjCqpar3ncngGvUwHFupJPlu2RB5h8nO3NnGAZclOvL4h5QRa8Hgff3CK68S2Br4ut5Qb1Xz3Uu5byEcoF-CuWzu7eQBB99JVGlxmf2_E=s0-d) | Darrell Etherington 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tPOJoeeAPC-2DSBR_b0lE6qAmv4--Ka_TgsApktQHV_PD-y66SkfNsYuZVxMZOx2gQjsWGjWhJpaY6xPEgqT70-_oxFGp-akDqn3TBecDlsdzkm5jDlANCL5FRv9HgCnF9_J3QkRsA91TTOHgLhMLsNaTZeYY=s0-d) | Natasha Lomas 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tSHQWl0k2zEbI6COFHL8Pgq3iqrM2g9fBba34xqY_IFb_MyVaiiiJLxDwM9o7G7xIBWfuKfpPce6-kgRajH9OGori1yOtQaowByoebz_rFC0N9r69ft41z5Vr4XEO_Ndp8jYObrsVi328ImIXONJIZaVj6x-M=s0-d) | John Biggs 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sz5ga8apUdRHcbFtP6USykTrqiuNE1DLFEnFkAUcbynSzC_k2y0NH8Gzp3r-YwG5NQqORAL3tGvbPMZ0qoOl7h-hYdu5e93LBMOKCmXyW1v4YlzFeyGt9e1cEhuiJX0RZkWkArFzlAymZxTR8_omZFiArBP2uotE3kIfpn=s0-d) | Ingrid Lunden 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 | | ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uODZJee8KOp_chIjnsAhMSMeRzH_zTbvoCy6lP8b7WahgvtNrDNoGaVbIla6x5dXxeGccBt3LuWNOQPF-zO7wrsj1yt-BK2TOia2KP0istWY1VLfAxx7LL-tCI8JimTMLt90wUiNtKO1UcWOwy7vDXdhzEPrh9v2v-5F_qXgXprM8=s0-d) | Josh Constine 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 | | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |