It’s a small world… Rumors about the new iPad mini which has yet to launch and rumors about the the new Samsung mini which is due to launch today. Also news about RIM and the new Nexus.
Stats, reports, trends and analyses 
- PC shipments are set to decline in 2012 for the first time in over a decade (BGR)
- Of course PC sales are in decline: Mobile is where it’s at (GigaOm)
- iPhone 5 Shortage Spooks Apple Investors (NY Times)
- Microsoft CEO Ballmer braces us for a ‘fundamental shift’ in strategy with more Microsoft-designed devices (Engadget)
- Android app development growing at a faster rate than iOS [chart] (AllThingsD)
- iPad, iPhone Popular Among Teens With Rich Parents (AllThingsD)
- Meet the world’s top 20 mobile carriers: Asia on the rise (GigaOm)
- Survey suggests iPad mini is the least-desired big-name Apple product launching this year (BGR)
- Motorola’s puzzling weakness (BGR)
- News Flash for Compressionists: Garbage in Means Garbage Out (StreamingMedia.com)
- Broadcast industry “not capitalising” on 2nd screen opps | IP&TV News (IP&TV News)
- Consumer tug-of-war continues between CSPs, OTT players and CE firms (IP&TV News)
- Forrester: 66% Of Employees Use 2 Or More Devices At Work, 12% Use Tablets (TechCrunch)
- Google’s Eric Schmidt says Android vs. Apple is the ‘defining contest’ while dismissing Microsoft (The Verge)
D
evices & OS
- The iPhone 5 ‘raises the bar for smartphone design’ (BGR)
- iPad mini mockups go close range (9to5Mac)
- iPad mini: rounding up the rumors (The Verge)
- iPod touch unboxing (SlashGear)
- Apple iPod touch review (2012) (The Verge)
- LG’s new Nexus E960 caught in the wild (SlashGear)
- LG Nexus 4 smartphone launch tipped for October 29th (SlashGear)
- RIM to Devs: We’re Ready for Your BlackBerry 10 Apps (AllThingsD)
- BlackBerry 10 reportedly delayed until March, near-term licensing deals deemed ‘unlikely’ (BGR)
- Samsung Galaxy S III Mini photo, specs and expected price leak in Germany (Engadget)
- Samsung Targets Europe With Smaller Flagship Phone: Galaxy S III Mini To Pack iPhone 5-Sized Screen (TechCrunch)
- Samsung Galaxy Note II review (Engadget)
Around the world
- For Better or Worse, Emirates Passengers Can Now Yammer on Their Cellphones in Flight (AllThingsD)
- UK government and industry heavyweights set up 5G Innovation Centre, want to go one better (Engadget)
- Swisscom fending off potential acquisition by America Movil (FierceIPTV)
Telcos & Content Owners 
- Verizon Wireless: Soon Majority of Data Traffic Will Be on LTE (AllThingsD)
- Windows Phone 8 pre-orders to begin on October 21st (The Verge)
- Canal Plus chief: Amazon, Netflix will bring video-on-demand to France early next year (Engadget)
Just for fun 
- I’m Finished With Apple (Comic) (AllThingsD)
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