Tech It Or Leave It

Unix creator Dennis Ritchie dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15287391

Week We Missed:

Apple – Remembering Steve Jobs
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
Tim Cook’s memo to Apple employees about Jobs
http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=20116357&cid=null&bcid=&bid=-37
Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15202484
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15193922
Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011
http://m.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/jobs/
Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors On The Death Of Steve Jobs
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/05/statement-by-apples-board-of-directors/

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The iPhone 4S « TechSupportRich
http://techsupportrich.com/?p=56
Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15172238
Everything You Need to Know About Apple’s New iPhone 4S
http://m.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/apple-iphone-4s-specs/
Apple Officially Announces The iPhone 4S: Same Design, All New Guts
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/apple-officially-announces-the-iphone-4s/
iPhone 4S landing on October 14th according to Apple Store page in Japan
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/iphone-4s-landing-on-october-14th-according-to-apple-store-page/
Travel Much? The Unlocked iPhone 4S Will Be Available In November
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/07/travel-much-the-unlocked-iphone-4s-will-be-available-in-november/

Apple Stock Drops 5 Percent After The iPhone 5 Fails To Appear
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/apple-stock-drops-5-percent-no-iphone-5/

Apple Reveals Siri Voice Interface: The “Intelligent Assistant” Only For iPhone 4S
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/apple-reveals-siri-voice-interface-the-intelligent-assistant/
Apple brings Siri voice control to the iPhone 4S
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apple-brings-siri-voice-control-to-iphone/

Cards app for iPhone sends snail mail best wishes, for a price
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/cards-app-for-iphone-sends-snail-mail-best-wishes-for-a-price/

Apple’s iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iPod roundup: details, specs and release dates
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apples-iphone-4s-ios-5-and-ipod-roundup-details-specs-and-re/
Everything You Need To Know About Today’s Apple Event
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-todays-apple-event/

Apple Concedes All Law Suits « TechSupportRich
http://techsupportrich.com/?p=59
Samsung targets iPhone 4S sales ban in France, Italy
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-samsung-apple-idUSTRE7941D020111005

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on the Zune
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2011/10/04/microsoft-pulls-the-plug-on-the-zune/
Microsoft kills all Zune hardware for real this time (updated)
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/microsoft-kills.php

Samsung And Google Postpone Nexus Galaxy Launch Hours After A Leaked Demo Video Drops
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/07/samsung-and-google-postpone-nexus-galaxy-launch-hours-after-a-leaked-demo-video-drops/
Samsung and Google postpone Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/07/samsung-and-google-postpone-ice-cream-sandwich-and-galaxy-nexus/
Samsung Nexus Prime with Ice Cream Sandwich emerges on video
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-nexus-prime-with-ice-cream-sandwich-emerges-on-video-1032467

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YouTube Launches Movie Rentals For The UK
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/07/youtube-launches-movie-rentals-for-the-uk/

Done Deal: EU Approves Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Acquisition Of Skype
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/07/done-deal-eu-approves-microsofts-8-5-billion-acquisition-of-skype/

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Microsoft Doubles Down On Media, Reveals New Xbox Content Partners
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/05/microsoft-doubles-down-on-media-reveals-new-xbox-content-partners/
Microsoft reveals new TV providers including Verizon and Comcast coming to Xbox 360 (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/microsoft-reveals-new-tv-providers-on-xbox-360-in-the-us-and-int/

Liquidators Moving In On Team Bondi
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/05/liquidators-moving-in-on-team-bondi.aspx
LA Noire developer Team Bondi shutting down
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/10/05/la-noire-developer-team-bondi-shutting-down/
Team Bondi Owes Its Employees Over $1 Million
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/07/team-bondi-owed-its-employees-over-1-million.aspx

Battlefield 3 includes optional hi-res textures on 360
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/17542-battlefield-3-includes-optional-hi-res-textures-on-360/
Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 Has Something Special On the Second Disc
http://kotaku.com/5847781/battlefield-3-for-xbox-360-has-something-special-on-the-second-disc

‘Fighting is Magic’ in fanmade My Little Pony fighter
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/10/08/fighting-is-magic-in-fanmade-my-little-pony-fighter/

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Software Makers Win Big in Supreme Court Copyright Fight
http://m.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/10/scotus-first-sale-doctrine/

Google Earth Tops 1 Billion Downloads Since Launch
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/05/google-earth-tops-1-billion-downloads-since-launch/

Apple: Six million copies of OS X Lion downloaded since launch
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/apple-six-million-copies-of-os-x-lion-downloaded-since-launch/

Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders:

Blackberry services down in Europe, Middle East and Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15243892
Blackberry problems spread to US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15276481
Users suffer new Blackberry crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15243892
RIM: Global BlackBerry Outages Due To European Backup Failure
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/rim-global-blackberry-outages-due-to-european-backup-failure/
BlackBerry outage spreads to US and Canada, continues in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America (update: RIM confirms)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/12/blackberry-outage-spreads-to-canada-continues-in-europe-middle/
BlackBerry Internet Outage Strikes Again While Investors Get Antsy
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/blackberry-internet-outage-strikes-again-while-investors-get-antsy/
BlackBerry services offline for some in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Again. (update: RIM confirms India, South America, too)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/blackberry-services-offline-for-some-in-europe-the-middle-east/
RIM clarifies global service outage, doesn’t provide ETA for restore
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/12/rim-clarifies-global-service-outage-doesnt-provide-eta-for-res/
CNN: Blackberry Outage Impacting Users On Almost Every Planet
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/cnn-blackberry-outage-impacting-users-on-almost-every-planet/
BlackBerry Service Is Restored As RIM Co-CEOs Field Questions
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/blackberry-service-is-restored-as-rim-co-ceos-field-questions/
RIM, Get Ready To Pay Up For That Massive Outage
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/14/rim-get-ready-to-pay-up-for-that-massive-outage/

Samsung and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich / Nexus Prime event back on for the 19th?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/samsung-and-googles-ice-cream-sandwich-nexus-prime-event-back/
Samsung confirms Ice Cream Sandwich event on October 19
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/samsung-confirms-ice-cream-sandwich-event-on-october-19/
Samsung & Google Announce Ice Cream Sandwich Event: October 19, In Hong Kong
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/samsung-google-announce-ice-cream-sandwich-event-october-19-in-hong-kong/
Rumor: Samsung Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich Announcement October 19th in… Hong Kong?
http://phandroid.com/2011/10/12/rumor-samsung-nexus-prime-and-ice-cream-sandwich-announcement-october-19th-in-hong-kong/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Apple’s iOS 5 Update Now Available For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/apples-ios-5-update-now-available-for-iphone-ipad-and-ipod-touch/
Snip, Snip: With iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple Cuts the Cord From iTunes
http://m.wired.com/reviews/2011/10/ios-5/
Apple releases iTunes 10.5 with iTunes in the Cloud
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/apple-releases-itunes-10-5-with-itunes-in-the-cloud/
iOS 5 and OS X 10.7.2 available for download: get your iCloud and iMessage on
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/12/ios-5-now-available-to-download-get-your-icloud-and-imessage-on/

Internet:

Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=8385570#&cmp=twi-kgo-article-8385570
Netflix Kills Qwikster
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113566-Netflix-Kills-Qwikster?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterfeed&utm_campaign=auto
Remember When Netflix Wanted To Rent DVDs On A Different Website? Yeah, That Was A Fun Week
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/10/remember-when-netflix-wanted-to-rent-dvds-on-a-different-website-yeah-that-was-a-fun-week/

Official Google Blog: A fall sweep
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-sweep.html?m=1

Games:

MASS EFFECT 3 Multiplayer Action Confirmed!
http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/10/10/mass-effect-3-multiplayer-action-confirmed.html
Watch “Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Preview [HD]” on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAnXUcBFwwo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Your First Look At Mass Effect 3′s Multiplayer
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mass_effect_3/b/ps3/archive/2011/10/12/your-first-look-at-mass-effect-3-39-s-multiplayer.aspx
Mass Effect 3 multiplayer update: BioWare confirms co-op missions, asks for fans’ patience (new details added!)
http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-multiplayer-update-bioware-confirms-co-op-missions-asks-fans-patience/
First Mass Effect 3 multiplayer screens hit the web
http://www.gamesradar.com/first-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-screens-hit-web/

Team Fortress 2 running via web browser, world’s fate in question
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/10/10/team-fortress-2-running-via-web-browser-worlds-fate-in-questio/

Sony Reports Massive Hack Attempt On Networks: 93,000 Accounts Affected Globally
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/sony-reports-massive-hack-attempt-on-networks-93000-accounts-affected-globally/
Again with the Sony hacking! Intruder tried to access 93,000 accounts for Playstation, other networks
http://boingboing.net/2011/10/11/again-with-the-sony-hacking-intruder-tried-to-access-93000-accounts-for-playstation-other-networks.html

Arkham City’s Catwoman locked behind Online Pass
http://www.gamesradar.com/arkham-citys-catwoman-locked-behind-online-pass/
This is Why Batman: Arkham City’s Locked Catwoman Content Makes Buying the Game New the Wiser Choice
http://m.kotaku.com/5849771/this-is-why-batman-arkham-citys-locked-catwoman-content-makes-buying-the-game-new-the-smart-choice

Batman: Arkham City Nightwing DLC swooping in with new maps and skins November 1
http://www.gamesradar.com/batman-arkham-city-nightwing-dlc-swooping-new-maps-and-skins-november-1/
Batman: Arkham City ‘Nightwing’ DLC Dated
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/11/batman-arkham-city-39-nightwing-39-dlc-dated.aspx

Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Bombs trailer gets pyrotechnical
http://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-revelations-bombs-trailer-gets-pyrotechnical/

Gears of War 3 stats show shotgun domination; sawed-off weakened
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/10/12/gears-of-war-3-stats-show-shotgun-domination-sawed-off-weakened/

Play Dragon Age 2 ‘Mark of the Assassin’ DLC, watch ‘Redemption’ web series today
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/10/11/psa-play-dragon-age-2-mark-of-the-assassin-dlc-watch-redemp/

Battleblog #13: Multiplayer map reveal, from the streets of Paris to the outskirts of Tehran
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/10/13/battleblog-13-from-the-streets-of-paris-to-the-outskirts-of-tehran-battlefield-3-multiplayer-map-reveal.aspx
Battleblog #14: Multiplayer Map Reveal, Part II
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/10/14/multiplayer-map-reveal-part-ii.aspx

Computers:

Social Media:

Other:

End date for analogue TV is set
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15293469

To Finish:

Get Hacked, Don’t Tell: Drone Base Didn’t Report Virus
http://m.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/drone-virus-kept-quiet/

Families offered bar on web porn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15252128

Mind Control Flies Toy Helicopter: Autism or Epilepsy Cure?
http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/mind-control-flies-toy-helicopter-autism-epilepsy-cure-160201355.html

Watch: ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Uses Mirages To Make Objects Vanish
http://m.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/invisibility-cloak-mirage/
Invisibility cloak made of carbon nanotubes uses ‘mirage effect’ to disappear
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/invisibility-cloak-made-of-carbon-nanotubes-uses-mirage-effect/