The Weekender: Hurricane Sandy, iPad mini, Halloween scares, and the Nexus 4

Microsoft's mobile OS is now on its third revision, but in many ways this feels like its first complete product. Windows Phone 8 powers great hardware, and adds a number of new features — can it stack up to iOS and Android? (Also, check out our reviews of two new Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8X).

This isn't Microsoft's first foray into digital music — but with the lessons of Zune in its back pocket and the successes of streaming services like Spotify to compare against, Xbox Music looks to be one of the fiercest competitors to Apple's throne yet.

The much-rumored iPad mini finally made its debut this week, and the 7.85-inch tablet offers a lot of what we love about the larger iPad — but it lags behind its larger sibling in some important ways.

Rocketcat's appropriately-named game, which follows a punching hero through a series of levels, is one of the most popular titles on the iPhone right now. So why isn't it making any money?

From Psycho to Paranormal Activity, the magic and craft behind the classic horror technique.

Running a startup in New York City can be challenging enough without Mother Nature getting in your way. Adrianne Jeffries looks at the trials and tribulations of the Big Apple's internet industry as it tries to stay on its feet in the wake of a natural disaster.

Google's quietly making itself into a hardware company. In addition to the Nexus 10 tablet, the company unveiled the new Nexus 4 smartphone, made by LG to be the perfect representation of the Android experience. An experience, apparently, that doesn't include LTE.

The election is just a few short days away. T.C. Sottek reports on voting on cyber war, space, drone armies, and internet freedom.