Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
The rumors surrounding Apple's press event, scheduled for 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today, are deafening. Will the Cupertino-based company announce a smaller iPad? (It had better.) Will the company offer up a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display? (Very likely!) We'll find later today, when NBC News' tech/sci editor Wilson Rothman will be inside the event, covering it live here (and tweeting at @wjrothman).
Meanwhile, Google's got an Android event scheduled for Oct. 29, about a year following the announcement of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Android 4.0 (better known as Ice Cream Sandwich). As with every event of this magnitude, there's a host of rumors about what might be announced. Here are the best ones.
Also, Skype for Windows 8 gets slick makeover
Bad news losers: Economics says the Revenge of the Nerds is a LIE!
What's more, turns out your private naughty picks and videos have a high likelihood of not remaining so private: 88 percent of homemade pornography, including videos and still images, finds its way onto porn sites, often without the owners' knowledge, according to this new study.
Speaking of which: Rapture of the nerds: will the Singularity turn us into gods or end the human race?
HOLY CATS! Iron Man 3 looks AWESOME!
Kinda anti-climactic, but check out these insane new Lego machines!
Oh yeah: Here's how the Internet responded to the final presidential debate.
Compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.
