Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.
Today's the big launch day for Microsoft Windows 8! Expect more hardware. Also, Steve Ballmer will be there!
Meanwhile, did you know Apple is a follower now, not a leader? Gizmodo's Brian Barrett makes a pretty convincing case.
Oh, and whoops! A UK retailer revealed the Nexus 4 before Google's big launch on Oct. 29.
In related news: James Bond uses an Android.
Also, Amazon recently reminded one Kindle reader, you don't own eBooks, you just license them!
The Electronic Frontier Foundation calls shenanigans on President Barack Obama's warrantless wiretapping statements on "The Daily Show."
In the latest Fine Brothers video, kids react to politics: "They're like five-year-olds fighting over a toy!"
Here are the songs that put people "in the mood for love," according to a Spotify poll.
And in case you were wondering: The psychology of Tetris.
In closing: Half-shaved animals will freak you out!
Compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.