Nokia and HTC have both teased Windows Phone 8 smartphones which should be available by year's end. The Nokia Lumia 920 features a 4.5-inch display, wireless charging, and "PureView" camera.

With a bunch of us running Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones - now coming up on their one year anniversaries - the LG Optimus G Nexus could be a tantalizing upgrade option, especially for those of us who are contract-free.

Price of the iPad Mini is perhaps the biggest unknown at this point. My guess: $299-399. Despite the seemingly innocuous idea of a smaller iPad, however, there are actually some big ideas percolating beneath the surface. Here's a few.

T-Mobile has continued to lose customers to its larger competitors, notably AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Over the past 8 quarters the company lost about 2.8 million contract customers -- more than 10 percent of its subscriber base.

When they Kill Kenny it's funny, when they Kill the Start Button not so much. Worse still for Microsoft, consumers won't be running away from the Vista Monster when Windows 8 finally lands this month. Are there compelling reasons for consumers to buy the new OS?

According to Waze CEO Noam Bardin, in 5 years there will be two mapping views of the world: Google and Waze. "If I'm going to be the second map out there to Google, shouldn't I go public?"

Will HTC, LG or Samsung make the next Nexus? Or will all of them make one? According to Droid Life, we could see the new Nexus announced at All Things D's "Dive into Mobile." That conference takes place at the end of October.

RIM should license Android. Sound foolhardy? Consider how well that strategy has served Samsung in the consumer space. Galaxy S III sales have been off the charts, second only to the Apple iPhone 5 in terms of buzz, retail turnover for 2012.

Android is winning because it is by nature customizable by manufacturers, can be retrofitted for a variety of platforms, and gives consumers far more choice (various price points, screen sizes, performance levels).

I was able to adjust the EQ to dial in beautiful sound for a variety of music I sampled on the Jays One Plus headphones, including classical (Brahms), Pop (Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga), Country (Johnny Cash), and Rock (U2, Nine Inch Nails).