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Microsoft is just getting warmed up with the surface I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNN update it's time for Windows 8 the new operating system is launching Friday and so are tons of new computers and tablets designed for Windows 8 CNET has everything you need to prepare for the new system including a guide to the different types of Windows machines and some tips and tricks to navigating in this new interface and as you know the Microsoft Surface RT tablet is also arriving on Friday but this won't be the only gadget from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the BBC now Microsoft will build more devices under its name so maybe we'll see a surface mini someday or even a Microsoft phone Microsoft is trying to be more like Apple and the surface is just the beginning there are some new devices also coming from google images of a nexus 10 manual leaked online so there's more evidence of that rumored 10-inch Google tablet we're expecting Google to dish out details at a press conference on Monday we could also hear about a new Google smartphone Sony announced that the Xperia TL the Android smartphone used by James Bond in the movie Skyfall will cost $100 and go on sale November 4th at 18 T if you're looking for a smartphone with secret-agent style the Xperia T elf doesn't have any hidden lasers to get you out of a jam but Sony is making a big push on NFC and audio accessories that can think via bluetooth by just tapping the devices together it won't be easy to get a wiiu for the holidays Nintendo announced that pre-orders at Gamestop have sold out and more than 250 thousand people are on game stops waiting lists that's not counting all the other retailers although we don't know how many units were available to pre-order to begin with the Wii U will launch November 18th the $350 deluxe model is proven to be the more popular bundle it also could be a challenge to get an iPad Mini an analyst report says the iPad Mini could be in short supply because it might not get enough screen parts to meet demand Samsung used to make displays for Apple but it's not doing that anymore that leaves Apple with two suppliers and one of the suppliers is too new to be able to pump out the high volume of parts Apple needs so if you'd rather not about 4 1 expect pre-orders to begin Friday at midnight Pacific time 3 a.m. Eastern and if you want to get some cash for your old tablet now's the time to sell back on a service like gazelle or next worth these trade insights have reported a huge jump in people trying to sell back the third-generation iPad which you know there's only six months old Apple products tend to have a higher trade-in value than other devices that your tech news update for today you can find links to all of today's stories on the blog cnet.com slash four our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey