Gadgetory

the secrets are in the charms I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update it's almost time for the arrival of the new windows 8 operating system and its radically different from any windows you've ever used Microsoft is pushing this as the system that will sync across other windows devices giving you more mobile freedom it looks like an interface for a smartphone or tablet and it also works with both a mouse and a touch screen because of that you'll be seeing mini tablet laptop hybrids hitting stores but before you upgrade or buy a new computer you need to know the differences between Windows 8 pro and Windows 8/rt if a computer is being sold with Windows 8/rt that means you cannot load any of your old Windows software on that machine RT only works with the new windows apps the RT version of the surface tablet is already on backorder but if you live by one the 23 Microsoft stores in the United States you can reserve a surface for pickup on Friday October 26 but you have to pick it up before noon that day if you're thinking about downloading the forty dollar upgrade to Windows 8 now is a good time to check if your system is compatible and you need to backup all your files you can find a link to some windows 8 tricks and tips on our blogs cnet com / update it's always good to study up before you dive in most users will feel totally lost because there is no more Start menu button and the options are hidden in a sidebar on the right called the charms bar if you have a touch screen swipe your finger to pull it open if you have a mouse you'll have to hover the cursor in the upper right corner or the lower right corner to trigger it if you're ever lost just remember go to the charms but windows 8 isn't the only thing we're preparing for Apple will announce details about the ipad mini on tuesday and as always you can head to seen it for live coverage ipad trade-ins have been on the rise at buyback sites ghazal has seen an eighty percent increase of users selling back used ipads this month although it's mostly from people selling back the original iPad the site next worth is also seeing a similar jump if you want to get some cash for your old gadgets sites will offer to pay more now before the iPad minis announced and you can get a few more dollars at next worth by using the code mini for any iPod or I had trade-in and since halloween is fast approaching I'm a gadget that could add some fun to an old costume it's called mega stop panic I'm actually wearing it right now you hook it up to a belt and it gives you sound effects when you walk you can find it on thinkgeek for forty dollars there are eight different costume options including sounds for a robot a giant monsters zombies and my favorite the 8-bit gaming hero let me show you just move your feet to make extra noise that your tech news update for today from our studios in New York I'm Richard Carey