Mac OS Ken: 10.17.2012

Apple Sends Out Invitations for 23 October EventApple Insider: Secret Source Says Apple Will Launch 12 iPad mini Configurations in 2 Colors for Total of 24 ChoicesMicrosoft Starts Ads for SurfaceMicrosoft Begins Pre-Orders for Surface for Windows RT UnitsAlleged Schillergram Says 5th-Gen iPod touch Too Thin for an Ambient Light SensorABI Research: App Sizes Hulk Out with iOS Move to Retina DisplaysMacworld UK: Apple May Leverage Passbook as Payment Method in Its Retail StoresApple Pushes Java Update Addressing “Zero-Day” Exploit to Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion MachinesApple Reportedly Buys San Francisco-Based HTML5 Developer ParticleFoxconn Admits to Using Underage Labor for a Few Weeks for Non-Apple ManufacturingWatchmaker with “Exclusive” Rights to SBB Clock Design “Surprised” by Apple Licensing Deal