SLIDESHOW: iPad 5 Event, Gmail Outage And More From The Second Week Of October

This was an interesting week for the tech industry. There weren't too many big announcements, but there were enough tidbits (key Apple rumors, another Gmail outage) to keep things interesting. Chromebooks took center stage as

and Acer unveiled new models. The iPhone 5C wound up in the news again, but not for reasons that will make

happy.

may not have appreciated its negative headlines either. But at least

had something fun and inventive to talk about. Disclosure: