Summary: This week on Tech News Weekly: Brian Monroe joins us for the first time. Japanese carrier Softbank agrees to buy 70% stake in Sprint. Will Softbank's purchase help speed up Sprint's LTE roll out? MetroPCS shareholders sue to block the T-Mobile merger. Why? Apple announces an event for next week. Will we finally get an iPad mini? Microsoft begins pre-orders for their new Windows 8 RT Surface tablet. How does the pricing shake out? Google also schedules an event for the end of October. Will their event be a success, or underrated? And our Picks of the Week.
