Google and Apple both announce events.

It’s looking like a big week for technology next week, with Google sending out invitations for a launch event on October 29, with the style of the invitation hinting at something related to Google Now. The event can be live streamed here - it’s at 10am in New York City.

Apple’s invitation for an October 23 event could well be the rumored iPad Mini launch, although a smaller MacBook Pro has also been hinted at.

Meanwhile Google’s October 29 event coincides with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 launch, which comes just three days after the October 26 launch of Windows 8 itself.