 It's Thursday, October 4th, 2012. I'm Nilay Patel, and this will be 90 anger-free seconds on the verge. Microsoft today sent invites out to not one, but two events at the end of October. The first is October 25th in New York to celebrate the launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. Then just days later on October 29th, the company is promising new details on Windows Phone 8 at an event in San Francisco. That's good timing. The first Windows Phone 8 devices are set to launch in early November. Speaking of which, Nokia's Lumia 920 finally has a confirmed US carrier, AT&T. That's the good news. The bad news is that AT&T will be the only carrier partner at launch. The 920 is coming in November along with the mid-range Lumia 820. It will directly compete with HTC's Windows Phone 8X, which will be on several carriers. And yes, the Lumia 920 will be available on Scion, but only if you order it online. Facebook is now one billion strong. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social network now has one billion active users. He additionally revealed that there have been over one trillion likes and 219 billion photo uploads. Give me your hands if we be Facebook friends. Zuckerberg shall restore our men's. Finally, Gears of War and Jazz Jackrabbit designer Cliff Bleszinski has left Epic Games. In a statement on the developer's website, the man also known as CliffyB said it was time for a much-needed break as he charged the next stage of his career. When asked about the news, Cliff's brother and Vox Media co-founder Tyler Bleszinski said, Please stop bothering me. That's it for today's top stories. Tune in tomorrow when Big Word will be here to ask both presidential candidates a series of increasingly angry questions about friendship.