Twitter index: PadFone 2, Gary McKinnon

On Tuesday, October 16 at a special event in Taipei Ausus unveiled its latest smartphone/ tablet hybrid device, the PadFone 2. The successor to the PadFone boasts a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display, a Qualcomm quad-core processor, a 1.2-megapixel front camera and runs on Ice Cream Sandwich, (Jelly Bean update probably coming soon). The docking station, which serves as a tablet when the smartphone is attached, boasts a 10.1-inch 1,280 x 800 IPS display, a slimmed down 5,000mAh battery and weighs in at 514g.

Also causing a buzz Tuesday is Gary McKinnon, a Scottish hacker who was accused of hacking into numerous US military and NASA systems over the period February 2001 - March 2002. McKinnon is making the Twitter headlines after British Home Secretary Teresa May blocked the extradition of McKinnon to the United States because of concerns about his mental health.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on October 15 at 1:30 pm GMT are:

01.   #ThingsThatILove
02.   #IDontHaveTimeFor
03.   #çokitici
04.   #OneMoreDayUntilNationalBrickSquandDay1017
05.   #ParabensSogrinhoAmarildoSantana
06.   Brasil 3 x 0 Japao
07.   Dia Mundial del la Alimentacion
08.   Gary McKinnon
09.   Citigroup
10.   Asus Padfone 2