[Insert greeting of warmth here] [Provide explanation of today's stories in a friendly manner] [Go off in a completely unrelated tangent possibly related to current events, something from the front page of Digg, or even an overheard conversation from the 23rd Street / 3rd Avenue Starbucks] [End on a non-sequitur] [Reminder readers of tomorrow's Microsoft-themed Vergecast]

Stories of the day:

• Apple posts record $8.2b profit on $36b in revenue for Q4 2012, still misses Wall Street expectations
• Apple's Pandora-style streaming music service will reportedly launch in early 2013
• Samsung Nexus 10 manual surfaces ahead of Google announcement
• Nexus 4 pre-order reveals specs, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, October 30th release date