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September 27, 2013, 9:40 AM

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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Is Ford's Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft?  —  According to sources close to the situation, Ford CEO Alan Mulally has vaulted to the forefront of the candidates to become the new CEO of Microsoft.  —  Earlier this month, the well-known leader of the car maker categorically denied …
Wall Street Journal:
John Thompson, the Man Picking Microsoft's Next CEO  —  John Thompson, Lead Independent Director, Vows Not to Be ‘Pawn’ for Gates  —  Plenty of people wanted to buttonhole Steve Ballmer last week after what was probably his final analysts meeting as Microsoft Corp.'s chief executive.
Joan Lowy / Associated Press:
As expected, FAA panel recommends easing ban on electronic devices during takeoff and landing  —  Panel backs easing electronic device use on planes … WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee recommended Thursday that airline passengers be allowed to use smartphones …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Ballmer bids tearful farewell to Microsoft, promises it will ‘deliver the next big thing’  —  Microsoft's Steve Ballmer bid farewell to employees today at his final company meeting as CEO.  After announcing his intentions to retire within the next 12 months, Ballmer's speech today was clearly an emotional moment for him personally.
Bloomberg:
HTC to Sell Back Stake in Beats Electronics for $265 Million  —  HTC Corp. (2498), the Taiwanese smartphone vendor whose stock has plunged 90 percent since 2011, is selling its remaining stake in headphone maker Beats Electronics LLC for $265 million.  —  HTC will close the sale …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Intel Looking for Help from Amazon or Samsung to Keep Its Web TV Project Alive  —  Intel executives, who have promised to launch a Web-based pay TV service by the end of 2013, are now looking for a strategic backer to help them fund and distribute the service.  If they don't find one soon, it's possible the project will be scrapped.
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Google unveils search updates for mobile, new Page Rank algorithm, and Knowledge Graph comparisons  —  This week, Google marks its 15-year anniversary and the team brought members of the media to the original Google House to talk about the future of the company.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft building a single app store for the next Windows Phone and Windows releases  —  Microsoft is planning to combine its Windows Phone Store and Windows Store into a single app store.  Sources familiar with the company's plans have revealed to The Verge that Terry Myerson …
Paul Thurrott / WindowsITPro:
Delta to Distribute Surface 2 to Pilots  —  Original plan was to use the Nokia Windows RT tablet  —  Delta will distribute Microsoft Surface 2 tablets to its pilots and not Nokia's “Sirius” tablet as originally planned.  The move comes in the wake of a deal to distribute Nokia Lumia 820 smart phones …
Katherine Rushton / Telegraph:
Candy Crush creator King files for IPO in America  —  King, the British computer games maker behind Candy Crush Saga, has quietly filed documents for an initial public offering in the US, expected to value the firm at more than $5bn.  —  It is understood that King will float on the Nasdaq exchange …
Kaylene Hong / The Next Web:
China approves plans to lift 13-year ban on the sale of video game consoles  —  China has officially approved plans to lift a 13-year ban on the sales of video game consoles in the country, heralding in a huge market for game console developers such as Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:
Netflix expands Super HD and 3D streaming to all of its members  —  Prepare for your Netflix streams to look better: Netflix is making its Super HD video quality available to all of its members.  All members will also have access to 3D titles on Netflix.  Both 3D and Super HD were previously …
Wall Street Journal:
Discontent Mounts Over CEO Pay at Oracle  —  Larry Ellison Received Compensation Valued at $76.9 Million Last Fiscal Year  —  Investors are growing more dissatisfied with Oracle Corp.'s years of high pay for Chief Executive Larry Ellison—discontent that may produce a showdown at the technology company's Oct. 31 annual meeting.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Lets You Edit Posts After Sharing On Android And Web Now, iOS Soon  —  Typo ruin your social media masterpiece?  Facebook is starting to let you edit a post's text after you publish it.  The feature comes to the web and Android in an update today, and to iOS soon.
Zachary Lutz / Engadget:
Twitter focuses on photos in embedded tweets  —  Some say that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but regardless of how you do the math, it's fair to say that a good photo can say a lot more than 140 characters.  With that in mind, Twitter is giving greater emphasis to photos within tweets …
Cromwell Schubarth / bizjournals:
Violin Memory's mid-range priced IPO raises $162M  —  Violin Memory's long-awaited IPO priced in the middle of its target range on Thursday, raising $162 million at a market cap of about $874 million.  —  That is at the lean end of the value that the flash storage array company led …
Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Unified reports 71 iPads are missing  —  The lost iPads are from a trial program last year, the district says.  L.A. Unified officials say security is being tightened and that student hacking is also being addressed.  —  Students work on iPads in April at the Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences in Granada Hills.
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