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October 2, 2013, 12:05 PM

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Reuters:
Supply constraints to delay or limit rollout of a Retina iPad Mini this year, say sources  —  Sharper display Apple iPad Mini faces delay: sources  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc will be unable to widely roll out a new version of the iPad Mini with a high-resolution “retina” display this month …
Digits:
Apple To Fix iMessage Issues On iOS 7 With Upcoming Software Update  —  iMessages to Nowhere?  —  Apple Inc. said it's aware of a glitch in iOS7 that is disrupting some iMessage texts and is working on a fix to quell mounting complaints after the company released the biggest overhaul of its iPhone operating system in years.
Shanna Prevé / The Official Google Blog:
Hulu Plus now works with Chromecast  —  Hulu has added Chromecast support to their Hulu Plus app—just in time for the fall television season.  Now you can easily enjoy your favorite shows, such as “Modern Family,” “New Girl” and “Parks and Recreation,” on your big-screen TV by casting from Hulu Plus on your mobile phone or tablet.
AppleInsider:
Apple hires longtime cable exec as engineering director for ‘something big’  —  Cable television industry veteran Jean-François Mulé will take an engineering position at Apple for an undisclosed project, rekindling speculation that the Cupertino company is further developing a set-top cable box.
Reuters:
Three investors holding at least 5% of Microsoft want Bill Gates to step down as chairman  —  Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board  —  (Reuters) - Three of the top 20 investors in Microsoft Corp are lobbying the board to press for Bill Gates to step …
David Meyer / GigaOM:
iOS push email is back in Germany, a year and a half after Motorola shut it down  —  German iOS users finally have their push email back, Apple confirmed in a support note on Tuesday.  This follows a lengthy pause in such functionality, brought about by a Motorola patent victory over Apple in a German court.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
N.S.A. Experiment Traced U.S. Cellphone Locations  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency in 2010 and 2011 conducted a secret pilot project to test the collection of bulk data about the location of Americans' cellphones, but the agency ultimately decided against putting such a program …
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Alex Williams / TechCrunch:
Telogis Raises $93M From Kleiner Perkins In Pre-IPO Round To Extend Location Intelligence SaaS Platform For New Mobile Workforce  —  Telogis has raised $93 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to deepen its location-based services platform for operations that have large mobile workforces.
Mike Snider / USA Today:
Ford's Mulally speaks with USA Today, ducks question on whether he may replace Ballmer  —  Ford's Mulally dispels Microsoft CEO rumors  —  With resurfacing rumors about the possibility of Ford CEO Alan Mulally moving to Microsoft to run the software giant, Mulally himself downplays the speculation.
Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
Valleywag editor pranks AngelList, hits homepage with very unaccredited $21M Syndicate  —  It Was Scary Easy for Me To Fake Being a Venture Capitalist  —  Do you wish you could live the Silicon Valley VC lifestyle?  The glamor?  The apps?  The yacht racing and indifference to humanity?

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