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September 17, 2013, 7:40 PM

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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:

Apple testing iOS 7.0.1, preparing iOS 7.1 - iPhone 5s supply ‘severely constrained’ — It's no secret Apple is working on newer versions of iOS 7 even before iOS 7 is released to the public. We're able to confirm this two ways: one is through multiple sources of ours and the second is, well, because we have one.

More: AllThingsD, Benedict Evans, 9to5Mac, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, GigaOM, Network World, MacRumors, AppleInsider, ZDNet, Engadget, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocket-lint, PhoneArena, Ubergizmo, Yahoo! News and InvestorPlace. Tweets: @markgurman

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

iPhone 5s to be constrained at launch as Apple preps app to check availability — While supply for Apple's iPhone 5c has been strong enough to deter complete sell-outs from carrier stores and Apple's own online store, sources say that supplies of the higher-end iPhone 5s will be constrained at launch (as we expected).

More: BGR, Electronista, Examiner, LAPTOP Magazine, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, Gotta Be Mobile, pocketnow.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @stevekovach

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Apple quiet on iPhone 5c pre-orders as stock price slides

Alistair Barr / USA Today:

Google looking to replace third-party cookies with new anonymous identifier AdID — Google eyes big change in online tracking for ads — Google is developing an anonymous identifier for advertising, or AdID, that would replace third-party cookies as the way advertisers track people's …

More: GigaOM, The Atlantic Wire, VentureBeat, The Verge, Marketing Land, Marketing Pilgrim and SlashGear

Tweets: @csoghoian and @ashk4n

Matt Brian / Engadget:

Apple offering ‘last compatible version’ of iOS apps for older hardware — With iOS 7 arriving tomorrow, Apple is extending some love to the owners of older iOS devices that have been left behind. New compatibility features, first spotted on Reddit, will now kick into action if you attempt …

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Apple's ‘App Resurrection’ Feature Great For Customers, But Opaque To Developers

More: iMore, MobileSyrup.com and App Advice

Martin Bryant / The Next Web:

Adobe moves into hardware: Project Mighty ‘cloud pen’ and Project Napoleon ruler to launch in 2014 — At its MAX event in May this year, Adobe revealed that it was experimenting with hardware in the form of ‘Project Mighty’ - an Internet-connected stylus, and ‘Project Napoleon’, an accompanying digital ruler.

More: Creative Layer, AllThingsD, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, The Verge, Electronista, ZDNet, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and Gizmodo. Thanks:@thekenyeung

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Adobe's Creative Cloud Surpasses 1M Subscribers, But Q3 2013 Revenue Falls To $995.1M

More: CNET, Adobe, ZDNet and Bloomberg

Jamie Rigg / Engadget:

Amazon adds AirPlay streaming, IMDb integration to Instant Video iOS app — There are many ways to get a leg-up in the online content war, and one of them is to make sure your services are easy to use with competitor hardware. To that end, an update to the Amazon Instant Video app for iOS …

More: The Verge, TechCrunch, GadgeTell, iMore, The Next Web, IntoMobile, Inside Mobile Apps, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Macworld and VentureBeat. Tweets: @reckless

Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

As Amazon Preps Its Apple TV Killer, It Plays Nicely With Apple TV

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Associated Press:

Experts see potential perils in Brazil push to break with US-centric Internet over NSA spying — RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous …

More: ZDNet, Techdirt, The Switch, Gizmodo, Web Host Industry Review and Examiner

Dennis Fisher / Threatpost:

NSA Bought Exploit Service From VUPEN, Contract Shows

More: GigaOM and InformationWeek

Nathan Olivarez-Giles / The Verge:

Google is done selling the Nexus 4 in the US — The Nexus 4's run in Google Play is now over. On Monday, Google's online storefront sold out of the 16GB version of the flagship phone in the US, and a trusted source with knowledge of the company's plans tells The Verge that this marks the end for the LG-built device.

More: BGR, Unwired View, PandoDaily, TechnoBuffalo, Ars Technica, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, The Next Web, VentureBeat, GigaOM, I4U News, LAPTOP Magazine, Examiner, Gotta Be Mobile, Los Angeles Times and TechHive

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:

Microsoft Leaves Windows 8.1 Pricing Unchanged From Windows 8 But Kills System Builder SKUs — Microsoft today announced the pricing structure for its upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system. Windows 8 users will receive the new code free of charge, but for those not currently on Microsoft's …

More: The Windows Blog, Electronista, The Register, InfoWorld, TechHive, PC World, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The Verge and Softpedia News. Thanks:@fredericl

Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

Angry entrepreneur replies to patent troll with racketeering lawsuit — Most business owners sued by patent trolls don't talk about it to anyone other than their lawyer; a typical response is to cross one's fingers and hope the problem goes away. It won't, of course.

More: VentureBeat, TechCrunch, The Switch, The Technology Chronicles and InfoWorld

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Microsoft Initiates Massive $40 Billion Share Buyback Program — Shortly before market opening, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced a new massive buyback program as well as a dividend increase. The new buyback program comes after the expiration of a previous $40 billion program that is set to expire on September 2013.

More: Associated Press, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, Tech Trader Daily, Mashable, Business Insider, Computerworld, Associated Press, Network World, Bloomberg, Electronista, VentureBeat, ZDNet, GeekWire, CNNMoney.com, Forbes and BBC

Jason Del Rey / AllThingsD:

New Google Wallet App Moves Past NFC and to All Major Carriers. iPhone Version on Tap? — Google is launching a new version of its Google Wallet app for Android today and there are some big changes. — Most notably, the app will now be available on all Android devices running version 2.3 …

More: Google Commerce, Ars Technica, Google Operating System, internetretailer.com, TechHive, The Next Web, Gotta Be Mobile, ITworld.com, pocketnow.com, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, SiliconBeat, Softpedia News, IntoMobile, Engadget and 9to5Google

Hayley Tsukayama / Washington Post:

White House petitions FCC to require all carriers to unlock all mobile devices — Obama administration urges FCC to require carriers to unlock mobile devices — Several months after calling for legislation to unlock cellphones, the White House filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission …

More: The Verge, Ars Technica, What's New at NTIA, The Next Web, What's New at NTIA and PhoneArena

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Longtime Microsoft Evangelist Jeff Sandquist Joins Twitter As Director Of Platform Partnerships — Jeff Sandquist, who's currently senior director of developer relations at Microsoft, just announced that he will be joining Twitter as director of platform partnerships. — “Change invigorates the soul,” he wrote.

More: VatorNews and GeekWire. Tweets: @jeffsand, @rsarver and @scobleizer

Pete Swabey / Information Age:

Cloud provider Nirvanix gives customers two weeks to vacate data — US-based cloud storage provider Nirvanix tells employees it has “gone to the wall”, gives customers until the end of the month to move their data elsewhere — UK partner seeking financial rescue deal

More: Digits, VentureBeat and Ars Technica. Tweets: @storagezar

Om Malik / GigaOM:

Airbnb hires maverick hotelier Chip Conley as its head of hospitality, hoping for better hosts, happier customers — A few years ago, I got a chance to listen to hear Chip Conley, the enigmatic founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels, address a group of founders and share his journey.

More: TechCrunch, Forbes and The Next Web. Thanks:@marissac

Evelyn M. Rusli / Digits:

Facebook's Shaffer and Zandy to Depart — Facebook is losing two key employees: Justin Shaffer, a project manager who is helping to lead the company's video ad product, and Ashley Zandy, a manager on its corporate communications team. — The departures, confirmed by Facebook …

More: AllFacebook. Tweets: @evelynrusli and @pkafka

Kate Tummarello / Hillicon Valley:

“Do not track” effort in trouble as Digital Advertising Alliance leaves working group — ‘Do not track’ effort in trouble — A key stakeholder is pulling out of talks to create a “do not track” list similar to the popular do not call lists that prevent telemarketers from calling people at home.

More: lists.w3.org, AdExchanger, ZDNet, WebProNews, The Verge and Business Insider

Kim Zetter / Wired:

State-Sponsored Hacker Gang Has a Side Gig in Fraud — An elite group of nation-state hackers running roughshod through the financial sector and other industries in the U.S. has pioneered techniques that others are following, and has used sophisticated methods to go after hardened targets …

More: Symantec, Ars Technica, The Verge, Reuters, Digits, The Register and Gizmodo

Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:

Secret court declassifies opinion providing rationale for metadata sharing — For the first time, the United States' most secret court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), has published its legal rationale as to why the telecom metadata sharing program under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act is legitimate.

More: Wired, Techdirt, ZDNet, The Hill, Guardian, The Atlantic Wire, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Motherboard, ThinkProgress, Gawker and Reuters

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