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September 26, 2013, 7:40 AM

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Reuters:
T-Mobile US will no longer stock BlackBerry in stores  —  (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc, the No. 4 U.S. wireless service provider, plans to stop carrying BlackBerry Ltd smartphones in its stores and instead ship the devices directly, according to an executive for the company.
Guardian:
NSA reform bill to trim back US surveillance unveiled in Congress  —  Ron Wyden says Snowden disclosures have ‘caused a sea change’ and announces most comprehensive package so far  —  Four senators at the vanguard of bipartisan efforts to rein in US government spying programs announced …
Eric Chemi / Businessweek:
Listen Up Apple Haters: iPhone Sales Eclipse Microsoft and Amazon  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken plenty of flack for running a company that is supposedly well past its glory days—and the iPhone smartphone franchise is sometimes dismissed as a spent force, losing ground to other more innovative brands like Android and Samsung.
More: 9to5Mac and MacDailyNewsTweets: @ferrotv
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
JustFab Has Raised Another $40M Led By Hong Kong's Shining Capital To Take Its Fashion Subscription Commerce Model To Asia  —  Hot on the heels of its acquisition of rival ShoeDazzle (yes, pun intended), subscription-based fashion commerce site JustFab, now with 35 million users …
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple Uses Bluetooth LE To Enable Apple TV ‘Touch To Set Up’ Via iOS 7 Devices  —  Apple is leveraging the Bluetooth LE technology that it has been building into every iPhone since the iPhone 4S to enable automatic setup of an Apple TV 3G.  Just touch a device running iOS 7 to a newer Apple set-top box …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Hopster Promises Netflix for Kids, and No One Else  —  If you're a certain kind of parent, then you know that Netflix is a pretty excellent baby sitter.  But Netflix, and rival services like Amazon's Instant Prime, have lots of movies and TV shows that aren't aimed at kids.
More: TechCrunch and GigaOM
Cade Metz / Wired:
The Second Coming of Java: A Relic Returns to Rule Web  —  Biz Stone called it “one of the most special days in the history of Twitter.”  And as it turned out, it was also a notable day for Java, a relic of the 1990s that is once again remaking the internet.
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Tech Giants Fear Spread of Patent Wars to Europe  —  LONDON — The technology industry is expanding its fight against patent trolls to Europe.  —  In the United States, technology companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft have spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars …
Donald Melanson / Engadget:
Amazon brings MP3 purchasing to its Cloud Player for PC app  —  The Mac version is still only promised to be coming soon, but Amazon has today delivered a fairly big update to its Cloud Player for PC application.  It now boasts an integrated MP3 store, which will let you browse …
Kevin Fitchard / GigaOM:
Google tries to fuel innovation outside of Silicon Valley with new Tech Hub network  —  Google is looking to cultivate innovation in some of the more obscure tech markets in the North America.  It announced on Wednesday a program that would expand Google's community ties and outreach …
Stephanie Mlot / PC Magazine:
Pebble Selects AT&T as Exclusive Smartwatch Carrier  —  AT&T has inked a deal with Pebble to serve as the smartwatch's exclusive carrier.  —  After breaking Kickstarter records last year by earning $10 million, the watch this summer landed in Best Buy stores and became available online at getpebble.com.
Lance Whitney / CNET:
Apple wins right to use iPhone name in Brazil  —  Apple can now share the name in Brazil with IGB Electronica, which wanted to retain exclusive rights.  —  The iPhone can now legally be known as the iPhone in Brazil following a court ruling.  —  On Tuesday, Judge Eduardo de Brito Fernandes ruled …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft left alone with Windows RT as Dell drops XPS 10 tablet  —  Microsoft appears to be the only company still selling a Windows RT-based tablet.  Dell's XPS 10 is now listed as unavailable, following a price drop for the past few months.  While the company won't comment …
Andrea Peterson / The Switch:
Sudan loses Internet access — and it looks like the government is behind it  —  Internet intelligence corporation Renesys confirmed reports Wednesday that Sudan has been cut off from the Internet.  Al Arabiya reported earlier Wednesday morning that Internet access was cut and schools …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
Nokia will announce six new devices at its October 22nd event  —  There'll be a range of new form factors as well  —  Nokia's Innovation Reinvented event in Abu Dhabi next month will host the launch of at least six new devices from the Finnish company, including at least two new Lumias.
Christina Farr / VentureBeat:
Egnyte rebrands to bring ‘PRISM proof’ file-sharing to the enterprise  —  Vineet Jain, the CEO of Egnyte, is prepping the company for a successful exit.  —  File-sharing startup Egnyte is operating in a crowded market, going against players like Box and Dropbox.

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