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 …

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.

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.

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.

BlackBerry Filing Describes a Global Slide  —  OTTAWA — In a delayed regulatory filing issued on Tuesday evening, the smartphone maker BlackBerry revealed that customers are turning against its products in what had been its one remaining bright spot, the developing world.

The Washington Post closes sale to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos  —  Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos formally took over as the owner of The Washington Post on Tuesday, officially ending 80 years of local control of the newspaper by the Graham family.

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 …

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX review (7-inch): best tablet for Amazon content, but missing Play Store apps  —  Amazon Kindle Fire HDX review (7-inch)  —  This is life in Amazon town  —  I feel like I'm living inside the Home Shopping Network.  —  For a week I've been relentlessly buying things …

Public release of IE exploit could spark widespread attacks  —  Exploit module for yet-to-be-patched Internet Explorer vulnerability added to Metasploit  —  An exploit for a vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer and has yet to be patched by Microsoft has been integrated …

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.

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.

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.

Khosla Ventures funded cloud storage provider Nirvanix files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  —  Nirvanix Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  —  Cloud storage company Nirvanix Inc. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware federal court, the culmination of a startling flop …

Kevin Rose tops AngelList Syndicates leaderboard with over $1M per deal  —  Kevin Rose Is AngelList's Million-Dollar Man  —  Next time Kevin Rose makes an angel investment, he has more than $1.1 million at his beck and call to do it.  —  Rose is the current leading man on AngelList …

FCC proposes to fine 5 wireless carriers $14 million for cheating Lifeline program  —  FCC moves to fine ‘Obamaphone’ companies $14 million  —  The Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed more than $14.4 million in fines for five companies that allegedly defrauded a federal phone subsidy program for the poor.

HTC works with Qualcomm on redesigning HTC One chip to avert US ban  —  HTC, Qualcomm Work on Redesigning Smartphone Chip  —  HTC Seeks to Avert U.S. Ban After Nokia's Preliminary Win in Patent Case  —  TAIPEI—Taiwan's HTC Corp. is working with Qualcomm Inc. on ways to alter a component …

SAP launches $650 million fund, highlights corporate venture growth  —  (Reuters) - Software giant SAP AG said it is allocating more than $650 million to a new venture fund, SAP Ventures Fund II, showing the growing role that corporations are taking on in funding the world's youngest companies.