Supply constraints to delay or limit rollout of a Retina iPad Mini this year, say sources  —  Apple iPad Mini with sharper display faces delay  —  (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.

FBI seizes underground drug market Silk Road, owner indicted in New York  —  It appears the Federal Bureau of Investigation has finally cracked down on Silk Road, the underground marketplace where users could buy cocaine, heroin, meth, and more using the virtual currency Bitcoin.

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.

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 …

500 Startups Confirms $44 Million Second Fund, Plans To Invest In 200 Startups Over The Next Year  —  It's hard to believe, but it's been just three years since 500 Startups started making investments in early-stage companies.  But in that time, the firm has put money in at least 500 companies …

Monsanto Buys Weather Big Data Company Climate Corporation For Around $1.1B  —  Today's big acquisition is a huge agritech exit: Biotech company Monsanto has bought Climate Corporation for approximately $1.1 billion.  While the Monsanto press release says $930 million, we're hearing …

They're (Almost) All Dirty: The State of Cheating in Android Benchmarks  —  Thanks to AndreiF7's excellent work on discovering it, we kicked off our investigations into Samsung's CPU/GPU optimizations around the international Galaxy S 4 in July and came away with a couple of conclusions:

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.

Dell unveils first four Venue tablets, including a Microsoft Surface competitor  —  HP isn't the only beleaguered PC manufacturer unleashing a tablet blitz.  Today, Dell is revealing a full product lineup of new tablets under the recently resurrected Venue brand.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Windows 8.1 now available to pre-order for $119 ahead of October 18th debut  —  Microsoft is now taking pre-orders for Windows 8.1.  While the update is free for Windows 8 users, those looking to upgrade or install the OS on old hardware will need to buy a copy.