iPad Air review: lighter, more portable, more usable and faster than any previous iPad  —  The iPad Air Review  —  It seemed like a foregone conclusion that the 10-inch tablet market was done for, with all interest and excitement shifting to smaller, but equally capable 7 or 8-inch tablets instead.

Twitter Apps For iOS, Android And Web Get In-Stream Video And Image Previews  —  Twitter today shipped an update that adds in-stream video and image previews to the main feed in its iOS, Android and web apps.  Previously you would have to tap on links for images via Twitter or video service Vine.

“Manufacturing issue” responsible for fast battery drain on “limited number” of iPhone 5Ss  —  Shortened Battery Life Found in Some New iPhones  —  The Apple iPhone 5S is supposed to have significantly longer battery life than its predecessors.

Google adds location sharing, animated GIFs to Hangouts, integrates SMS  —  Today during its “A Morning with Google+” event, Google announced some updates for its Google+ service on top of sharing some improvements to Hangouts.  Perhaps the biggest new feature that was announced during …

BlackBerry Met With Facebook Last Week on Potential Bid  —  BlackBerry Ltd. executives flew to California to meet with Facebook Inc. last week to gauge its interest in a potential bid for the struggling smartphone-maker, according to people familiar with the matter.

Lenovo Yoga Tablets Hands-on: 3 Modes, 18-Hour Battery, From $249  —  The Surface isn't the only tablet with a built-in stand.  Say hello to Lenovo's new Android-powered Yoga Tablets.  On sale Oct. 30, these tablets come in an 8-inch version ($249 at Best Buy) and a 10-inch flavor ($299 at most major retailers).

Motorola's Project Ara: A free, open hardware platform for creating modular smartphones  —  Goodbye Sticky.  Hello Ara.  —  Over the last six months, our MAKEwithMOTO team took Sticky, a truck wrapped entirely in velcro and filled with rooted, hackable Motorola smartphones …

Adobe Breach Impacted At Least 38 Million Users  —  The recent data breach at Adobe that exposed user account information and prompted a flurry of password reset emails impacted at least 38 million users, the company now says.  It also appears that the already massive source code leak at Adobe …

Google shows off second gen Google Glass w/ mono earbud coming later this year  —  After announcing yesterday that Google Glass hardware would be revised later this year and offered to current Glass Explorers interested in swapping to a newer unit, Google today gives us a look …

Dell's Mitzvah Rescued Buyout as JPMorgan's Lee Warned of Perils  —  When Ken Duberstein's secretary told him Michael Dell was on the phone on the afternoon of July 31, there was little doubt about the topic.  That morning, Dell Inc. (DELL)'s special board committee had rejected the latest offer …

Barnes & Noble's Nook GlowLight is lighter, brighter, whiter, with less Simple Touch for $119  —  As a ketchup bottle once famously said: Good things take time (we're paraphrasing here, of course).  Roughly a year and a half ago, Barnes and Noble made its top-notch Nook Simple Touch even better, with the addition of GlowLight.

Senate confirms Wheeler to lead FCC  —  The Senate unanimously confirmed Tom Wheeler, an investor and former industry lobbyist, to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday.  —  The vote was delayed for two weeks by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who expressed concern about Wheeler's views on political disclosure rules.

Oculus Rift virtual reality headset coming to mobile — but just Android, not iOS [corrected]  —  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Virtual reality meets today's mobile reality.  Oculus VR announced that it's bringing its virtual-reality headset, the Oculus Rift, to mobile gaming.

LinkedIn Beats In Q3 With Revenue of $393M, EPS of $0.39, But Weak Q4 Guidance Sends Its Stock Lower  —  LinkedIn reported its third-quarter earnings today, with revenue of $393 million (up 56 percent) and earnings per share of $0,39.  Analysts had expected LinkedIn to earn $0.31 per share, on revenue of $385 million.

Microsoft partners with Corona Labs to attract more Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 apps  —  Summary: Developers will be able to use Corona Labs' software development kit to build 2D apps on Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, in addition to iOS, Android, Kindle and Nook, starting in 2014.

Steve Jobs house added as ‘historic resource’  —  The humble home where Silicon Valley tech titan Steve Jobs built some of his first computers and co-founded Apple was added to a list of historic Los Altos properties Monday night.  —  The Los Altos Historical Commission voted unanimously …

Social Video Startup Magisto Raises $13 Million From Qualcomm And Sandisk  —  Once upon a time, seemingly everyone was creating mobile apps to help users shoot, edit, and share videos with one another.  Thanks to a desire to build or invest in the “Instagram for video,” …