Fortune’s curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* Apple (AAPL) is holding a conference call later this morning to discuss what the company intends to do with its roughly $100 billion in cash. (Fortune)
* Late last week, the highly-respected radio show This American Life announced it was retracting an episode it aired about a Foxconn iPad factory because one source, off-Broadway performer Mike Daisey, fabricated information about Apple’s labor practices. “What I do is not journalism,” Daisey responded. “The tools of the theater are not the same as the tools of journalism. … This American Life is essentially a journalistic – not a theatrical – enterprise, and as such, it operates under a different set of rules and expectations.” (The Verge)
* The Federal Aviation Administration, which currently doesn’t allow the use of tablets and e-readers on planes during take-off or landing, may be having a change of heart. According to The New York Times, the F.A.A. plans to re-examine in-flight usage of such devices, although it will likely be some time before any changes take place. Also worth noting: smartphones won’t be included in the new rounds of testing (for now). (The New York Times)
* Sprint (S) ended its 15-year spectrum-hosting and network buildout agreement with Philip Falcone’s Lightsquared. The move stemmed from Lightsquared’s inability to fix network interference issues with GPS signals. (The Wall Street Journal)
* A conversation with Esther Dyson, the veritable “godmother” of Silicon Valley. (PE Hub)
* Despite the rapid innovation in smartphones — sharper, larger screens, faster speeds — the one area that remains sorely lacking is battery life. (PandoDaily)
* How many mobile game developers give away their apps for free up-front but make money off extra features. (The New York Times)
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