Introducing: Nokia Lumia 928 - bringing PureView to Verizon  —  You've waited...you've been asking for it...here it is!  We're happy to introduce the Nokia Lumia 928, the newest expression of the world's most innovative smartphone exclusively for Verizon Wireless.

Ahead of I/O, Google Wallet Drops Plans to Introduce a Physical Card  —  Google will update its Wallet product at its I/O developer conference next week, but will not include the physical credit card that the company had considered launching at the event, according to sources.

Microsoft: Don't expect a Windows 8 iTunes app soon  —  Microsoft believes nearly all major apps that can be found in Apple's iTunes store will also be available on Windows 8 by the fall, but it expects one glaring hole to remain.  —  “You shouldn't expect an iTunes app on Windows 8 any time soon …

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones  —  ATF says no law enforcement agency could unlock a defendant's iPhone, but Apple can “bypass the security software” if it chooses.  Apple has created a police waiting list because of high demand.  —  Apple receives so many police demands …

New Nexus 7 to be highlight of Google I/O as ‘iPad mini 2’ faces delay, analyst says  —  Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Google will unveil a next-generation Nexus 7 tablet in partnership with Asus at the search giant's upcoming Google I/O conference, looking to steal some of Apple's thunder …

Cyberthieves Looted A.T.M.'s of $45 Million in Just Hours  —  It was a huge bank heist - but a 21st-century version in which the robbers never wore ski masks, threatened a teller or set foot in a vault.  —  Yet, in two precision operations that involved people in more than two dozen countries acting …

Pirate Bay Takes Over Distribution of Censored 3D Printable Gun  —  In late 2012 the 3D blueprint website Thingiverse decided to ban 3D gun designs, citing their terms of service which clearly prohibit files used to make weapons.  —  Enter DEFCAD, a site dedicated to hosting designs that have been banned at Thingiverse.

Amazon Launches Cloud Drive Photos App for iOS  —  Heads up, snap-happy iPhone users.  If you take a lot of photos on your phone, and they're starting to take up too much space, then Amazon has a solution for you.  —  The Web giant this week launched its Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS devices.

Many Air Passengers Never Turn Off Electronics, Survey Finds  —  Take a guess at how many people actually fail to turn off their gadgets during takeoff and landing of a flight.  Ten percent?  No, that's too low.  Twenty percent?  Still too low.  —  In a study released on Thursday …

Facebook quietly adds Facebook Home support (and unofficial support) for Galaxy S4, HTC One, others  —  New persistent notifications also part of undocumented update  —  Facebook today — facing increasing negative reaction to its Facebook Home launcher as AT&T (at least temporarily) …

Google builds push notifications into Chrome, Chrome OS  —  Programmers now can get servers to send alerts to Google's browser rather than requiring the browser itself to constantly check for them.  —  In a step to help browser-based apps catch up with the abilities of other software …

LinkedIn: The Creepiest Social Network  —  This is a post I've been wanting to write for a while.  In fact, it stems from something I noticed way back in August of last year.  After digging for answers and even a couple attempts at contacting their customer support, I've concluded that LinkedIn is by far the creepiest social network.

Alibaba confirms it has bought 28% of AutoNavi, China's top mapping system, for $294 million  —  UPDATE: The deal is now confirmed, with Alibaba paying $294 million for a 28 percent share.  In addition the companies will work together on e-commerce opportunities:

International Space Station switches from Windows to Linux, for improved reliability  —  The United Space Alliance, which manages the computers aboard the International Space Station in association with NASA, has announced that the Windows XP computers aboard the ISS have been switched to Linux.

Bloomberg reporters allegedly used financial terminals to spy on Wall Street  —  Bloomberg reporters have been keeping tabs on Wall Street using their company's financial terminals, the New York Post reports.  Bloomberg terminals, which cost $20,000 a year or more to lease, are a fixture in the banking world.

ESPN Eyes Subsidizing Wireless-Data Plans  —  Smartphone users who binge on video, games and other content must monitor their usage to ensure they don't run over monthly data caps that wireless carriers have put in place in recent years.  —  Now, some media companies whose mobile content gets …

How the Syrian Electronic Army Hacked The Onion  —  This is a write-up of how the Syrian Electronic Army hacked The Onion.  In summary, they phished Onion employees' Google Apps accounts via 3 seperate methods.  —  The SEA began by sending phishing emails to various Onion employees beginning around May 3.

Twitter eyes big business in Brazil's World Cup, Olympics  —  SAO PAULO - While Brazil struggles to finish its stadiums in time for the 2014 World Cup, Twitter is already working to cash in on what the U.S. company's head of revenue, Adam Bain, sees as a potentially huge business opportunity.

Members of Congress finally introduce serious DMCA reform  —  The Library of Congress sparked a firestorm late last year when it issued new rules that made it effectively illegal to unlock a cell phone to switch to a new wireless carrier.  An online petition on the issue attracted …

Social Network Bebo Has Filed A Voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition  —  Looks like Bebo, once an early star in social networking, is progressing to the next step in the long and messy struggle between majority shareholder Criterion Capital Partners and minority shareholders …

Microsoft's Bing adds Facebook commenting and Like actions to its social sidebar  —  Microsoft on Friday announced it has once again expanded Bing's Facebook integration.  Not only can you see relevant Facebook posts in the search engine's social sidebar, but you can now comment on them and Like them as well.