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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform  —  The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national identification system.

Apple's two-step verification rolling out to additional countries: Canada, Argentina, Netherlands, Russia, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, more  —  Update: Mexico, Germany Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Italy & Poland too.  Let us know in the comments if the feature is now available in your country.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Yahoo's Acqui-Hire Spree Continues With Mobile Gaming Startup Loki Studios  —  Yahoo has been gobbling up startups.  In the last week or so, it has announced the acquisition of Astrid, GoPollGo, and Milewise.  In fact, in a tweet today, Yahoo said that it has “added 22 entrepreneurs …

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) …

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:

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.

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 …