What iOS7 looks like (and other tidbits)  —  Mark's already run down much of what we think will happen at WWDC.  —  I've been given a quick peek at an early beta of iOS7 and can only describe what I've seen.  I'm told I can't post the screenshots because Apple embeds little watermarks that could land the source in some trouble.

Code name ‘Verax’: Snowden, in exchanges with Post reporter, made clear he knew risks  —  He called me BRASSBANNER, a code name in the double-barreled style of the National Security Agency, where he worked in the signals intelligence directorate.  —  Verax was the name he chose for himself, “truth teller” in Latin.

Exclusive: an early look at Intel's own phone UI, “Obsidian”  —  Obsidian's start-up sequence (video link)  —  Intel is planning its own UI overlay, codenamed “Obsidian,” that it will bring to the mobile operating system Tizen and possibly Android, eventually.

This Time It's Real: Google to Buy Waze And Keep It Independent  —  Google is very close to acquiring Waze, the crowd-sourced navigation app, according to two sources close to the situation.  —  While no deal has been inked yet, the acquisition is likely to be finalized in the coming days …

Microsoft retrieves lost Windows Phone device with prototype software  —  Apple famously lost an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar, sparking a hunt for the individuals involved in the loss and sale of the handset.  Microsoft has also lost a phone, one running a future Windows Phone ‘Blue’ version of its mobile software.

Apple's Folly: The story of the Pippin game console  —  The story of the Pippin reads like a geekier, technological version of a Greek tragedy.  It has its heroes and its villains.  There's a strange artifact with supposedly untold magical powers.  And like all good tragedies …