Google Said to Consider Buying Waze Presaging Bidding War  —  Google Inc. (GOOG), maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze Inc., setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

AT&T's GoPhone Prepaid Brand to Gain iPhone and LTE/HSPA+ Support Tomorrow  —  MacRumors has learned that AT&T's GoPhone prepaid wireless brand will be undertaking a significant expansion of its services starting tomorrow, offering support for the AT&T's fastest LTE and HSPA+ data networks …

Judge says leaning toward U.S. in Apple e-books case  —  (Reuters) - A federal judge expressed a tentative view that the U.S. Justice Department will be able to show evidence Apple Inc engaged in a conspiracy with publishers to increase e-books prices.  —  U.S. District Judge Denise Cote …

The real origins of Tumblr  —  Months before Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition turned him into an overnight media sensation, David Karp recounted the creation of Tumblr at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Interactive conference in March.  “I wanted that presence myself.

Google Said to Face New Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads  —  Google Inc. (GOOG) is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said.

Digg's Google Reader alternative will be called Digg Reader and won't come as a standalone app  —  Speaking on stage at Internet Week New York, Digg CEO Andrew McLaughlin revealed that his company's upcoming Google Reader replacement will not be a separate app, and will simply be called “Digg Reader.”

Google Follows Amazon's Lead on New Shopping Site, Delivery, Other Services  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin say they don't pay much attention to rivals.  But the search company increasingly appears to be following Amazon.com Inc.'s lead.

Android's Market Share Is Literally A Joke  —  This is the first of two articles looking at how we measure - and mis-measure - who is “winning” in the mobile sector.  Article one focuses on market share and was inspired by an article written by Bill Shamblin, entitled: “Chasing Smartphone Market Share Is A Chump's Game.”

Microsoft's Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse have built-in Start buttons, arrive in the coming weeks  —  File this under “things we could have sworn already existed.”  Microsoft just announced two mice, the Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse, and believe it or not …

Apple's Newest iPhone Ad Still Says Nothing, Is a Little Less Great  —  The deceptively simple iPhone ad Apple rolled out last month has garnered all sorts of praise.  Totally justified!  —  So you can see why they'd try a new one, using the exact same format, music and spec-less pitch.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition headed to Verizon and AT&T  —  We just caught word that Samsung will soon be introducing developer editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 for a couple of different US carriers.  Funnily enough, the two carriers with the biggest history of locking devices down will be getting them: AT&T and Verizon.

Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging  —  In the midst of the major press blitz surrounding its annual I/O Conference, Google dropped some unfortunate news about its instant messaging plans.  In several places around the web, the company is replacing the existing “Talk” …

Jon Stewart rubs Tim Cook's Senate testimony the wrong way [Video]  —  You can't help but laugh at Stewart's ribbing of the senators' questioning, but it is pretty clear Apple is pushing for simplicity and is only jumping through the loopholes because they are there.

Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC  —  Nokia on Thursday said it had filed additional cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC.  —  The new actions, which include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California …

Homeland Security bulletin warns 3D-printed guns may be ‘impossible’ to stop  —  EXCLUSIVE: A new Department of Homeland Security intelligence bulletin warns it could be “impossible” to stop 3D-printed guns from being made, not to mention getting past security checkpoints.

Google debuts Chrome 28 beta with rich notifications for apps and extensions on Windows; Mac and Linux coming soon  —  Just two days after releasing the stable version of Chrome 27, Google has announced the release of Chrome 28 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

AT&T adds ‘administrative fee’ to wireless bills, stands to rake in hundreds of millions from unwitting customers  —  AT&T has introduced a new “Mobility Administrative Fee” to its postpaid contracts.  The $0.61 monthly fee ($7.32 per year) is being categorized “below the line” alongside tax and fees as an administrative surcharge.

Rhapsody releases completely redesigned iPhone app with new UI, full-screen player, much more  —  Rhapsody is rolling out an all new iPhone app today following some big updates to competitive music services earlier this week including Pandora and Rdio.  Rhapsody is calling this app update …

Atari seeking $22.2 million in bankruptcy auction  —  Atari will sell off its assets individually this July over a four day period after failing to find a bidder for its full catalog, the Wall Street Journal reports.  —  The game publisher is seeking a minimum of $22.2 million in bids …

Google brings your Google+ photos right into Search, serves results via computer vision and machine learning  —  Google on Thursday announced a very interesting integration between its main search service and Google+ Photos.  The company now lets you find your photos both on Google+ and Google Search just by, well, searching for them.

Apple's WWDC Keynote Scheduled for Monday, June 10  —  Apple today said the keynote address for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will occur at 10 AM PT Monday, June 10, at Moscone Center in San Francisco.  Not a big surprise, as that is the day the event kicks off.

Lyft Lifts $60 Million From Andreessen Horowitz, Gives 30,000 Rides A Week A Year After Launch  —  It was almost one year ago (to the day!) that my colleague Kim Mai-Cutler wrote our first story on Lyft, and how the company was going to offer some lower-priced competition to on-demand ride leader Uber in San Francisco.