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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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) …

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:

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 …

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.

Salesforce Acquires Bookmarking Startup Clipboard for More Than $10M  —  Salesforce has acquired Clipboard, a social bookmarking service that had built interesting hooks for saving rich Web content across devices, both companies said today.  —  The deal was worth between $10 million and $20 million …

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 …

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.

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.

Icahn, Southeastern Propose Alternative to Dell Buyout  —  Two of Dell Inc.'s largest stockholders, investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc., proposed an alternative offer to a $24.4 billion deal to buy out the company's public stockholders.

Apple wins trademark case over ‘iBooks’  —  A small New York publisher that uses the label “ibooks” has struck out in its lawsuit against Apple, after a New York court on Wednesday held that the publisher's mark was not distinct and that consumers would not confuse the two companies' products.

Google unveils 5-year roadmap for strong authentication  —  Summary: Smartphones and smart apps are major factor in access control strategy that plans to ignore whining from end-users  —  Google Wednesday unveiled a five-year road map for stronger consumer authentication tagging smartphones …

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 …

Nokia Lumia 620 coming to America  —  Today we're happy to announce that the colorful and critically acclaimed Nokia Lumia 620 is finally coming to the US.  Available now on Aio Wireless, the Nokia Lumia 620 will bring a fully featured smartphone at a price that will be attractive to a whole new audience.

Can't raise a Series A?  Just sell yourself to Yahoo  —  While many have speculated on the ways CEO Marissa Mayer will remake Yahoo, none have correctly predicted what the company has actually become: A safe haven for VC rejects.  —  Since taking the helm in October, Mayer has snapped up nine young …