user: Problem: Twitter Digits Replaces Your Passwords With Your Phone Number

App users will no longer have to remember passwords if Twitter has any say. A Twitter product for developers called Digits will let users log into apps with a phone number.

While most apps require an email address to log in, Digits lets you register for apps with phone numbers instead. By entering a phone number, selecting your home country and entering a one-time passcode into the app (sent via SMS), you'll be ready to go.

Digits is a part of Twitter Fabric, a toolkit designed to help developers build better, more lucrative apps. But it doesn't actually have anything to do with Twitter; Digits is a standalone service any app developer can use.

An example of a user receiving a passcode from Twitter's Digits service via SMS, then using that passcode to log into an app.

The announcement came on stage at the first Twitter Flight conference for mobile developers in San Francisco. The company said Digits will launch in 216 countries and in 28 languages on iOS, Android and the web later today.

Twitter notes that logins are an issue in emerging markets because many people don't have PCs and email addresses; because smartphones are cheaper, it's more common to have a phone number. By relying on phone numbers, Digits could let some apps tap into a large group of new users.

Markets aside, Digits solves a problem that faces every mobile user: the need to remember usernames and passwords — often long and complicated ones — to get up and running on an app. But companies can get creative, too. McDonald's is one of the first companies to use the service via its McDonald's Alarm app. This lets friends share coupons and offers with others; to redeem the offer, the user must prove they're a real person.

"McDonald’s felt social sign-ins put too much burden on a user to share personal details, and that email addresses and passwords were too often forgotten or onerous to manage," Twitter said in an official blog post. "Digits enables McDonald’s to quickly authenticate real users and get them into the app with a minimum of friction."

Developers will be able to build Digits into apps for free. It's unclear how — or if — Twitter plans to monetize Digits.

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Summary: A new Twitter product called Digits lets you log into apps just by tapping in your phone number.


Problem: Nicky Hilton Sues for $5 Mil -- My Ex-Partners SABOTAGED My Clothing Line

Nicky Hilton Sues for $5 Mil Ex-Partners Sabotaged My Clothing Line

claims her high-end fashion line was a colossal failure ... and it's all because her partners were irresponsible liars who pissed away the company's cash so they could live like ballers.

Hilton claims it all started in 2006 ... when she inked a deal with

to launch Nicky Hilton Worldwide -- which would market high-end fashion products under Nicky's name.

Hilton claims the Asher Group promised to provide $4.9 million in financing for the operation AND pay Nicky a guaranteed annual salary of $250k plus a 10% increase every year.

But in a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Nicky claims the Asher Group dropped the ball ... failing to secure the $4.9 million ... never paying her salary ... and squandering what money the company did have on stupid personal expenses.

In fact, Nicky claims Asher blew $9k per month on a personal assistant who "spent most of her time running personal errands for Asher and other tasks unrelated to NHW business."

Hilton claims Asher and Cohen's irresponsible conduct caused her company to crumble -- leaving Nicky to "clean up the mess." Now, she's demanding AT LEAST $5 mil in damages to make things right.

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Summary: Nicky Hilton claims her high-end fashion line was a colossal failure ... and it's all because her partners were irresponsible liars who pissed away the…


Problem: Eva Mendes Has ‘No Plan’ for Mother’s Day

05/06/2015 at 04:00 PM ET

It’s her first Mother’s Day, but Eva Mendes plans on shining the spotlight on someone else in her life.

Despite welcoming daughter Esmeralda Amada in September, the actress will be celebrating her own mother on Sunday.

“There is no plan [for me],” she tells Access Hollywood Live. “I kind of feel like I haven’t quite earned my stripes yet in a way.”

Instead of being showered with gifts, Mendes, 41, plans to spend the day with her extended family. “This Mother’s Day is definitely all about my mom,” she explains.

“She’s had a really hard year. My brother’s sick so it’s all about my mom, honoring her.”

She adds, “We’re all going to go over to her house and bombard her with love.”

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Summary: "I kind of feel like I haven't quite earned my stripes yet in a way," the actress says...


Problem: LeSean McCoy hung up on Chip Kelly when he called Tuesday

Even though Sunday's game between the Eagles and Bills has big postseason implications, the LeSean McCoy vs. Chip Kelly subplot has overshadowed everything else.

McCoy is making his return to Philadelphia for the first time since being traded by the Eagles in March, and his relationship -- or lack thereof -- with Kelly has been well-documented. Kelly said he would like to shake McCoy's hand Sunday and has tried to contact him by phone, but LeSean has been unresponsive.

According to Jeff McLane of Philly.com, McCoy on Tuesday answered Kelly's phone call after he didn't recognize the number. Once Kelly identified himself, McCoy hung up.

FOX Sports NFL insider Mike Garafolo confirmed the report, and added that Kelly called back "a few times" and was "intent on burying the hatchet."

It is clear Shady wants nothing to do with his former head coach. And Kelly admitted that McCoy is "rightly" upset over how the trade was handled.

There's little doubt McCoy would love to have a big game against his former team -- and more importantly, his former head coach -- on Sunday.

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Summary:

assistant: LeSean McCoy hung up on Chip Kelly when he called Tuesday