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DMW Daily, April 28, 2009

Top Stories
o Report: Microsoft, Verizon Working on Rival to iPhone
o Bill to Overturn Web Gambling Ban Expected Next Week
o Apple Sued for Stifling Web Speech About iPhone, iPod Security
o Swedish ISPs Stop Retaining User Data in Wake of Piracy Law
o RIAA Settles Santangelo File-Sharing Case for $7,000
o Consumer Confidence in Technology, Electronics Climbs Sharply
o Amazon.com Buys Developer of Stanza iPhone E-book App
o Media6Degrees Lands $9.8 Million for Social Media Analytics
Briefly Noted
o Gannett Names New Publisher, Editor of USA Today
o Best Buy to Devote Retail Space to Albums on Vinyl
o Works of J.R.R. Tolkien Coming to E-book Format
o People's Music Store Adds 300,000 Universal Music Tracks
o Report: Activision to Feature Van Halen in Next "Guitar Hero"
 Top Stories
o Report: Microsoft, Verizon Working on Rival to iPhone 
New York - Hoping to rival the success of Apple's iPhone, Microsoft is in talks with Verizon Wireless to launch a competing device on the carrier's network by early 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. [more..]
o Bill to Overturn Web Gambling Ban Expected Next Week 
Washington - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said on Tuesday that he plans next week to introduce his bill that would overturn the U.S. ban on Internet gambling, Reuters reported. [more..]
o Apple Sued for Stifling Web Speech About iPhone, iPod Security 
San Francisco - Apple has been sued by digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) over its stifling of discussion about methods of putting non-Apple software on iPhones and iPods on the Internet. [more..]
o Swedish ISPs Stop Retaining User Data in Wake of Piracy Law 
Stockholm, Sweden - Two Swedish Internet service providers have said they will no longer store identifying IP address data on their subscribers, in the wake of a new anti-piracy law that compels them to turn over any such data they have to copyright holders in the face of an infringement complaint, TorrentFreak reported. [more..]
o RIAA Settles Santangelo File-Sharing Case for $7,000 
New York - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has agreed to accept $7,000 to settle four-year-old copyright infringement litigation against the family of 46-year-old Patricia Santangelo, the Associated Press reported. [more..]
o Consumer Confidence in Technology, Electronics Climbs Sharply 
San Francisco - While consumer confidence in the overall economy dipped in April, confidence in technology and consumer electronics climbed sharply, according to new figures from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and CNET. [more..]
o Amazon.com Buys Developer of Stanza iPhone E-book App 
Portland, Ore. - Amazon.com announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Lexcycle, developers of the popular Stanza e-book reader application for Apple's iPhone. [more..]
o Media6Degrees Lands $9.8 Million for Social Media Analytics 
New York - Media6Degrees, a provider of social media marketing tools, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $9.8 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Venrock. [more..]
 Briefly Noted
o Gannett Names New Publisher, Editor of USA Today 
McLean, Va. - Gannett, the publisher of 85 daily newspapers, on Tuesday named David Hunke as the new president and publisher of USA Today, which has the nation's largest print circulation at 2.1 million. [more..]
o Best Buy to Devote Retail Space to Albums on Vinyl 
New York - After a successful test in 100 of its stores, electronics and media retail chain Best Buy plans to set aside eight square feet of retail space in each of its more than 1,000 stores for vinyl records, according to the New York Post. [more..]
o Works of J.R.R. Tolkien Coming to E-book Format 
New York - The works of J.R.R. Tolkien will soon be available as downloadable e-books, after a deal was struck last week between the "Lord of the Rings" author's estate and publisher HarperCollins, the Associated Press reported. [more..]
o People's Music Store Adds 300,000 Universal Music Tracks 
London - The People's Music Store, a U.K.-based online retailer that allows music fans to sell their favorite artists' tracks themselves, has announced a deal to double its catalog, with the addition of over 300,000 songs from Universal Music Group to its service. [more..]
o Report: Activision to Feature Van Halen in Next "Guitar Hero" 
Los Angeles - The next band to receive its own branded edition of Activision's "Guitar Hero" game will be Van Halen, Kotaku reports, citing a pre-order listing for the title on retailer GameStop's website. [more..]