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DMW Daily, June 25, 2009

Top Stories
o Swedish Court Rejects Bias Charges Against Pirate Bay Judge
o Apple iPhone 3GS Costs $179 to Make
o Report: Yahoo Planning Major Rebranding
o HTC Debuts 'Hero,' Third Google Android Smartphone
o Nokeena Networks Lands $6.5 Million for Video Delivery
o TV Compass Raises $6.5 Million for Video Software, Services
o News Aggregation Provider Daylife Secures $3.9 Million
o Glubble Gets $1 Million for Social Network for Families
Briefly Noted
o YouTube: Mobile Vids Up 400% a Day Since iPhone 3GS Debut
o AOL Relaunches Cleaner Truveo Video Search Site
o EA Merges Bioware, Mythic Studios; Inks Dr. Pepper Promo Deal
o FriendFeed Adds Ability to Share MP3s, Other Files
o U.K. Retail Brand Woolworths Becomes Web Media Store
 Top Stories
o Swedish Court Rejects Bias Charges Against Pirate Bay Judge 
Stockholm, Sweden - A Swedish appellate court has rejected charges from the administrators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay that the judge who found them guilty of copyright infringement was biased because of his ties to several pro-copyright groups, Ars Technica reported. [more..]
o Apple iPhone 3GS Costs $179 to Make 
El Segundo, Calif. - Apple's iPhone 3GS costs about $179 in total to make, including materials and manufacturing costs, according to a teardown of the device performed by market research firm iSuppli. [more..]
o Report: Yahoo Planning Major Rebranding 
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Looking to reshape its image, Yahoo is at work on a major rebranding campaign that may be tied to the expected launch of its redesigned home page this fall, All Things D reported. [more..]
o HTC Debuts 'Hero,' Third Google Android Smartphone 
London - Smartphone maker HTC on Wednesday introduced its third handset model to run on Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero, which will sport a customized user interface. [more..]
o Nokeena Networks Lands $6.5 Million for Video Delivery 
Santa Clara, Calif. - Nokeena Networks, a provider of digital video delivery equipment, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6.5 million in a new round of funding, led by Mayfield Fund with participation from previous backers. [more..]
o TV Compass Raises $6.5 Million for Video Software, Services 
Chicago - TV Compass, a provider of video software and services for the Web and mobile devices, has raised about $6.5 million in new funding, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
o News Aggregation Provider Daylife Secures $3.9 Million 
New York - Daylife, a provider of news content aggregation services, has raised $3.9 million in its third round of venture capital, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
o Glubble Gets $1 Million for Social Network for Families 
Los Angeles - Glubble, an online social network targeted at families, has raised $1 million in its second round of financing from European investors, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
 Briefly Noted
o YouTube: Mobile Vids Up 400% a Day Since iPhone 3GS Debut 
San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube said on Thursday that mobile uploads to the site have jumped 1700% in the past six months, and have been rising 400% per day since Friday, when Apple's new video-capable iPhone 3GS went on sale. [more..]
o AOL Relaunches Cleaner Truveo Video Search Site 
New York - Following six months of design, AOL said on Thursday that it has relaunched a less-cluttered version of its Truveo video search site in 17 countries. [more..]
o EA Merges Bioware, Mythic Studios; Inks Dr. Pepper Promo Deal 
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts is consolidating its Bioware and Mythic game development studios into a single unit that develops massively multiplayer titles, but both studios will keep their existing names. [more..]
o FriendFeed Adds Ability to Share MP3s, Other Files 
Mountain View, Calif. - FriendFeed, a social content-sharing platform, has added the ability for users to share files with one another, including MP3 and PDF formats. [more..]
o U.K. Retail Brand Woolworths Becomes Web Media Store 
London - U.K. retail store chain Woolworths, which shuttered its more than 800 stores after declaring bankruptcy late last year, has been relaunched as a retail site selling media including CDs, DVDs and video games, Billboard reported. [more..]