CE Newswire - 06.27.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Apple iTunes Radio's Licensing Agreements With Indie Labels Emerge   The licensing agreement between Apple and indie labels reveals further information about the planned iTunes Radio service. Why This Is Important: Judging from the terms, Apple appears to be banking on consumers eventually buying the tracks they listen to, rather than intending to make money via advertising. 3 Takes: Billboard | Wall Street Journal | Fierce Mobile Content #2 Internet Explorer 11 Will Land On Windows 7... Someday   The company has confirmed to Engadget that it will bring Internet Explorer 11 to Windows 7 at some point. IE11 is available now as part of the Windows 8.1 preview, but it's unclear when the Windows 7 version will launch. The official launch of Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 lagged about four month's behind Windows 8's final release. Why This Is Important: The update will mainly bring under-the-hood improvements to speed and battery life, along with support for WebGL 3D graphics rendering and MPEG Dash hardware acceleration for video streaming. 3 Takes: PC World | Telegraph | CNET #3 PayPal looks to conqueor space (Payments)   PayPal wants to explore space - or at least begin to figure out how payments and commerce will work beyond Earth's realm once space travel and tourism take off. Why This Is Important:  Its goal, PayPal says, is to work out how commerce will work in space. 3 Takes: USA Today | PC Mag | ABC News 4. Samsung Shows Off New Curved OLED TV Even As Production Problems Persist (Daily Tech) 5. Microsoft Joins Google, Asks to Reveal Secret FISA Data (PC Mag) 6. We Heart It, The Social Photo Phenom That's Quietly Amassed 20M Monthly Users, Nabs $8M Funding (Tech Church) 7. Apple Tests Motion Detection Features For iPhone (CNN) 8. White House Petition For Tesla Motors To Sell Direct To Consumers Needs Help (ARS Technica) 9. FTC To Search Engines: Don't Make Ads Look Like Search Results (Tech Radar) 10. Verizon Notches 500th LTE Market, Declares Initial Rollout Done (Tech Hive) "Pandora's stunt makes a mockery of the performing rights licenses and the rate court process," BMI said in the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District Federal Court in New York. In a separate statement, the organization--which represents more than 600,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers--said it is asking the court to set "reasonable, market-driven fees for Pandora" after direct negotiations with the company came to a halt. Blog Post of The Day FTC Fights For Data Mining Transparency Post-NSA Leak By Charlie Osborne A member of the Federal Trade Commission has proposed an industry-wide scheme to try and improve transparency in the field of data collection.  More » Upcoming Events CE Week NY June 25 - 29 New York http://ce.org Nationwide PrimeTime Aug. 11-14 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Grapevine, Texas www.nationwideprimetime.com BrandSource Convention & Expo Aug. 25-28 Caesers Palace Las Vegas www.brandsourceconvention.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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