| 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
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| | #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
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| | #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
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"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.
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