Vodafone’s HTC Magic 'Google phone' launch date brought forward
Despite the launch date changing at least twice so far, the first full touch-screen phone to run Google’s Android system will officially go on sale this Friday.
Telegraph

Nokia's Comes with Music comes with fighting talk
Admitting that although it has "learned a lot" from the UK launch of Comes with Music and in spite of a rumour that it has only signed up around 23,000 subscribers since its launch last November, Nokia argues that the eat-as-much-as-you-want song download service is here to stay.
Telegraph

Spotify hits million milestone in UK
The music streaming service Spotify has revealed that it has hit a major milestone in the UK, with over 1 million users in Britain. This milestone comes just weeks after the company announced it had hit a million users in total.
Pocket Lint

Advertisers should target mobile web users by age
Older mobile internet users are more likely to visit financial sites, while younger mobile internet users opt for social networks and entertainment sites, according to a report from ComScore Mobile. The research also looked at the relationship between age and handset ownership.
NMA

Over 60% of Twitter users stop visiting the site after a month
Over 60% of users of microblogging service Twitter stop using the site after a month, according to research figures from Nielsen Online. The US figures show that despite Twitter growing exponentially in the last year - an increase of over 100% year-on-year in the US in March - the rate of retention is just 40%.
NMA

Online retailers sharpen up the customer experience
The latest online customer survey for March and April 2009 has seen Marks & Spencer achieve the top spot across a range of measures, demonstrating how traditional store-based retailers have matured to rival the purely online firms. Play.com, Amazon. John Lewis and online clothing retailer ASOS rounded out the top five.
Vnunet
 
Nokia Ovi Store to Launch with Thousands of Applications
Nokia has announced that it’s Ovi Store will make it’s debut in May with "thousands" of applications available to subscribers. Eric John, director of marketing for Forum Nokia, the developer outreach organisation John said there will be all kinds of applications available on the Ovi Store, including a number of enterprise-style applications that will be helpful to business users.
E Week
 
Swine flu goes viral
Swine Flu is officially a pandemic, which means alongside hundreds jokes there will be a slew of swine flu inspired internet games. Created by Heyzap, Swinefighter players are charged with inoculating as many ill pigs as possible within a time limit before they fly off around the world to cause yet further pandemic panic.
Tech Radar
 
EU green lights telecoms reform
European Union states have given the green light to a reform of the telecoms sector after accepting a last-minute deal to resolve a discrepancy over Internet access. The battle over handling copyright abuse emerged as an issue between EU states and parliament on the reform that aims to increase competition in the sector and bring down tariffs for customers.
IT Pro
 
Swedish ISPs to stop logging IP addresses
Service provider Tele2 said that it would no longer be logging IP addresses in order to preserve user privacy and anonymity. The move comes following new antipiracy directives which allow copyright owners to request that service providers hand over IP addresses of user while investigating possible software piracy and copyright infringement cases.
Vnunet