Wed. tech roundup: Apple-HTC patent fight heats up

WEDNESDAY BLOG ROUNDUP:
Apple sues HTC over Android phones - Gabriel Madway, Reuters
Apple stepping up pressure on music labels - Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
Spectrum inventory measure may see markup next week - Tech Daily Dose
Check out a big primer on big data - Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOM
Babble, sure. But pointless? - Nancy Scola, techPresident
U.S. security agencies begging for cyber 'Cold War' - Jay Stanley, HuffPo
Pentagon seeks robo-EMS to rescue wounded - Kate Drummond, Wired.com
Six essential iPhone apps for a zombie attack - Sarah Jacobbson, PCWorld
Apple starts nuclear war in patent fights - Susan Decker and Connie Guglielmo, Bloomberg

OTHER STORIES FROM THE HILL:
Internet advertisers make foray into political fundraising - The Hill
Dingell opposes 'punitive' radio tax - The Hill
Study: Pentagon Facebook pages easily confused with 'clones' - The Hill
Facebook to hire new D.C. staff, lobbyist - The Hill