Google pushes further into mobile advertising with $750 million bid for AdMob

January 14th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Even mighty Google is feeling the effects of the global recession. The advertising and software giant is cutting 100 recruiting jobs and plans to shutter three engineering offices in Norway, Sweden and Texas, the company announced.

November 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - Popular search engine Google has unveiled a unique mobile application for Nokia handset users to seek information on specific needs, the global software major said Monday. The application is equipped with speech recognition technology to understand Indian accents.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, in association with Korean handset maker Samsung Mobile, Wednesday launched India's first Android-powered mobile phone. Priced at Rs.28,990, Samsung Galaxy (I7500) has a 3.2-inch full touch-screen and WiFi connectivity, and will provide users access to Google mobile services and full web browsing at high speed.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vdopia, the fastest-growing premium advertising network, has announced the launch of iVdopia (http://www.ivdopia.com), its iPhone 3G ad platform and network. With iVdopia, the hottest cellular device in the world becomes the most potent means to engage users, anytime and anywhere, with the widest range of engaging ad formats, including pre-application advertising videos, and, for the first time, sponsorship to the iPhone.

August 3rd, 2009 Google CEO leaves Apple board as companies competeNEW YORK — Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors as the Internet search leader increasingly develops products that compete with Apple's core businesses, including the popular iPhone. Shares of both companies rose in early trading.

August 21st, 2009 Apple, AT&T to answer FCC query on Google VoiceSEATTLE — Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.

July 30th, 2009 Softbank profit shoots up 41 percent in 1QTOKYO — Mobile carrier Softbank Corp., the exclusive seller of the iPhone in Japan, said profit shot up 41.4 percent last quarter as it slashed costs and managed a slight increase in revenue despite the economic downturn. Softbank said net profit was 27.38 billion yen ($288 million), up from 19.37 billion yen last year.

July 22nd, 2009 On the Call: Apple COO Tim CookApple Inc. sold 5.2 million iPhones in 80 countries in the most recent quarter, but the must-have gadget still isn't available in China — at least not officially.

August 21st, 2009 AT&T says it was Apple that blocked Google VoiceSEATTLE — AT&T Inc. is telling federal regulators it played no part in blocking the Google Voice phone program from running on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

September 30th, 2009 Among the new features in CNN iPhone app: a priceNEW YORK — CNN is coming out with an iPhone application Tuesday that has a feature few other news apps have tried: a price tag. There's been a lot of talk this year about finally charging readers for news, especially on mobile devices, where media executives see a chance to condition consumers to handing over a few dollars for a constant stream of updates to their pocket.

July 28th, 2009 Viacom's 2Q profit falls 32 percentNEW YORK — Viacom's second-quarter profit tumbled 32 percent as revenue fell amid a weak advertising market, slower video game sales and fewer movie releases. The media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone earned $277 million, or 46 cents per share, compared with $407 million, or 65 cents per share, in the same quarter last year.

July 27th, 2009 Report: Spotify to launch iPhone applicationSTOCKHOLM — Streaming music service Spotify is launching an application for Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone, Swedish news agency TT reported Monday. It would be Spotify's first mobile phone application.

September 18th, 2009 Google says Apple exec rejected app for iPhoneSEATTLE — Google Inc. said Apple Inc.'s top marketing executive personally told the company that its Google Voice application had been rejected because it duplicates the telephone dialer on the iPhone and could be used as a replacement.

August 22nd, 2009 Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhoneSEATTLE — Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device — yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright.

July 24th, 2009 Ericsson profits fall 61 pct in second quarterSTOCKHOLM — Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Friday said its second-quarter profits plunged 61 percent partly because of restructuring charges and losses in its mobile phone unit, Sony Ericsson. Ericsson said net profit in the April-June period was 800 million kronor ($106 million), down from 2 billion kronor in the same three months last year.