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Google, Apple plan mobile ad attack (from Corporate Dealmaker)

OK, it's not a huge revenue-generating battleground like Web search on a computer, but mobile advertising does offer some nice ancillary income and, if anything else, gives a maturing tech giant some street cred as still being the "cool kid on the block."That's part of the reason why it seems...

Posted on November 17, 2009 3:24 PM

Shrinking Sprint gives Clearwire $1.2B (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) has lost about 3 million customers so far this year, which is making its 4G WiMax investments in Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ:CLWR) all that more important. Rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) operate a larger 3G network and are adding customers in the millions per quarter....

Posted on November 10, 2009 4:22 PM

AdMob a tasty target (from Corporate Dealmaker)

San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile phone advertising company AdMob Inc., which has a client list that includes Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO), made itself a more attractive acquisition target when it acquired up-and-coming rival AdWhirl in August. And with the potential for growth in the mobile ad market,...

Posted on November 10, 2009 8:22 AM

AdMob sees competition, buys it (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Cell phones are getting more powerful and interactive, which is fueling the growth of mobile advertising -- an industry prime for growth. And while San Mateo, Calif.-based AdMob Inc. rules the roost for now, its keeping an eye on competitors and just bought a rising star, AdWhirl, the April startup...

Posted on August 28, 2009 10:23 AM

Apple, Google face FTC antitrust probe (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt and former Genentech Inc. chief executive Arthur Levinson sit on the boards of both Google and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). According to The New York Times, that isn't sitting well with the Federal Trade Commission, who thinks it violates the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914,...

Posted on May 5, 2009 9:04 AM

Verizon buoyed by Alltel; coy on iPhone deal (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) on Monday delivered a healthy first-quarter earnings report. The wireless provider reported net income of $3.2 billion, up from $3.05 billion in the same period a year ago, besting Wall Street expectations. Verizon was helped by the $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel Corp. in January by...

Posted on April 27, 2009 12:05 PM