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• South Korea raids Google over illegal mobile data collection

  By Ralph Jennings | 03 May, 2011 18:35

  Police in South Korea said they had raided Google's Korea head office in Seoul on Tuesday on suspicion that the subsidiary of the search engine company had illegally collected location data from application subscribers.

• Apple policy would kick AdMob off iAds, Hamoui says

  By Stephen Lawson | 14 July, 2010 04:08

  Google's AdMob business could not deliver advertising through iAd if Apple began enforcing a policy that restricts the involvement of companies that have their own mobile operating systems, said Omar Hamoui, vice president of mobile ads at Google.

• Report: Apple's iAd could face antitrust investigation

  By Agam Shah | 11 June, 2010 02:37

  U.S. regulators are planning to investigate whether Apple is shutting out third parties such as Google and Microsoft in advertising the iPhone and iPad, according to a report published by the Financial Times on Thursday.

• Google slams Apple over iPhone ad ban

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 June, 2010 06:21

  Google today attacked Apple's apparent decision to ban some third-party ad networks from collecting ad performance data on the iPhone and iPad.

• Google and AdMob ready to take on Apple iAd

  By Tony Bradley | 31 May, 2010 22:37

  After intense scrutiny to ensure the acquisition won't make Google a de facto monopoly in mobile advertising, Google's purchase of AdMob got the regulatory green light and was finalized this past week. The upcoming launch of Apple iAds played a fundamental role in helping Google clear the antitrust hurdle, and now the two platforms will go head to head for the nascent mobile ad market.

• Google AdMob deal closes

  By Nancy Gohring | 28 May, 2010 06:59

  Google has closed its acquisition of AdMob, following news less than a week ago that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission would not block the deal.

• FTC won't oppose Google's acquisition of AdMob

  By Grant Gross | 25 May, 2010 03:22

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission won't block Google's US$750 million acquisition of mobile advertising vendor AdMob because the deal isn't likely to harm competition in the emerging mobile advertising market, the agency said Friday.

• Apple confirms buying mobile ad company Quattro

  By Stephen Lawson | 06 January, 2010 13:33

  Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless, according to an item posted Tuesday on the mobile advertising company's blog.

• Report: Apple buying mobile ad company for US$275 million

  By David Coursey | 06 January, 2010 04:12

  Apple appears to be getting into the mobile advertising business, through a rumored purchase of Quattro Wireless for US$275 million. This is about a third of what Google hopes to pay for competitor AdMob, if the feds don't end up blocking that deal.

• Google to buy mobile ad company

  By Nancy Gohring | 10 November, 2009 06:17

  Google plans to buy mobile advertising provider AdMob for US$750 million stock, the search giant said on Monday.

• iPhone, Android boost mobile Web usage

  By Nancy Gohring | 01 October, 2009 08:51

  Newcomers to the mobile-phone market are driving more wireless Web access at the expense of the phone makers that have been around for a while, according to a new report from AdMob.