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"Tetris" Hits 100 Million Paid Mobile Game Downloads

New York - Classic video game "Tetris" has surpassed 100 million paid downloads to mobile phones worldwide, according to distributors Blue Planet Software and EA Mobile. The...

White House Debuts iPhone App; Will Carry State of the Union

Washington - With a growing number of Americans using mobile devices, the White House said that it has released its own application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone. ...

Apple, Microsoft in Talks to Replace Google with Bing on iPhone

New York - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is in talks with Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) to have Bing replace Google (NASD: GOOG) as the default search engine on the iPhone, BusinessWeek...

Opera Buys Mobile Ad Firm AdMarvel

Oslo, Norway - Opera Software, the Norway-based developer of Web and mobile browser technology, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired AdMarvel, the provider of a...

Amid Controversy, Google Delays Cell Phone Debuts in China

Beijing - Google (NASD:  GOOG) has postponed the planned launch of several new Android-based mobile phones in China, the latest move in the aftermath of a...

Text Messaging Provides Boon to Red Cross Haiti Relief

Washington - Text-message donations are playing a larger-than-expected role in the push for earthquake relief in Haiti, The New York Times Reported. As of late Sunday, the...

Mobile Payments Firm Boku Lands $25 Million

San Francisco - Boku, a provider of mobile payments technology, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in its third round of funding, led...

Transpera Lands $2 Million for Mobile Video Delivery

San Francisco - Transpera, a provider of mobile video delivery and a mobile ad network, has raised $2 million of an expected $5 million, third round...

Slacker Web Radio Service Launches in Canada

San Diego - Slacker, the personalized streaming radio service, announced on Thursday that it is now available in Canada, although under somewhat different terms than it is...

Report: Google Nexus One Phone Sales Sluggish in First Week

San Francisco - Google (NASD:  GOOG) sold about 20,000 of its Nexus One smartphone during its first week on sale from the company's website --...