Google Inc. (GOOG) has blasted Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) new rules for its iPhone and iPad operating system, saying the changes would prohibit application developers from using Google’s advertising technology on the devices.
Apple’s new terms, posted to developers on Monday, target companies with competitive mobile technologies, such as Google, as well as any company whose primary business is not serving mobile ads, said Omar Hamoui, founder of Google’s recently acquired AdMob mobile advertising unit.
Apple’s terms hurt both large and small developers by severely limiting their choice of how best to make …

In just eight weeks, Apple’s infant mobile advertising effort has emerged as a serious contender to challenge Google Inc for the crown in the fast-growing new ad market.
The two tech titans are increasingly clashing in areas such as smartphones and PC operating systems. The details Jobs provided about Apple’s mobile ad service at the company’s developers’ conference on Monday hinted at a growing threat to one of Google’s key business opportunities, analysts said.
“You’ve got a company that executes, that knows how to deliver value and is now firmly in the …

Virgin Mobile has launched GSM services in six telecom circles, including Uttar Pradesh (East), UP (West), Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kolkata and Bihar.
Now, Virgin has GSM services in a total of 14 telecom circles, where its business partner Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) has its GSM operations under the Tata DoCoMo brand.
Virgin Mobile services are being offered to the Indian consumers by TTSL through a brand franchise with Sir Richard Branson-promoted Virgin Group.Virgin Mobile, which started its India operations in March 2008, also offers CDMA services.
“Almost 80 per cent of …

94.3 Radio one has just launched the first of its kind SMS services under the SMS VAS umbrella brand of ‘ANY TIME MUSIC - ATM’. These have been launched in Mumbai first and based on the quality and quantity of listener response these will then be rolled out in other metro cities.The first ATM service is called SONG GYAAN. All a listener needs to do is SMS ‘SONG’ to 53650. He will get an instant SMS of what song is playing on the station currently with details of music composer …

Legendary Pictures has bought the rights to a Mass Effect film from Electronic Arts in a deal which sees key staff from BioWare signing up as executive producers for the project.According to The Hollywood Reports the film has already found a writer too - I Am Legend’s scribe, Mark Protosevich.
BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk will be involved in the project, along with Mass Effect game director Casey Hudson, all as Executive Producers. The film will be produced by Avi Arad, Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.
Arad described the story …

Hooray for voice command systems… that no one uses. Okay, so maybe someone uses ‘em, but until voice recognition software improves drastically and / or our own memory banks swell dramatically, we still see most motorists reaching for buttons, toggles and wheels when it comes time to interact with their vehicle. That said, existing Ford owners with SYNC’d rides can soon do a lot more talking with their system thanks to a few complimentary updates hitting the Traffic, Directions & Information (TDI) sector. The cloud-based service will allow drivers to …