Google’s tablet software has yet to really make a dent in the market, but Apple’s iPad is attracting more and more users every day. In some ways, that’s not really a problem for Google: it controls the largest mobile advertising network, and now has new ad units designed specifically for…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has apparently banned mobile ad networks, such as Google’s AdMob, from collecting information like a person’s location to provide more relevant advertising. The move prompted AdMob’s CEO Omar Hamoui to write a blog post this morning saying Apple is being anti-competitive: “The terms hurt both large and…

Correction: In the original, I misheard AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui’s responses to an audience question. The story and headline have been updated to reflect the correct version. Asked to navigate between Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple’s mobile systems, AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui showed off his diplomatic skills in an interview…

It must have been reassuring for the mobile advertising space to hear Apple’s Steve Jobs at D8 last night say that they aren’t banning other advertisers from our platforms, and that the iPhone-maker isn’t getting in the business to “make a lot of money.” We also heard from Jobs last…

It’s been more than six months since Google (NSDQ: GOOG) agreed to pay $750 million for AdMob and the company is still waiting for government approval. Many sources have said the FTC is considering blocking the deal between Google, the dominant online advertising company, and AdMob the largest mobile ad…

The federal government is expected to rule any day now on whether Google’s acquisition of AdMob should be approved. The concern is that the two companies will create a monopoly in the space before it even gets off the ground. We’ve made the case before on why the FTC should…

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to make a decision as early as this week on whether to allow Google’s $750 million acquisition of AdMob, a source told mocoNews. And, according to All Things D, the two companies expect the FTC to block the acquisition because of antitrust concerns. The…

Google’s proposed (and now delayed) acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob appears to be drawing even more regulatory scrutiny from the FTC. Bloomberg cites sources who say that regulators now want “sworn declarations” from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) competitors about the $750 million deal. The key sentence in the Bloomberg report…

If *Google* has its way, Highland Capital Partners and Globespan Capital Partners won’t be the only ones that benefit from Apple’s acquisition of Quattro Wireless ... It will reap some rewards from the deal, too. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is positioning the new deal as proof that there’s still plenty of…