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Steve Jobs may hear the sound of nearing hoofbeats if he takes his ear away from his iPhone and puts it on the ground. For the first time, more mobile phone buyers are picking up handsets that use Google's Android operating system than Apple's iPhone ...

App store analytics provider Distimo last week published its report for June 2010, and zoomed in on the pricing of mobile applications across a variety of platforms once more.

Google blasted Apple's 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.

CEO Steve Jobs announces the iAd advertising network among features coming this year to its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch line, aiming to tap into an infant market with huge potential.

In a direct attack on Silicon Valley rival Google Inc., Apple Inc.

HTC, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of Google's Nexus One cellphone, says it plans to mount an aggressive defense against a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Apple.

Apple is suing HTC, the maker of several Google-based smart phones, claiming patent infringement on the iPhone's user interface and hardware.

So why did Google wait all this time to implement multi-touch when its devices have been capable of it since the G1? With Apple and Google now fighting, all bets are apparently off.

Surprise. Apple has agreed to purchase mobile advertising startup Quattro Wireless for $275 million, All Things Digital reported Monday. That Quattro would be targeted after Google bought rival mobile ad seller AdMob for $750 million by Google last year is no surprise.