2010: The Year of the E-Book

SEATTLE (TheStreet -- Amazon(AMZN Quote), Sony(SNE Quote), and Barnes & Noble(BKS Quote) could reap the benefits of e-book "mania" in 2010, according to analyst firm Gartner.

Google Scoops up AdMob for $750M

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Google (GOOG Quote) took another slice of the Internet advertising pie Monday with a $750 million all-stock acquisition of closely held mobile-ad specialist AdMob.

The move comes as Google's Android smartphone operating system, including Motorola's (MOT Quote) Droid phone, starts to catch on in the U.S. and Europe as a rising force in wireless software.