Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was considering buying out AdMob before Google swooped in and picked them up for $750 million in stock. Apple contacted AdMob several weeks before the Google acquisition according to Bloomberg.

AdMob is a major mobile advertising company that integrates advertisements into iPhone and Android applications. Generally applications that are free tend to have built in AdMob advertisements. After buying out AdMob, Google has become the largest mobile ad company.

Ubisoft is getting ready to launch the release of the video game Assassin’s Creed 2 which will be on the shelves tomorrow. The game is about a young nobleman that turned into an assassin where and then goes on various missions. The setting is based in several cities in Italy such as Florence, Venice, and Rome.

“Assassin’s Creed was the first game to immerse players in a believable and mature experience inspired by historical events,” stated Ubisoft videogame producer Sebastien Puel in an interview with the AFP. “Our main focus is to bring diversity and depth to the game play: more variety in missions and objectives, more weapons, more diverse assassinations and a deep character progression.”

Britney Spears and her marketing team has released an iPhone application that allows you to add your face to one of her back-up dancers. The application was developed by Snappy Apps LLC and Brandcasting Unlimited LLC. Other features of the application that will be added include exclusive images of Britney, wallpapers, and messages. There is also tweet messages from Britney’s account that is connected to the app. How much does this app cost? The “It’s Britney” app sells for $1.99 [iTunes link].

Evernote is an online note-taking service that works on the web and mobile devices. This morning the company plans to announce a $10 million Series B round of funding, giving them over $16 million in total funding. The lead investor was Morgenthaler Ventures. Evernote makes money from paid subscribers. The company has close to 2 million users which is double what they had last year. All of the funding will be going towards the product including new platforms and new language support.

KMart will be selling a Delstar 7 inch netbook on Black Friday for $119.99 [top left in the image above]. The deal will last for 5 hours only and it will come with the Windows CE operating system. The processor is a 400MHz ARM-based CPU with 128MB of RAM. It also comes with 2GB of storage. Connection on the Delstar includes 802.11b/g WiFi, 3 USB ports, a mic and headphone jack. It also comes with a 3 cell battery. Overall the netbook weighs less than 2 lbs. If you want to pick one up, you have to make it to KMart between 6AM-11AM on the morning after Thanksgiving.

Research In Motion is working on a way to download apps from BlackBerry App World through carrier billing services rather than PayPal. This would be an especially useful feature for those who prefer not to have a PayPal account.

RIM CEO Jim Balsillies announced the upcoming bill carrier changes at the BlackBerry Developer Conference. This will also make it easier for spontaneous purchases.

Soon a BlackBerry Theme Studio will be launched. This will make the user interface more customizable and there will also be a new advertising service for developers to integrate ads into apps.

Back in my day, my Etch A Sketch had two knobs. One that moves left and right and one that moves up and down. The Etch A Sketch Freestyle decided to make it much easier for kids to draw pictures like this turtle in the above pic. I wonder if the zombie kid drew it. The Freestyle has a swivel that can move 360 degrees and it comes in red or pink. How much? $15.

Facebook did not have a native iPhone application until now for the webOS. This is great news for those who have a Palm Pre and for those who plan to get a Pixi. Facebook already has an app for Android and iPhone, but the primary developer of the Facebook app for the iPhone decided to quit the project and pass it to other engineers. The problem with the application is that you cannot search information or view events. WebOS 1.3.1 is required for the application.