After using the Windows Phone 7 for some time now and reading a couple of other reviews, I have decided to give my own opinion on the new devices. I have written a full disclosure at the bottom of this blog post in case you were wondering. Now let’s dive in:

According to a tweet sent out by Google Mobile Ads, AdMob has served over 300 billion ads since they launched in 2007. Apple was close to buying out AdMob, but Google made a deal happen much quicker. Based on the number of ads served, I think Google got their money’s worth after spending $850 million in stock to buy them out in November 2009.

LivingSocial is a company that was big on developing social Facebook applications. After seeing some success there, they turned their attention to group coupon deals. And they have just acquired a company related to planning group trips called Urban Escapes. Through the acquisition, LivingSocial will now be able to offer weekend excursions to people who sign up through LivingSocial’s daily deals. LivingSocial earns revenues in the 7 figures and employs about 35 people. LivingSocial currently offers daily deals in 100 cities. [paidContent]

One of the problems with YouTube is that when you upload a video, it is difficult to download it back to your computer again. Just in case you want to back up a video you uploaded, DownloadTube.org is a simple one-click website that lets you save YouTube videos as MPG, MP3, MOV, FLV, 3G, or MP4. It is free and web-based. All you have to do is copy and paste the YouTube link. No registration is required. Simply amazing. [DownloadTube.org]

Antoine Dodson has a Halloween costume to show everyone. Dodson is one of the most wanted costumes of 2010 and he decided to make a promotional video for it. Dodson even suggested replacing “trick or treat” with “hide yo’ kids! Hide yo’ wife!” when knocking on doors on Halloween night. Check out the promo video below [BedIntruderCostume.com]:

Linden Lab, the parent company of Second Life is having some issues. The founder of the company Philip Rosedale has stepped down. He was the interim CEO after Mark Kingdon quit in June. Linden Lab CFO/COO Bob Komin will take over temporarily. In a blog post, Rosedale wrote “it’s been an intense few months of transition, and we all feel like we are in a better place now, with a clearer sense of direction and more focus, and are ready to bring someone new into the mix as a leader.” This past June Linden Lab also laid off about 30% of their staff. [paidContent]

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) has acquired Chillingo, the gaming company that developed Angry Birds. The acquisition was made for about $20 million in cash according to a source with Reuters. Angry Birds was one of the fastest selling games on the Apple App Store and they recently released the game for Android free of charge. By releasing the game for free on Android, they saw about 2 million downloads in 3 days. “By acquiring Chillingo, EA Mobile is increasing its market leadership on the Apple Platform as well as reaffirming its position as the world’s leading wireless entertainment publisher,” stated a spokesperson for EA.

iBroomCloset has created a funny iPhone application that lets you put Justin Bieber’s famous hair on any picture on your phone. Above is what North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il would look like with Bieber’s hair. The application costs $0.99 and is available for Android and Apple iOS. [iBroomCloset]