—EA Mobile releases ‘Spore Origins’ for iPhone: EA Mobile released “Spore Origins,” its latest game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, today along with news that nine more titles are already in development for the platform. Yahtzee Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, Monopoly: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Need for Speed Undercover and The Sims 3 are all slated for eventual launch on the platform, the company announced.

—Most customers still adverse to mobile ads even with incentives: Despite all the hype surrounding mobile advertising, recent data from ABI Research indicates that barely a third of mobile subscribers who’ve received such ads would be interested in receiving more if they got something free in return. Only 37 percent of mobile subscribers that have received text-based ads told ABI Research they’re more likely to respond if an incentive such as a retail coupon, free song or ringtone is included in the offer. Incentives wouldn’t have any impact on 11 percent of those surveyed. The most positive response was reserved for “real-world discounts and coupons for retail storefronts,” the firm wrote. More than 60 percent of those surveyed said they were either neutral or open to text-message marketing that included an incentive, but hadn’t received such an offer yet. (Release).

—Nokia launches geotagging application LifeviNe: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is gearing up to release LifeviNe, a geotagging project out of Nokia Beta Labs, that will log and track pictures, music and video on a map or timeline, the company announced. The widget, which is based on Sports Tracker, will geotag media and can also push media online for sharing with others. It will also keep track of where you’ve been and plot your journey to let others see what you’ve been up to, if you’re into that kind of thing. Nokia plans to launch LifeviNe in beta later this month.

—Android adds Photostream application for Flickr users: Android announced it’s added a new open-source application, Photostream, to the apps-for-Android project that allows Flickr users to browse and view photos.

—iPhone coming to Russia on MTS: Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems signed a deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to begin selling iPhones later this year, Reuters reports.

—No iPhone Subsidies In Russia: Vimpelcom will not subsidize the price of iPhones in Russia when the carrier begins selling the device later this year, said CEO Alexander Izosimov, Reuters reports. “We are in principle considering no subsidies for the time being as Russian law does not allow locking mobile phones,” he said in an interview at the Reuters Russia Investment Summit. Vimpelcom was the first Russian carrier to sign a deal with Apple to distribute the iPhone.