Google has pledged $1m (£600,000) and set up a special page for donations, and added updated satellite imagery of the region to Google Maps. Microsoft has said it will give up to $1.25m in cash and in-kind donations, as well as match employee contributions as part of its standard program that matches up to $12,000 per worker in donations each year.
Apple has set up a donation mechanism within iTunes, while a campaign by the Red Cross and the cellular industry to raise money via text-message donations has pulled in more than $4m, according to a Verizon Wireless spokesman.
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