Dish subscribers can watch live satellite TV on their iPhones, iPads, and Android handsets at no extra cost. It appears to be a trend now with the news following announcement from Verizon and Motorola that they are working on a mobile-TV tablet. Dish Network Corp. will offer the feature on the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry devices in September and on Android...

Expanding its business role, Zynga Game Networks has declared purchasing Japanese social game maker Unoh. Zynga, a highly admired social game developer, flashed the news of the acquisition on Friday. The deal will help Zynga increase its market share in the fields of social game development and launching new mobile products, says a media analyst. Zynga has already expressed...

Media speculation says we are close to having HTC’s dual-mode CDMA/GSM Android slider from Verizon Wireless which will give a setback to AT&T’s mobile business. The much hyped-up tech device may arrive sometime in 2011, adds a media report without confirming any dependable source. Anyway, it’s always nice to wait for a Verizon device, comments an enthusiastic...

After withdrawing from Wave development, Google is now aiming to create waves in social networking sites. Google has finally signed and sealed the deal to acquire Slide. This acquisition will help Google deliver services with enhanced social relevance. Slide is a well-known social application company that was established on Aug 1, 2005 by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin....

The U.S. Defense Department has formally demanded that Wikileaks return all military records in its possession. It has stated that the records are the “property of the U.S. government” and need to be returned. In response, Wikileaks posted a message on Twitter and called the Pentagon representative “obnoxious” and the request a “threat.” “Obnoxious...

Blackberry boasts of one of the most secure networks ever in mobile services. But this advantage might actually be a reason of contempt among a few specific regions- a result Blackberry might never have contemplated about. Saudi Arabia today declared a ban on Blackberry services, which will come into effect from this Friday. This is the direct result of the government...

ValueClick has added a new value to its cache. The company offering online marketing services has acquired Investopedia from Forbes in a $42 million deal. Apparently, ValueClick Inc., or VCLK, is exultant over its latest acquisition. Jim Zarley, VCLK’s Chief Executive Officer says about the deal, “”Investopedia gives us great content, organic traffic and established...

We last heard of the latest jailbreak tool nigh about yesterday. Since then, the circuit has been abuzz with owners having mixed feelings about getting it, and a few wondering how Apple fell victim such an exploit. IT Security guru, F-Secure has the answer. Image Courtesy: F-Secure The JailbreakMe 2.0, which toned down the complexity of the newest iPhone, and a few others,...

There was a time when we would talk about the advent of plastic money. Doing away with the need of carrying some cash around all the time with the elegant swipe of a card was something notable for every one of us. But what if you could do away with even that? Three telecommunication bigwigs have amalgamated their ideas and resources to add yet another talent to already-gifted...