iPhone 3G left out of the Game Center fun, 2nd gen iPod touch gets picked last

Thought that every iOS 4.1 device would be compatible with Apple's Game Center mobile and social gaming platform? We're sorry to say that's not the case. Initially it was looking like both the iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod touch would be left out, having to take their copies of Kickety-Kick Ball Bounce Out and go home Read more...

Why Games Are the Killer App for Social Networks

Ravi Mehta is vice president of product for Viximo , where he drives the product strategy for Viximo’s social game distribution platform and helps social networks monetize via social games and virtual goods. For more information on virtual goods, visit his blog, Virtual Goods Insider , and follow him on Twitter . Read more...

Morning Brief: Google Acquires Jambool, Blackberry Ban Lifted, Netflix-Epix Confirmed

This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G , America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology. Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world Read more...