Cablevision and iO TV have announced a new agreement, one that means Cablevision customers will soon have access to both HBO GO and MAX GO. Of course, as we have seen in the past with these “GO” services, said Cablevision customers will need to be subscribed to HBO and/or Cinemax in order to take advantage more »

A couple months ago, Starz announced it will not renew its content licensing agreement with Netflix when the current deal expires at the end of February in 2012. Netflix didn’t want to continue offering its content to Netflix subscribers at the standard Netflix monthly price. Starz wanted its content to cost a little extra. Netflix put a spin on the subject by making it seem like its customers wouldn’t really miss Starz anyway. Starz is moving on in a way that could change the way content providers view customers that have decided to cut the cord.

Google Offers has made the leap from your inbox to your smartphone. Google has released the Google Offers application on the Android Market. If you have an Android phone running 2.1 or up (we really hope you do), you can download the app and start saving. Unfortunately, for the majority of you, Google Offers will be virtually useless. The local service is only available in a few cities, but you never know when it may pop up in your town.

Google released two applications on Wednesday. The first was a Gmail app for iOS which didn’t turn out so well. The second is the promised update to the Google Reader application for Android. The new Google Reader features swiping gestures for moving between stories, Ice Cream Sandwich widgets and more focus on Google+ for sharing.

Voice controls in Android smartphones are not new. Google implemented voice controls into Android a long time ago and there are third-party applications that take advantage of this feature quite well. But ever since Siri came around, it has created this strange new urge to talk to your phone. The reason why Siri is so popular isn’t because it’s comprised of new technology. Siri is popular because it has a personality. You can have fun with Siri while constantly saying “I can’t believe she said that!” to yourself. There isn’t something quite like Siri on Android, but Dexetra is working on it with its new app called Iris.

Samsung has released its previously announced ChatON messaging application in the Android Market. ChatON currently supports phones running Android, Bada and Samsung’s feature phones. ChatON will also be coming to BlackBerry and iOS devices in the future.

Bobsled by T-Mobile has shown up for another moment in the spotlight. Originally released on Facebook, Bobsled was created to give Facebook users the ability to call any of their FB friends through the website for free. Facebook had issues with the way Bobsled presented itself and requested it be redesigned. Bobsled did just that, but it’s a little less useful now that Facebook has integrated Skype. Bobsled is now taking its service to iOS and Android devices while adding new functionality to its web application.

AT&T is going to make it a lot easier for iPhone owners to jump on the iPhone 4S by making the upgrade process easier. According to AllThingsD, AT&T will soon release an iPhone app that lets upgrade-eligible customers put in their orders for the iPhone 4S. Not only will the upgrade be done from the app, but AT&T will also ship the iPhone 4S right to the new owner’s door.

During its iPhone event today, Apple revealed a new application called Cards. Cards is very straightforward. Using your iPhone, you can select pictures on your device and create greeting cards from them. Apple will provide you with 21 design choices and will even mail them for you. Postagram just got some competition.

Last week, Facebook announced partnerships that brings music streaming services such as Spotify, MOG and Rdio to the social network. By linking your account from these services with Facebook, you’ll be reporting on the songs you are listening to all the time. Friends will be able to see your song selections on their news ticker in real-time. Since activity can get buried very quickly in the news ticker. Facebook has set up an application that keeps track the songs your friends are listening to.