LG Optimus L7 reportedly joining Rogers’ budget lineup

We’ve already taken on you on a personal tour of LG’s upcoming L-style handsets, and word on the street is at least one of them is on its way to Rogers. According to MobileSyrup, a kind tipster’s handed the site intel claiming the Optimus L7 will be offered as part of the Maple Leaf Carrier’s "Smartphone

Foursquare update adds business hours of operation

In a new update to the social location sharing service Foursquare, the platform is now showing the operating hours of local businesses and restaurants to users. But since it’s Foursquare, it doesn’t want to just provide a bland list of business hours. It also includes hours where special

Panasonic prices its 2012 home theater and audio offerings

Panasonic just outed the availability for its 2012 HDTVs, so it’s no surprise the company would roll out its home theater and audio component pricing as well. Remember those high-end home theater 3D Blu-ray players that made their debut at CES packing WiFi, DLNA and Viera Connect? Well, if you want to

Capcom Street Fighter X Tekken Vita trailer teases motion control

Fighting fans the world over are getting really excited about Street Fighter X Tekken, a game that, for the first time, merges two of the greatest fighting game franchises of all time and puts them into one solitary experience. That experience will be coming to the major consoles, as well as the PlayStation

Green Dot acquires mobile technology company Loopt

Green Dot, a leader in prepaid debit cards, has acquired Loopt to increase its presence in the mobile sector, a move that symbolizes just how strong the link between banking and mobile has become. Neither company has given an indication of exactly what the new partnership will focus on, but Green Dot

Pottermore departing beta from platform nine (and three quarters) in April

The digital exploits of Little Whinging’s most famous lightning-scarred resident is belatedly exiting beta next month. The six-month delay was prompted because the server platform couldn’t handle the load of the million pottermaniacs who had early access. This led to the team behind the site summoning

TweetStarGame a Modern Database for Modern Sports

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…

Facebook Co-Founder Takes the Reins at ‘New Republic’ Magazine

Chris Hughes, 28-year-old new media mogul and Facebook co-founder, is now the publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic after buying a m…

Google pay TV greenlighted in Kansas City

Google’s ambitious project to enter the competitive pay TV market has just passed the first of its many hurdles it must overcome. The search giant was granted approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission to build a new network and infrastructure in Kansas City. The company plans to offer

Paper Or Plastic?

I have a confession to make: despite having reviewed a few e-readers, and having written dozens of articles about them, I’ve never really used one. I mean, I’ve used them enough to know a good one from a bad one, to understand the features, and to do a proper evaluation — but I’ve never made one part