Foursquare has partnered with JESS3 to help design and develop a map that will visualise real-time Foursquare check-ins at polling stations in the US as it prepares for its crucial mid-terms elections next week.

The site is going to be accessing over 108k official polling locations provided by the Voting Information Project, which have been geocoded by the Foursquare team. Read More »

The respected US political blog Politico is to launch a subscription-based news service focused on health care, energy and technology next year.

The launch adds to the burgeoning paid content market and sees the firm that owns Politico again seeking to challenge established media players. Read More »

Apple, which last week broke the $20bn quarterly revenue barrier, and is rumoured to be readying a major acquisition with its $51bn cash pile, could be making a lot more pretty soon as it pushes into China with the open of its online store. Read More »

Google is always telling the publishing world how it cares about journalism and that it is not the enemy (or the frenemy as Sir Martin Sorrell put it). Well whether you believe that or not (Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation clearly don’t) you can believe this.

The web firm has donated $5m to encourage innovation in digital journalism — it isn’t a great deal is it? Read More »

Sony what took you so long? Sony is reported to be preparing to launch a Playstation phone in time for Christmas or there abouts. It comes just a few days after Sony announced the death of the Sony Walkman cassette.

Tech website Engadet reports that the PlayStation Phone will likely run on Android 3.0 along with a custom Sony Marketplace, which will allow users to buy games designed for the new mobile platform. Read More »

If you’re like us then your background on Twitter might have gone awry. Never fear Twitter is here with some top tips on how to set it all right and freshen up your Twitter look. Read More »