About.me, Tony Conrad’s stealth startup went live to the masses four days ago and just like that has been acquired by AOL.

Apple does an amazing job improving the battery life in their phones, but seemingly it is never enough. As entrepreneurs come out with new LBS (location based services) applications and more ways to stay plugged in, the likelihood of actually making it through the day on one charge is far gone.

So nice we had to do it twice! We are pleased to announce that Chris Van Dusen will be joining the TZ writing crew. With a knack for helping others understand what/how to use all things in the digital realm, and get down to how it can best fit you or your company, Chris is here to give you information on what you need know.

With perhaps the biggest splash of any mobile app launch ever, Word Lens has premiered today with great success. If you haven’t seen it already, Word Lens is a real-time, augmented reality translation service…and it will blow your mind.

‘Tis the season for the run-of-the-mill holiday card bonanza. Unless you’re friends with the First Round Capital folks

Our special and final guest of the year for TZLive was Kamran Pourzanjani CEO of Bestcovery and former CEO and Co-Founder of Pricegrabber.

Amidst your Friday product releases and celebratory beers to cap a great week, I wanted to remind you that SXSW Accelerator applications are due TODAY! Similar to DEMO and TechCrunch Disrupt, the Austin-based conference is holding a showcase to feature the most exciting startups around. There are categories for Innovative Web Technology, Social Media and Social Networking Technology, Entertainment Technology, News Technology, and Music Technology.

Last Thursday night, December 2nd, was not your average Thursday night in LA. Not just because it was yet another sold-out Startup Nights but because it was the 6th LA Startup Nights, and was attended by some of LA’s best in the tech space, as well as, marked a turning point for Startup Nights.

After launching in 2009, Mobile Roadie has become the premier platform for anyone to create and manage their own mobile application.

TechZulu had the pleasure of being a partner of this years past 5th annual ITVFest a few months back. We have watched it grow for quite some time now and every year just keeps getting better and better.