Rogers Communications, afterannouncing plansin April to launch LTE service in several Canadian markets, is finally putting its money where its mouth is. The highly-anticipated service was launched in the Ottawa market on Thursday, but it’s going to cost those who want to use it a pretty penny. According to a report fromThe Financial Post, a USB “stick” that will connect laptops to the Web wirelessly will be the first device Rogers offers that incorporates the technology....

Rogers has justlauncheda new service that will enable business consumers to make calls over Wi-Fi while allowing the calls to be seamlessly carried over to the Rogers network when customers leave the home or office. Wi-Fi Calling for Businessoffers customers unlimited local and Canada-wide calling without dipping into your monthly allotment. This doesn’t mean it’s free but it could potentially save you or your business from exceeding its monthly plan. The option to make calls over Wi-Fi would also come in handy if you ever find yourself somewhere without wireless network coverage (with Wi-Fi)....

Add Rogers Communications to the growing list of companies dabbling in the daily deal market. The telecommunications giant has launchedRogers Mobile Offers, a service that delivers Groupon-like savings to its subscribers’ mobile devices via text message. According to a report fromThe Financial Post, Rogers Mobile Offers gives those subscribers who sign up the ability to receive either text or picture-based messages that contain deals similar to those offered by Groupon. But rather than have a credit card come into play when making a Rogers Mobile offers purchase, the company simply adds the charge to the user’s regular mobile phone bill....

According to a report fromThe Toronto Sun, Rogers Communications will launch its advancedLTE networkin August, beating rival Telus in the process. Rogers, which is Canada’s largest wireless provider, announced that it would launch the LTE (known as “long-term evolution”) network in four of Canada’s major cities, with a further 25 markets coming in 2012. Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa are the first areas to get the service that speeds up mobile communications....

As a technology journalist I spend a lot of my time playing devil’s advocate.When a game comes along that gives me the opportunity to take on the role of The Devil themselves, I consider it a rare privilege. Rogue Lordsis a turn-based, rogue-like, procedural-generated, party building game that puts you in the shoes of the Devil. You’re tasked with reclaiming your evil glory and taking on none other than the likes of Van Helsing and their legion of demon hunters....