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Qualcomm Invisible Museum shows smart city vision

AUSTIN, Texas – Following its January debut at the Consumer Electronics Show and a stop last month in Spain for Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm brought its Invisible Museum to South by Southwest Interactive. The splashy exhibit, on the heart of Austin's famous party-friendly 6th Street...

Wearables need better services, experts say at SxSW

Panelists: A huge amount of data doesn’t necessarily equate to a useful application AUSTIN, Texas – Wearable product developers this week discussed key challenges to driving adoption of the consumer-facing "Internet of Things" during the South by Southwest Interactive conference. Josh Gunkel, a senior developer with...

Experts say broadband is today’s most important utility

South by Southwest panel gathers urban broadband advocates to discuss bridging the digital divide AUSTIN, Texas – Broadband deployments serve to open up opportunities to largely underserved groups while stimulating larger economic growth, municipal and policy experts agreed during a South by Southwest panel session. In...

DoT announces Smart City Challenge finalists during SxSW

Smart City Challenge finalists competing for $50 million in support of transportation innovation AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the seven finalist cities in the Smart City Challenge funding completion. Austin, Texas, was among the seven finalists, with Foxx making...

President Obama highlights day one of South by Southwest

Obama talks tech, globalization and tacos on Texas trip AUSTIN--President Barack Obama kicked off the South by Southwest Interactive on March 11 with a keynote talk calling on technology leaders to drive change in three areas: improve government and services through digitalization, tackle big problems...

SxSW 2014: Creating the console experience in mobile gaming

AUSTIN, Texas – This year’s South by Southwest Gaming Expo hosted several panels about the world of mobile gaming. One of the aspects of this is the push to offer console-quality gaming experiences for mobile users. Representatives from industry giants EA Mobile, Sega of...

SxSW 2014: What makes a great mobile ad?

AUSTIN, Texas – Mobile advertisements. They’re in our favorite free applications and games, and an everyday part of life for every mobile consumer. Yet, do we really pay much attention to their form or function? Industry experts from Havas Media, Starcom MediaVest and Renegade...

Austin mobile video companies flourish

Austin is known as the home of the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festival, which has become one the premier tech culture events in the world.  When you consider that two of the three named components of the festival are “Film” and “Interactive,” then you’d expect to...

AT&T adds hotzone on Sixth Street

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth Street. The offering is the company’s fifth major hotzone, with other venues at Times Square in New York City, Wrigleyville...

AT&T adds hotzone on Sixth Street

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth Street. The offering is the company’s fifth major hotzone, with other venues at Times Square in New York City, Wrigleyville...

AT&T Mobility bolsters SXSW, Austin mobile coverage

AUSTIN, Texas--There was little carrier exposure in terms of physical presence at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin this year, which is largely a shame due to all the opportunities for collaboration and investment available for mobile carriers at the...

AT&T Mobility bolsters SXSW, Austin mobile coverage

AUSTIN, Texas--There was little carrier exposure in terms of physical presence at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin this year, which is largely a shame due to all the opportunities for collaboration and investment available for mobile carriers at the...

@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

AUSTIN, Texas-Rock Health, a San Francisco-based mobile health and Health 2.0 seed incubator, launched officially at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival last week. The mission of the company is to provide healthcare expertise, development resources and funding to the...

@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

AUSTIN, Texas-Rock Health, a San Francisco-based mobile health and Health 2.0 seed incubator, launched officially at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival last week. The mission of the company is to provide healthcare expertise, development resources and funding to the best ideas available to...

@ SXSW: Google navigates toward location-based strategy

AUSTIN, Texas-Marissa Mayer, VP of consumer products at Google, gave a keynote on Google Maps at South by Southwest (SXSW) on the first day of the Interactive Festival, March 11. Mayer kicked off by asking the audience how many people used maps on...

@ SXSW: Net neutrality debate cites flurry of voices

AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said he will introduce antitrust legislation to curb the influence of telecommunications lobbyists, but that effort will ultimately fail without the support of artists involved in online technology. Franken, who kicked off a number of...

@ SXSW: Net neutrality debate cites flurry of voices

AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said he will introduce antitrust legislation to curb the influence of telecommunications lobbyists, but that effort will ultimately fail without the support of artists involved in online technology. Franken, who kicked off a number of panels debating network-neutrality...

@ SXSW: Angry Birds Rio flocks to SXSW for demo with Rovio

AUSTIN, Texas-Our staff was able to view and shoot a demonstration of “Angry Birds Rio,” a take-off of the hit original game “Angry Birds,” at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival today. According to game developer Rovio, the app will debut exclusively on...

@ SXSW: Angry Birds Rio flocks to SXSW for demo with Rovio

AUSTIN, Texas – Our staff was able to view and shoot a demonstration of “Angry Birds Rio,” a take-off of the hit original game “Angry Birds,” at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival today. According to game developer Rovio, the app will debut exclusively...

@ SXSW: Mike Tyson KOs iPhone/iPad game for RockLive

AUSTIN, Texas-Former boxing king Mike Tyson showed up to knockout a promotion and sign autographs for RockLive’s new iPhone/iPad game, “Mike Tyson Main Event” at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival on Sunday, March 13. The champ appeared approximately 45 minutes late, and forced...

@ SXSW: Mike Tyson KOs iPhone/iPad game for RockLive at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas – Former boxing king Mike Tyson showed up to knockout a promotion and sign autographs for RockLive’s new iPhone/iPad game, “Mike Tyson Main Event” at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival on Sunday, March 13. The champ appeared approximately 45 minutes late, and...

IBM Corp. gives a preview of company events at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas-This is the first year IBM Corp. has involvement at Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) and the company felt the need to become a part of the festival to work with business and innovation, and of course, provide a ...

Google navigates toward location-based strategy at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas-Marissa Mayer, VP of consumer products at Google, gave a keynote on Google Maps at South by Southwest (SXSW) on the first day of the Interactive Festival, March 11. Mayer kicked off by asking the audience how many people used maps on their phone....

Appconomy launches the company's first mobile app

AUSTIN, Texas-Appconomy, a local startup app developer, unveiled the company’s first app, barely preceding the start of South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11. The app is named “Grouped{in}” and is designed to organize an individual’s work and personal life. The Austin-based company claims that...