September 2011

Pecan Street Inc., Austin’s non-profit smart grid and clean energy research organization, today announced the roster of companies that will help it develop and deploy a smart grid in hundreds …

Note:  This article was originally published in The 2011 Official Show Guide of the Wireless Infrastructure Show – click here to view the full show guide in digital format.  The …

App developers who are chomping at the bit to increase search engine hits will soon be able to join the race to buy keywords. Search engine Chomp is launching a …

While Facebook users were busy posting and tweeting about its new look and new features, mobile content developers were absorbing the latest news about Facebook Mobile – the service now has …

If you grew up on the West Coast, you may or may not have heard the term “hurricane party” before – it’s a multi-day party held during a hurricane, where guests …

SUNTEC, Singapore – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is better known for its smartphones and is possibly the strongest contender to Apple Inc.’s iPhone. On the mobile networks side, Samsung strongly positioned itself as a WiMAX-focused vendor and is still the No. 1 provider of WiMAX equipment globally.

Touchscreen keyboard firm Swype said it’s goal is to be on a billion devices and become ubiquitous across phones, tablets and even TVs, despite a stinginess on the OEM side …

Verizon Wireless subscribers in Austin and 25 other U.S. cities may find themselves working faster today. Verizon is rolling out LTE in 26 additional cities as of September 15. Cities …

Social networking is expanding the audience for some of Austin’s biggest events this fall. During UT’s first football game of the season, thousands of fans who did not have access …

In a nation already burdened by billions in debt, spending money we don’t have is getting even easier. Handset makers are scrambling to release phones that can be used as …