Texas companies Interphase Corp. (INPH) and Diodes Inc. (DIOD) both made recent announcements concerning expansion. The Plano-based companies are both involved in the wireless market in networking and components, respectively. Interphase Corp., a developer of hardware networking products, announced that …
The Austin Chamber of Commerce is helping to facilitate an idea to launch a startup district and workplace downtown to rival those seen in Boston and Silicon Valley. The proposed name of the district is “Austin Live,” which would serve …
Austin-based tablet manufacturer Xplore Technologies Corp. (XLRT) today announced a net loss of $6.3M for the year ending on March 31, deepening a hole that was at $5.5M from the same quarter last year. Revenues at the company listed at …
The new CEO of Tekelec (TKLC) , Ron de Lange, took a few minutes to talk with RCR Wireless News concerning Tekelec’s new direction the company will take with de Lange at the helm. It’s safe to say that de …
Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNLF) is in a little more trouble with Apple Inc. (AAPL) after having a patent complaint filed by Apple amended with an extra 14 products alleging that the South Korean-based company copied, including the design of new …
Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) recently announced a new generation multi-core platform called the Advanced Multiprocessing (AMP) series and is billing it as the chip-maker’s biggest draw in several years.The new product platform aims to increase positioning in the networking field and …
UndercoverTourist.com, an Austin-based provider of online discounts for travel to Orlando, Fla.-based destinations such as Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando, SeaWorld, Richard Petty Driving Experience, and Medieval Times said that it has launched a new BlackBerry app. The rollout of …
Macheen Inc., an Austin-based mobile broadband service provider for retailers and device makers, announced that the company raised $10 million to put into product innovation, sales and marketing. Founded in 2009, Macheen has now raised a total $12.75 million to …
Amidst months of rumors, Facebook Inc. decided to hire former Oracle Corp. (ORCL) chief spokesman Joe Lockhart as VP of global communications. Lockhart is also well known in political circles after serving as Bill Clinton’s former secretary and most recently …
PHOENIX – As Arizona grows, the Phoenix Children’s Hospital must follow suit, and this includes the wireless networks needed to run in its health care facilities. Three years ago, the hospital started a $538 million expansion to transform the center …
Allen, Texas-based Privus Mobile, a provider of caller ID services and mobile apps for smart phones, said today that the company is behind the world’s first national rollout of mobile caller ID for the nation of Vietnam. Privus said they …
ComScore Inc. (SCOR), a company specializing in business analytics, released a study that claims that the number of mobile display advertisements have more than doubled in the past two years. The Reston, Va.-based research firm claims that mobile content and …
Samsung Mobile reports that Fort Worth-based American Airlines is prepping to provide airline passengers who travel first class with a Galaxy 10.1 tablet for use on select flights. The tablet will replace other personal in-flight entertainment devices that are currently …
Round Rock-based Dell (DELL) was awarded a $252M contract to provide IT services and products through a six-year agreement with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Dell will handle operations, management and updates to the NRC’s Office of Information Systems …
Round Rock-based Dell (DELL) was awarded a $252M contract to provide IT services and products through a six-year agreement with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Dell will handle operations, management and updates to the NRC’s Office of Information Systems …
Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse is a great dine-in movie theater to pick up a pint of homemade brew, order some decent food from your chair and watch a newly released flick or enjoy a special theme night such as a “Big …
Paul Mansky seems confident in his assessment of Dell (DELL). The Canaccord Genuity analyst wrote that with sales of personal computers waning due to the rise of tablets, the Round Rock-based company needs to make a move into networking, and …
Google Inc.’s Android OS (GOOG) showed national dominance in a new report released by Reston, Va.-based Comscore (SCOR) that shows Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone overtaking Research in Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) previous BlackBerry dominance in smartphone markets. The report highlighted trends …
The Austin metropolitan area added 14,100 jobs, or 1.8% in the past year, giving the region the fifth best performing among the 50 largest U.S. metros, according to information from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Bureau of Labor …
New York-based ABI Research announced that it has acquired Austin-based teardown startup Market Eye 1. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The term “teardown startup” may sound confusing, but it refers to tearing down mobile devices at the …
PHOENIX—Arizona’s Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) is one of the largest public-safety radios systems in the country, serving 17 member cities, towns and fire districts in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Getting there, including a Project 25 trunked radio system that is …
Ready for a daily deal? This one may cost a lot. Groupon announced it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public in hopes of raising $750M in an IPO. Groupon’s IPO is underwritten by its …
INX, a Houston-based IP communications and data center service provider with 20 offices nationwide and six in Texas, announced that the company has been formally delisted from the NASDAQ trading market. The action follows a suspension of the company’s stock …
Rob Matthews is a self-described lazy man. The 2008 graduate of Miami (OH) University somehow saw opportunity in his deficiency, and became founder, CEO and president of AirRun, which recently launched its free, hyperlocal service-based app in cities across the …
Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.’s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash. The deal includes HP’s products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP’s team that developed …
