Austin is in line to grow with AT&T Inc., as the company will lease a 72,000 square feet space for its new mobility technology lab in the northwest side of town, near Parmer Lane and Spectrum Drive. Officials at AT&T …
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The second-largest computer maker in the world is in the news again, this time with Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) announcing plans to invest $1 billion in cloud data centers to aid customers in the build, validation and architecture of …
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AUSTIN, Texas-Due to irreparable damages incurred from the recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, officials from Freescale Semiconductor confirmed the closing of its wafer fabrication plant in Sendai, Japan. After a lengthy assessment of equipment and infrastructure damage and …
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Those who sift through emails from Groupon, LivingSocial, Entertainment.com, Crowdsavings, Restaurant.com and others, now have a new local option to view the best deals in their cities from Austin-based coupon provider Offers.com. The site now offers “local city deals” to …
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John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), told staff via an internal memo that has since been published, that the consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services company needs to combat problems with “operational execution,” and that …
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AUSTIN, Texas-It’s time to shine the silverware and grab a bib. Launched in 2008, Austin Restaurant Week will run another installment April 10-13, and April 17-20, to celebrate fine dining in Austin. This year, of course, there is an app …
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AUSTIN, Texas-Computer kingpin Dell Inc. (DELL) completed a deal to open a new research and development center in Silicon Valley and plans to hire 700 people by the end of 2011 and a total of 1,500 workers through the next …
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DALLAS, Texas-Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced it will be buying National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) for $25 per share in an all-cash transaction of about $6.5 billion. The two firms have signed “a definitive agreement. The move combines …
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AUSTIN, Texas-The City of Austin announced that eBay Inc. would increase its Austin office by 1,000 jobs during the next 10 years if city representatives approve an economic incentive proposal from the city. Upon final approval by the city council, …
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Black & Veatch said it will collaborate with Samsung Telecommunications America on Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) network upgrade program. The program spans multiple states and will implement “Network Vision,” the next evolution of the Sprint Nextel network. Sprint Nextel has …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Henkels & McCoy NetWorks, a national wireless networking infrastructure design and integration firm based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., announced that the company has chosen MobileAccess DAS equipment as its preferred solution for In-building distributed antenna systems. H&M NetWorks is an …
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AUSTIN, Texas-Thirty-two hungry entrepreneurs showed off their products and services at the SXSW Accelerator presented by Microsoft BizSpark on March 14 at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival. The initial 32 were picked from more than 400 applicants and …
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AUSTIN, Texas-Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor (Freescale) and Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced this week that the catastrophic earthquake in Japan has disrupted manufacturing operations for both companies, which have facilities in Japan. Soon after the disaster, prices of semiconductors for …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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AUSTIN, Texas–Various forms of augmented reality are being deployed today, said Metaio’s Brendan Sculley, in business development with the company. Toy maker Lego is using augmented reality technology in its store so show children and parents how to build the …
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Highlights from SXSW 2011 interview: Marc Speir interviews Cindy Royal, professor of new media technology at Texas State University – San Marcos
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AUSTIN, Texas–IBM Corp. is exhibiting at SouthbySouthwest for the first time this year as part of its Startup America $150 million commitment to bring more jobs to the United States. The company is hosting a series of five session as …
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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. The champ appeared approximately 45 minutes late, …
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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 …
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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 …