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Highlights from SXSW 2011 interview: Lydia Leavitt interviews Peter Vesterbacka, CEO of Rovio, and Ville Vesterinen CEO and co-founder of Grey Area

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 …

AUSTIN, Texas–Peter Vesterbacka, CEO of Rovio, and Ville Vesterinen CEO and co-founder of Grey Area, talk about the future of mobile gaming, which is more about the experience than the …

Japan is still reeling from the fallout of a historic earthquake and tsunami as the death toll rises and resources wear thin. In response, relief organizations around the world are …

Highlights from SXSW 2011 interview: Marc Speir interviews Cindy Royal, professor of new media technology at Texas State University – San Marcos

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. …

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 …

The Rural Cellular Association reported that Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s (CBB) mobile divison has joined the trade organization. Cincinnati Bell Wireless served 509,000 customers across parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana …

LightSquared said it has entered into a multi-year network partnership agreement with Colorado-based rural telecommunications provider Open Range Inc. The deal calls for Open Range to lease capacity from LightSquared’s …

The relationship between carriers and app developers is an evolving one. Carriers have increasingly opened up their APIs to developers – even if a developer is offering an application that …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

AUSTIN, Texas—SouthbySouthwest, that quirky music show that is morphing into an important play for companies in the wireless space, is back with a vengeance this year in Austin, Texas. The …

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) looks to be distancing itself from plans by Pentwater Capital Management L.L.C. to nominate three directors for election to Leap’s board of directors. Pentwater said …

Skorpios Technologies, an innovator in composite silicon photonic technology, announced it has entered into a strategic development agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks, expanding the business relationship between both companies. Together …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Much of the Pacific Rim is on high alert this morning, following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan. Within hours, a 23-foot tsunami unleashed its fury on …

A wireless operator in Maldives is deploying three of Openwave Systems Inc.’s (OPWV) traffic management solutions. Privately held Wataniya Telecom Maldives plans to deploy Openwave’s Integra, Media Optimizer and Web …

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) has reconfigured its executive line up following the sudden resignation of former CEO Bill Morrow.Morrow, who according to Clearwire has left the company for personal reasons, will …

U.S. mobile carriers invested tens of billions of dollars into mobile broadband infrastructure last year, yet in major metropolitan markets like New York City and many rural markets, consumer and …

The lack of mandated data roaming remains a hot topic for just about every domestic operator outside of AT&T Mobility (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ), highlighted by the continuous push …

The Rural Cellular Association (RCA) announced today that American Tower Corp. (AT) is a new associate member. AT is a wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company that provides access to …

Verizon Wireless and the Texas attorney general have filed lawsuits against a company that they say used premium SMS campaigns to defraud VZW and its customers. The lawsuit is the …

BARCELONA, Spain—Dan Hays, an analyst at PRTM, says the MVNO model 3.0 could see success in the United States under wholesale models like that offered by LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. …

For those of you already camping in line to pick up Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad 2 tomorrow, AT&T Mobility (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) want to let you know that …

For those of you already camping in line to pick up Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPad 2 tomorrow, AT&T Mobility (T) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) want to let you know that …