South by Southwest

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …