BROWSING: South by Southwest

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. The Austin-based company claims that...

AUSTIN, Texas-Downtown Austin is likely to blossom fruit this week in the form of Apple Inc. Several local news agencies are reporting that Apple will open a temporary store in the Scarborough building offices at 522 N. Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, near the...

AUSTIN-Some argue that there is little to a name, but if any of those people work in the world of the Web, they are very wrong. For companies that use either the terms “face” or “book” in a name on the...

AUSTIN-Mike Tyson, former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, will visit the SXSW Interactive Festival from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 13 at the ScreenBurn Arcade located on level one, exhibit hall two in the Austin Convention...

AUSTIN-David Ferrucci, lead researcher and principal investigator at IBM Corp. for the Watson/Jeopardy! project, is scheduled to speak at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival on March 14 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin. Attendance is...

AUSTIN-David Ferrucci, lead researcher and principal investigator at IBM Corp. for the Watson/Jeopardy! project, is scheduled to speak at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival on March 14 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin. Attendance is...

SXSWi News | SXSW is proud to have the Alcatel-Lucent ELEVEN API Lounge back at SXSW 2011. This ultra-lounge located in room 406 of the Hilton campus will have plenty to occupy SXSW Interactive Registrants, from daily games and a hangover party to business networking and live...

AUSTIN, Texas—South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival officials have confirmed that Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is expected to speak at 9:30 a.m., Monday, March 14, at the Town Lake ballroom in the Radisson Hotel located at 111 East Cesar Chavez Street in downtown Austin. Franken,...

AUSTIN-Everyone is faced with a moment when accused of being dishonest. For instance, have you called in sick to kick off Austin City Limits or recover from your third day of South by Southwest? In an era of increased demand for efficiency, some businesses...