SXSW

$50 million in federal smart city funding up for grabs AUSTIN, Texas – One of seven finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, Austin, Texas, hopes to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

AT&T set a record for data usage on their network at this year’s South by Southwest music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas. The carrier giant reports more than 37 Terabytes of …

The wearables market is getting more playful with the release of the Moff Band, a smart wrist band aimed at turning anything into a toy. Moff, the creator of the …

AT&T brings cells on wheels, Luneburg Lens for festival AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T deployed numerous network infrastructure components to accommodate the crowds of super-users attending the annual South by Southwest …

Mophie will dispatch rescue dog equipped with charging station AUSTIN, Texas – St. Bernards’ history of bringing brandy to trapped mountaineers is getting a modern twist with device-maker Mophie; South …

AT&T drops cells on wheels to double capacity at SxSW AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T has deployed a super cell on wheels equipped with a Luneburg Lens, which is designed to …

It’s that time of year again when the worlds of tech, film, and music descend on downtown Austin, Texas for an entire week. South by Southwest begins Friday, March 7. …

AUSTIN, Texas – It’s been a busy month for startups trying to gain visibility in the mobile payments space. They barely had time to catch their breath after Mobile World …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …