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@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

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...

@ SXSW: Rock Health launches mobile and web apps venture

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 best ideas available to...

@ SXSW: Google navigates toward location-based strategy

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 used maps on...

@ SXSW: Winners named in Microsoft Bizspark entrepreneur contest

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...

@ SXSW: Winners named in Microsoft Bizspark entrepreneur contest

AUSTIN, Texas – Thirty-two hungry entrepreneurs showed off their products and services at the SXSW Accelerator presented by Microsoft Corp. BizSpark on March 14 at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival. The initial 32 were picked from more than 400...

@ SXSW: Net neutrality debate cites flurry of voices

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 number of...

@ SXSW Bits ‘n Bytes Day Five: Farewell Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – As the nerds packed up their DSLRs and laptops, the music contingent descended upon Austin, marking the end of SXSW Interactive. Day five meant for an interesting melange between music and interactive personalities which was marked in the tone of the events...

Alex Kinsella, RIM

Alex Kinsella, Senior Product Manager, RIM

@ SXSW: Net neutrality debate cites flurry of voices

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 number of panels debating network-neutrality...

@ SXSW: Church of Apple influences buying decisions

AUSTIN, Texas – Sometimes loyalty to a brand feels more like a religion than a buying  necessity. Apple Inc. fanboys and girls wait in line for hours before a product launches and similarly Android lovers stick to all-Google Inc. everything. This bizarre, cultish phenomenon was the...

@ SXSW: Bits ‘n Bytes Day Four

AUSTIN, Texas – Day four at SXSW marked the first day with access to the show floor, where the emphasis was more on design and booth presence than particularly new technology. The panel series pushed forward with highlights from Intel Fellow Genevieve Bell, College Humor,...

@ SXSW: Angry Birds Rio flocks to SXSW for demo with Rovio

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 will debut exclusively on...

@ SXSW: Angry Birds Rio flocks to SXSW for demo with Rovio

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 will debut exclusively...

@ SXSW: Songkick Facebook app tips up at SXSW

While most of this week is about SXSW interactive, there's no denying the importance of indie music at the festival and Songkick, the home for live music on the Web is teaming up with Facebook for a digital, social collaboration.

@ SXSW: SCVNGR challenges Foursquare to create real-life rewards

AUSTIN, Texas – The first two days of SXSW were dominated by talk of location-based applications like Foursquare and SCVNGR, especially after SCVNGR’s CEO Seth Priebatsch took the stage for his keynote. Priebatsch was adamant that the future of location-based services was within gaming and...

@ SXSW: Mike Tyson KOs iPhone/iPad game for RockLive

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 minutes late, and forced...

@ SXSW 2011: Marvell

Highlights from SXSW 2011 interview: Sylvie Barak interviews Peter Hoddie, Vice President of the Kimona Platform at Marvel

@ SXSW 2011: Rovio & Grey Area

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

@ SXSW: Metaio explains augmented reality and how Lego uses it

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 toy model inside the...

@ SXSW: Angry Birds, Grey Area talk next generation of gaming

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 technology.Grey Area has launched a game in Finland called Shadow Cities, which is a...

@ SXSW: Bits ‘n Bytes Day Three

AUSTIN, Texas – Day three of South by Southwest held some interesting panels and discussions ranging from keynotes from 4chan founder Christopher Poole to social gurus like Guy Kawasaki. Whereas day one and two were dominated by talk of location-based services like Foursquare and...

@ SXSW 2011: New Media Technology

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

@ SXSW: IBM talks Startup America, entrepreneurs and smart cities

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 part of the technology...