SXSW 2011

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-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 400 applicants and …

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 …

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 …

Remember SXSW 2010, when check-in services such as FourSquare, Gowalla and BrightKite were hitting the big time? Austin was awash with people walking into closed doors as they stared intensely at their handsets, making sure they registered that all-important Starbucks …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …