Monthly Archives: March, 2011

Charities encourage aid to Japan via short code donations

Japan is still reeling from the fallout of a historic earthquake and tsunami as the death toll rises and resources wear thin. In response,...

@ 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...

@ 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...

@ 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"...

Cincinnati Bell Wireless joins RCA

The Rural Cellular Association reported that Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s (CBB) mobile divison has joined the trade organization. Cincinnati Bell Wireless served 509,000 customers across...

LightSquared snags Open Range as network partner

LightSquared said it has entered into a multi-year network partnership agreement with Colorado-based rural telecommunications provider Open Range Inc. The deal calls for Open...

Reader Forum: The dating game between app developers, carriers

The relationship between carriers and app developers is an evolving one. Carriers have increasingly opened up their APIs to developers – even if a...

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

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...

Microsoft continues IE6 apology tour

It's hard to think of a more universally hated piece of software than Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 6. The aging browser came bundled with Windows XP, which had the unfortunate side-effect of making it wildly popular, as people used it day-in and day-out for their browsing needs, oblivious to the growing security holes and alternatives available.

Reader Forum: Tablets in the enterprise – Why 2011 is the year of the company iPad

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Thin is in – the mobile wallet

Christina Nguyen White from Sapient thinks the growing hole in your back jeans pocket is getting a bit too personal. And swiping your card is so 2000-and-late. Why swipe when you can just scan? She asked in her panel “Thin Is In – The Future of Digital Wallets.”

Airbnb the home rental mobile service that wins my best of SXSW

Of all the mobile services I’ve seen at SXSW, Airbnb – which allows you to search for and “rent” properties for any length of time via your phone – is probably the best.

Tabbed Out Demo

How to not lose your credit card at SXSW: use Tabbed Out

Buddy Guard – the heavyweight personal security app in your pocket

What’s better than a rocket in your pocket when you find yourself in a sticky situation? Buddy Guard from MPower Labs of course! The app, which launched this week at SXSW is a mobile protector in your pocket, alerting friends and family of your whereabouts and status in case of emergency.

ebay, Plug and Play and Alcatel Lucent

eBay API Fundamentals

Google’s Marissa Mayer drops some GMaps stats at SXSW

Google Inc. veteran and VP of Consumer Products Marissa Mayer took the stage at SXSW in Austin, Texas, today and provided and interesting snapshot of Google's mapping products. Google Maps is provided on all major handsets, and functions as the default service on iOS and Android, the two biggest fish in the smartphone pond.

Google is/isn’t launching a social network at SXSW

It has been rumoured since essentially the dawn of time that Google Inc. is going to launch a social network. Although many of Google's products, such as Picasa, YouTube, and Buzz include social elements, the search giant has yet to launch a full-on Facebook competitor.

Bing attracts ire with retweet-to-donate tsunami appeal

Since last week's catastrophic earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown triple-threat devastated large parts of northeastern Japan, many large organisations have jumped in to aid donations that will go towards helping those affected by the crisis.

Bits ‘n Bytes Day two SXSW

Day two at SXSW proved just as interesting as day one.

SCVNGR hopes to solve brand loyalty problem with “Level Up”

Scvngr, the location-based game for mobile phones takes gaming to a new level by building a game around existing reality. Like a combination of Foursquare location-based check-ins and a real game, Scvngr builds a game “layer” on top of the existing world.

Mobile passion caught on camera

RCR caught up with two of the most passionate people in mobile today at the SXSW newsdesk – Harold Neidhardt – Founder of MLOVE - and Torsten Schollmayer, a mobile services expert at Sapient.

Session: Angry Birds

Peter Vesterbacka of Rovio on the success and plans for Angry Birds

Social media takes credit for Middle East Revolutions

An unfortunate side effect of a “cool” conference like SXSW is you find a lot of people who truly, deeply believe that they themselves, personally, are changing the world for the better. It’s somewhat sweet, somewhat cheesy, and very, very naïve.

Live Game of Angry Birds

Watch plush angry birds slung by SXSW attendees from the Alcatel-Lucent API Lounge
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