Did Google shoot too high with its Glass ‘moonshot,’ or not high enough?
Did the Glass Voyager program stumble because the product was too forward thinking, or not forward thinking enough?
Five fresh music acts to check out at SXSW
Ahead of the music portion of the 29th annual South By Southwest festival which begins today, we've picked five must-see musical acts.
Enjoy SXSW from your living room with new SXSW On streaming video service
SXSW On, the festival's free streaming video platform on Roku, YouTube and SXSW.com, allows you to watch the music and tech conference from your couch.
Titanfall’s SXSW launch celebration in photos
Microsoft shares photos from Titanfall's launch party at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
With record sales dwindling, big brand sponsorships are taking over music
With dwindling record sales and miniscule micropayments from streaming services, musicians are turning to sponsorships to deliver the dough.
SXSW 2014: IBM’s Watson stars in the kitchen as well as TV’s Jeopardy
Is there anything that Watson can't do?
Neil Young’s high-fidelity music player to sell for $400, hits Kickstarter Saturday
Neil Young's high-fidelity 'Pono' music player is set to land on Kickstarter this weekend. The device, when it's finally launched, will come with a $400 price tag, though audiophiles pre-ordering through the crowdfunding site will be offered a discount.
Edward Snowden at SXSW: Encryption is the answer to NSA surveillance
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told the crowd at SXSW 2014 that better encryption tools are the best way to limit mass government surveillance.
The CUPID stun gun drone will hunt you down, zap you into submission
Chaotic Moon Studios has combined two terrifying things – stun guns and drones – to make the ultimate in high-flying DIY weaponry.
iTunes Festival channel lands on Apple TV ahead of SXSW music shows
Just ahead of Apple's first US-based iTunes Festival – set to kick of at SXSW on Tuesday – the tech giant has launched a dedicated channel on Apple TV offering band bios, concert times and, of course, live streams of all the shows.
Marvel adds sound to its digital comics
The Marvel Unlimited app has just been given a major upgrade in time for SXSW — as well as smoother animations and video extras, audio soundtracks can now be included alongside comics.
Android heading to wearable devices
Google has plenty to share at SXSW — Android is coming to wearable devices, Chromecast is coming to more countries, and a YouTube music service might still be coming to everyone... eventually.
Popular app Secret sets up anonymous Web feed for SXSW
Will Secret be the big break-out app of South By Southwest 2014? Decide for yourself by installing the app or checking out the live feed of 'secrets' being posted live from Austin, Texas.
EA and Oculus talk virtual reality at SXSW
What does our VR-powered video gaming future look like? Executives from Electronic Arts and Oculus VR have been answering questions on the latest capabilities of the technology at the SXSW festival.
Drink up and log in: Livr is the (fake) social network you need booze to use
Livr wants to be your go-to social network for drinkers. You can't gain access to it, though, unless you fail a breathalyzer test.
Apple brings iTunes Festival to US for first time, launches at SXSW
Apple is bringing its iTunes Festival to the US for the first time, with Austin's SXSW film, tech and music bash hosting the event next month. Artists include Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Pitbull, Keith Urban, and ZEDD.
The people at Glad would like you to sleep in their garbage bags (for eco-consciousness!)
In a campaign to promote waste reduction, Glad has reimagined its trash bags into camp tents that can be reused to clean up after music festivals finish.
Google posts video of recent Project Glass presentation, demo included
If you're keen to learn more about Google Glass, now's your chance. The Mountain View company has just posted a video of the 'Building New Experiences with Glass' session, which took place at the recent SXSW event in Austin.
#Upside: Why Twitter and SXSW going corporate isn’t a bad thing
Austin has become the stomping grounds for big business, and Twitter hashtags have made our voice its voice.
SXSW 2013’s trends by Twitter numbers
Here is this year's boiled down look at SXSW 2013 seen through Salorix's Twitter data, and a look at how you can prep for next year's festival.
Are you a visual learner? Here’s how to make sense of all the SXSW news
It's hard to listen to a keynote speaker and also jot down what's being said. Patrick Ashamalla has an ingenious idea...why write it if you can sketch it?
Is audio the final social frontier? Eevzdrop thinks so
Eevzdrop managed to steal a bit of spotlight at SXSW this year, and is banking on audio sharing being the next social feed we want to see. Er, hear.
BitTorrent makes nice with artists and fans: ‘We’re not The Pirate Bay’
With two new products recently launched, BitTorrent aiming to change its rep by collaborating with artists directly to provide legally distributed content.
What we’ve Shazam-ed at SXSW 2013
Here are some of the tracks we've Shazam-ed during SXSW 2013 so you can formulate a playlist hip enough for Austin.
It’s not you, SXSW. It’s me. Me, me, me …
SXSW Interactive Week has come to a close, and the takeaway? We are all a bunch of self-loving, social networking psychos - and that's just fine by us.
Dating apps at SXSW hope to make serendipity happen
SXSW'ers looking for love have apparently come to the most technological place to find it, with tons of dating apps advertised across festival grounds.
SoundCloud has a better plan for cash-strapped subscribers and brands
At SXSW, SoundCloud announced updates to its subscription plans, sharing features, and new engaging features for paying brands.
Nasa wants to beat Bieber in the Twitter wars (#weapprove)
Social media might be making the world smaller, but NASA is helping us make it bigger - by connecting us to the rest of the universe.
VHS-collecting filmmakers urges you to ‘Rewind This’ movie for nostalgia’s sake
Rewind This!' - a documentary highlighting the life and times of VHS format - aims to remind people of the tapes' nostalgia effect.
Notorious Facebook hook up app invades SXSW to the chagrin of … SXSW
The notorious Bang With Friends app has made its way to Austin, but SXSW organizers were not impressed with team using the festival name without permission.
The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman goes from comics to crowdfunding
SXSW Interactive is winding down, but "The Oatmeal" creator Matthew Inman discussed how to keep crowdfunding efforts and online comedy going indefinitely.
Word on the street is Kid Cudi, Sleigh Bells, Diplo to head up Myspace’s secret SXSW concerts
Word on the street is Myspace plans to quietly invade SXSW this year with secret concerts - and we've got inside information on who and when.
Warner live-streams SXSW 2013 performances with arsenal of 10 Nikon D4 DSLRs
To capture the sights and sounds of its performances at SXSW, Warner Music Group is tapping the services of Nikon and the D4 DSLR camera.
Backstage at a Bravo TV live show taping: Making television more social on the Web
We were invited to attend a taping of Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at SXSW. Naturally, we couldn't say no.
Enough! Here are a few ways to mute the SXSW madness
Are you overwhelmed with the amount of SXSW news? Try one of these tricks and get ahead of the overload.
MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes on how film can win the TV market back
With TV shows becoming more theatrical, the one way film can win back its viewers is to get social, local, and enhance the overall movie-going experience.
Forget social influence, Prollie scores your skills and passions
Klout, Kred, Peerindex track influence and reach, but SXSW newcomer Prollie scores your skills and passions.
Just in time for SXSW, TheHub.fm lets you skip the lines and grab the merch
You can avoid the inevitably long lines to buy a band's merch with a new e-commerce mobile app for bands and fans called TheHub.fm.