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Police Blotter: Necrobabes.com leads to murder conviction

June 21, 2007 Texas church leader is convicted of capital murder in part because of his AOL searches and visits to Necrobabes.com. TAGS: Austin, conviction, Police Blotter, jewelry, police, Texas, evidence, house, America Online Inc.

In the heart of Texas, a mayor goes 'green'

May 23, 2007 Will Wynn, the mayor of Austin, is on the vanguard of defining what a green city can be.Photos: Austin builds on green concepts TAGS: Will Wynn, Austin, Texas, city, transportation, bunch, operation

Maker Faire thinks big in Texas

October 22, 2007 Do-it-yourselfers gather in Austin to revel in mad science and gadgetry at this alternative carnival. Imaginations are wowed, stretched and captured. Photos: Maker Faire fare TAGS: Austin, open source, photograph, TV

Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungle

March 15, 2006 A tricked-up robotic vacuum cleaner helps bring the early video game to life in the streets of Austin. Photos: Roomba's Frogger rumba TAGS: iRobot Roomba, vacuum cleaner, iRobot Corp., Austin, robot, street, R&D, conference, car, video game, Bluetooth, video

Techies get set for Austin's South by Southwest

March 10, 2006 Famed fest goes beyond music (and film), with equally lauded interactive events for bloggers, podcasters, others. TAGS: Austin, blogger, conference, founder, event

Austin, beware: The SXSW geeks are back in town

March 9, 2007 The South by Southwest Interactive confab brings together bloggers, podcasters, and others for five days of shenanigans, partying, and networking. CNET takes a road trip TAGS: iRobot Roomba, Austin, Dan Rather, geek, town, media, Yahoo! Inc., blog, event, video, speakers

Newspapers woo bloggers with mixed results

June 1, 2006 Plenty of papers are blogging. But mixing old-time news gathering with new "citizen journalism" isn't always easy. TAGS: newspaper, Technorati, blog, Austin, blogger, reader, paper, Forrester Research Inc., hiring, audience, Texas, agreement

In games arena, some press play, some pause

March 16, 2006 Microsoft continues Xbox 360 push, and Sony delays PlayStation 3. Also: Sex, frogs and Chairman Mao. TAGS: iRobot Roomba, vacuum cleaner, Austin, chairman, video game, World of Warcraft, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., Xbox 360, blog, Microsoft Xbox, games, video, Microsoft Corp.

Two shades of green at clean-tech summit

May 17, 2007 Venture capitalists are following the money on the road to solar energy and other eco-friendly ideas. TAGS: solar energy, Austin, blog, photovoltaics, venture capital, light-emitting diode, photograph

Sprint unveils WiMax plans

March 27, 2007 Sprint adds several cities to its upcoming mobile WiMax network, and names device vendors and a chip development ecosystem. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, CTIA, Austin, trade show, PC Card, Chicago, Nokia Corp., chipset, modem, Samsung Electronics, PC

Tech invades South by Southwest confab

March 15, 2006 Blogs, podcasts and community Web sites enjoy spotlight at South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. TAGS: vacuum cleaner, blog, Austin, blogger, conference, video game, podcast, music, Apple Macintosh, video

Week in pictures: Tech fiesta

March 17, 2006 roundup Frogger returns, Microsoft plays 'Pinata' and Vista starts counting. Also: Vintage ads, PC Forum and more CeBit. TAGS: PC Forum, CeBit, iRobot Roomba, Austin, conference, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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