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Photos: Inside Dell's Austin assembly plant

October 27, 2004 The 300,000-square-foot facility begins to buzz around 8 a.m. and churns continuously for a 10-hour shift (12 on the weekend). TAGS: Austin, Dell, photograph

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

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, Police Blotter, conviction, jewelry, police, Texas, evidence, house, America Online Inc.

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, event, media, Yahoo! Inc., blog, video, speakers

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

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, chipset, Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics, modem, PC

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, reader, paper, Forrester Research Inc., blogger, hiring, audience, Texas, agreement

Good Technology trims sales staff

September 13, 2005 Citing new relationships with carriers, mobile-software maker lays off 5 percent of its workforce. TAGS: Good Technology Inc., sales force, layoff, Sprint Nextel, Austin, workforce, carrier, Cingular Wireless, California, e-mail

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, World of Warcraft, video game, Sony PS3, Xbox 360, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, blog, 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, photovoltaics, light-emitting diode, blog, venture capital, photograph

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

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, Austin, blog, conference, blogger, video game, podcast, music, Apple Macintosh, video
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