Great news KLRU fans! You can now take a piece of KLRU with you wherever you go with their recently released iPhone and iPad application. Watch over 1,000 videos, including full episodes, and a schedule updated daily. Yes, you can watch full episodes of some of your favorite locally produced programs like Austin City Limits, The Daytripper, Arts In Context, Central Texas Gardener and Overheard with Evan Smith. Grab the app here (no word on Android availability yet). more ›

• Freedom on the march in the Middle East?
• Obama calls on Mideast leaders to get with the Freedom groove
• US State Department to begin Tweeting in Farsi

• Navy launches investigation into officer's raunchy videos
• Why did thousands of birds drop dead in the Arkansas sky?
• Australia's "biblical" floods to worsen as waters cut off Queensland City

• The Gulf has a concussion from all the recent trauma.
• Who knew The Fantasticks -- the longest-running musical ever -- had a tie to UT?
• The Rice Mob protested the sale of the Rice radio station KTRU during their halftime show at the Rice/University of Houston football game. The gloves are off.

Qrank, the current-affairs trivia quiz that has become a social media sensation, has increased the head-to-head aspect of competition for version 2.0 of the game, which launched last week. more ›

An Austin technology company has teamed with the Round Rock Express to make it easier for you to get food and drinks while at the ballgame. You can now look at the menu, place your order, and pay without leaving your seat. more ›

Austin Hip Hop Scene has launched an iPhone app featuring news, music and more straight from the heart of Austin's burgeoning scene. The app is free, and takes blog entries from Austin Hip Hop Scene, the site's calendar of events, and streaming radio. From the team: "Ever since I moved to Austin from Houston, I've always been disappointed with the lack of a good hip hop radio station like 97.9 The Box. I remember my first semester at UT, I called into the "hip hop" radio station at the time and requested "Dear Mama" by 2Pac and guess what they told me?! It was too ghetto. Well, several years have gone by and Austin still hasn't progressed... until today." more ›

Before you get out there and stuff your face with free BBQ and breakfast tacos, consider arming yourself with our new iPhone app, now available for download on iTunes. more ›

We're proud to announce that we've launched our first dedicated iPhone app for Austinist, which you can now download on iTunes. more ›

• President Obama knows what The Google is. But can he haz cheezburger?
• Trapped under layers of earthquake rubble? There’s an app for that. No, really.
• Supreme Court campaign finance ruling = $300 mil stimulus package for media

Your iPhone can help you find a local restaurant or bar, so why can't it let you pay your tab at the end of the night? Local software firm ATX Innovation proves that it can with TabbedOut. more ›

The iPhone app of 2010 is like the website of the late 1990s: every entity worth its salt has one. As of today, count the University of Texas among those joining the iPhone app ranks. more ›

The Paramount Theatre may be nearly 100 years old, but that hasn't stopped the historic venue from incorporating some new technology: an iPhone application is now available to get show updates and buy tickets. more ›

• Acevedo acknowledges bias in police investigation into Sanders shooting
• Obama tells congressional leaders he has no plans to lower troop levels in Afghanistan
• Health secretary declares H1N1 vaccine safe; urges parents to take precautions

Check out the Hi How Are You iPhone app featuring the art and music of Daniel Johnston. The game is a loving tribute and 3D puzzle that's somewhere between Mario Bros. and Q-bert: work against the clock to unlock artwork and goals, all in an effort to save Laurie, Johnston's real-life love interest. Watch the YouTube live action example or download the app at iTunes. more ›

David Kalina worked on big-budget console games for Midway Studios, but after the company cancelled his project and laid off 90 people from its Austin shop, he teamed up with former Electronic Arts developer Randy Smith to found Tiger Style and begin building games for the iPhone. more ›

• Police investigating West Campus deaths as double homicide
• LULAC may sue City of Austin to force single-member district elections
• LCRA trying to address long-range water needs for Austin area

The video, above, is a pretty nifty behind-the-scenes look at the AT&T Distribution Center in Ft. Worth, where your future phone was probably packaged for shipment. Ahh, consumerism. more ›

U.S. Guantanamo request fires up German political debate The latest iPhone app: Swine flu tracker Flu economics, part two Journalist group: US reporter hospitalized in Iran Australian court grants teen breast removal Potential porn star politico launches "Listening Tour" across Louisiana Google Earth reveals Japanese secrets Obama all in on health care reform more ›

The Austin Business Journal reports that online giant Amazon has purchased Lexcycle, a company with Austin ties and the creators of Stanza, a popular e-book application. more ›

So Yellowpages.com has a new iPhone application to help you find stuff. To celebrate, they're giving away a three-day ACL pass (Friday-Sunday) including a backstage pass for the Austin Ventures Stage, which will be hosting performances by Mates of State, Alejandro Escovedo, Electric Touch, and White Denim, among others. more ›

Is there anything the iPhone can't do? The latest useful tool for Austin iPhone-iacs is Me2Bus, which lets you track Austin Capital Metro buses. more ›

Photos of the line at the AT&T at 5th and Lamar early this morning (and the results of the wait) taken by KEB. It seems that if you were able to buy a 3G iPhone today or perhaps attempted to upgrade the apps for your "old" iPhone, you might have come across some issues. more ›

Today's Mega News Bits by Patrick Dentler and Rebecca Onion
• Asian markets fall; the Fed is really, really worried.
• Not convinced Giuliani's a dangerous, power-mad nutcase? Read this.

Image by the "Subway Cyrano," from GothamistNew York City was at its strangest and swellest this week. On Sunday, tens of thousands people ran in the NYC Marathon, including Mrs. Tom Cruise, aka Katie Holmes, who ran it in just under 5 hours, 30 minutes. Gothamist also found out that limes in Corona are sometimes illegal, the weird maple syrup might be back and a famous punk music pioneer-turned-real estate broker was possibly killed by... more ›

Louisiana elects the first Indian-American to ever serve as governor of a U.S. state. Is nuclear power (excuse us, we meant "nuke-ular") in the cards for America's post-petroleum energy future? Greenpeace takes issue with the environmental friendliness of the iPhone. Bill that seeks to increase court control over government surveillance passes through the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee. The ISP war against file sharers intensifies; BitTorrent comes under heavy fire. Prediction: Apple + Google =... more ›

A middle school in Maine has greenlighted birth control pills in their health center. An illegal immigrant with a seriously contagious form of TB criss-crossed the US-Mexico border 76 times. The military accidentally advertises on GLEE.com, a website for gay professionals. I think we might have to say the answer is, no. And then there were 12...or whatever, we lost count already. Apple to now allow unlicensed applications to be downloaded onto the iPhone.... more ›

Beginning of the end? First baby boomer files for Social Security. The Rockies are going to the World Series. No, not the Rockettes. The Rockies. The South is thirsty. Not metaphorically. China is, like, the only entity in the world that doesn't love the Dalai Lama. Greenpeace says the iPhone is toxic. Small boys rejoice: a giant new dino has been found in Argentina. Led Zep finally gets with the program.... more ›

O.J. Simpson is just weird. Bush to appoint new legal yes-man, er, we mean Attorney General. Greenspan says Iraq War was mostly just about gettin' our grubby hands on some of that cheap oil. The world's top 10 most polluted places, according to Scientific American. Get your iPhone unlocked for, like, $50. Our legs are really, really sore from ACL. Another effect of global warming: The unthawing of prehistoric mammoth dung, which stinks!... more ›

In less than two days, we'll be hosting our big annual pre-ACL party, Local Music is Sexy IV, Thursday night's soiree will feature Austinites The Lemurs, The Corto Maltese, and Brazos on the outside main stage, with DJs Car Stereo (Wars), Ceeplus Bad Knives*, and Markus with a K supplying dance-party jams inside alongside Magic Surprise. We're also thrilled to be bringing in Seattle indie rockers Say Hi To Your Mom* as our headliners. What's... more ›