For a week in March, downtown Austin is abuzz with the creative energy of the tech industry — a hotbed for emerging technologies that brings together the brightest minds for exchanging ideas, networking, and yes, parties! “We see the wallet as more than a device you wave at the register,” said Pageonce COO Steve Schultz. “Our vision of the wallet starts with knowing what’s in your wallet.” At SXSW Interactive, Pageonce assembled three companies paving the way for the mobile wallet, and invited senior editor Lauren Goode from AllThingsD to moderate our panel “From Leather to Smartphone: The Wallet Evolves.” Joined by esteemed colleagues Devaraj Southworth from Serve by American Express and Kingsborough from PayPal, Pageonce COO Steve Schultz spoke about The Wallet of the Future.

The BlackBerry Partners Fund has selected Pageonce as regional winner of the 2010 BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge! What is a Super App? Super Apps are selected based on their ability to seamlessly share information and interact with both native BlackBerry and third-party applications. Pageonce is the most popular finance application in BlackBerry App World™, and consistently ranks above apps from major banks and other financial institutions.

At the end of September the small business jobs legislation that was signed into law included a new tax break for the self-employed. The self-employed who carry their own health insurance have always been able to deduct the cost of premiums when calculating federal income taxes. But the new provision will allow them to deduct those costs before figuring their payroll taxes, which is a 15.3% tax that covers Social Security and Medicare.

The 2010 Mashable Awards are officially open for nominations, and we need your nomination to help get us to the next round of judging. You can vote once a day until November 29 (read rules here), and the top five in each category will advance to the final round on December 1. We need your vote to get there, and feel free to tell your friends! What are the Mashable Awards? The Mashable Awards celebrate major innovations and achievements in the digital and social media landscape by companies, people, and projects through an open, multilingual, international, community-nominated voting platform. Millions of votes will be cast in 25 categories ranging from “Best Mobile User Experience” to “Best Music Discovery Service” to “Must-Follow Brand.” Thanks! The Pageonce Team