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New York attorney general wants tech companies to help fight cellphone theft
- In letters to Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has put out a call to work on a solution to the growing issue of smartphone theft. In them he asks what each is doing to…
Nissan, NYC unveil fleet of electric taxis to celebrate Earth Day
- Nissan has joined forces with the City of New York to unveil a fleet of electric cars that will be put to use as taxis in the Big Apple. The six Nissan Leaf taxis are part of a test program…
NYPD says social networking led to all-time low murder rate in 2012
- The NYPD says the city’s murder rate hit an all-time low last year thanks largely in part to social networking sites like Facebook. It’s all part of a new creative strategy that police are using to target young gang members…
Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC
- Chalk one up for the rumor mill as Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will make its debut at a Mobile Unpacked event on March 14 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The electronics giant made…
Sprint turns on LTE in areas of San Francisco, New York City and DC
- A spokesperson for Sprint has revealed the carrier has turned on 4G LTE service in parts of San Francisco, New York City and Washington, DC. The company started flipping the switch in San Francisco about a month ago although coverage…
New York purges another 2,100 sex offender-held game accounts
- New York State has teamed up with several major online game services to purge another 2,100 accounts held by registered sex offenders. Announced by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman earlier this year, the state's "Operation: Game Over" initiative aims to…
First Windows 8 commercial airs, already #1 sold software at Amazon
- Microsoft is putting a lot of eggs in Windows 8's basket, making the operating system their make or break product for the coming year or so on both PCs (desktop/laptop) and on tablets, a category where the software giant has…
The U.S. music piracy rankings: Gainesville (FL), New York, Los Angeles top the list
- In spite of the growing number of well-promoted music subscription services available on the U.S. market like Spotify, Rdio, Amazon, iTunes Match, among others, music piracy remains a fact of life for many.
Twitter ordered to identify protester, argues users own their data
- A New York State Supreme Court judge ordered Twitter to hand over the account information of Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris, Bloomberg reports. Twitter has until September 15 to comply with the court order to face an undisclosed fine…
NYC unveils trial to turn payphones into free Wi-Fi hotspots
- A new pilot scheme looks set to find a use for New York’s pre-cellphone era payphones, giving them a new lease of life as Wi-Fi access points as part of the city’s goal of providing more digital inclusion for its…
NYC to replace pay phones with Skype-enabled, 32" touch screen kiosks
- New York City intends to pilot a program that will replace the city's pay phones with "smart screens". The touch screen devices will measure 32 inches in size, connect to the Internet and provide local neighborhood information in multiple languages.…
NY purges sex offenders from online gaming with "Operation: Game Over"
- New York state Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, announced that over 3,580 state registered sex offenders have been "purged" from various online gaming networks. The effort to keep sex offenders away from youthful gamers is part of a state initiative coined…
Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law
- At a conference in New York on Tuesday, Aereo unveiled (PDF) plans to give Internet-capable devices the ability to watch ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC and PBS in real-time without the aid of a TV tuner.
Amazon locker delivery system available in New York City
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Amazon has expanded their pilot delivery locker system to eight locations on the east coast. There are now eight locker locations in New York City as well as the original eight that launched in Seattle last month. The locker system works...
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