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New York officially bans texting while driving

by Robert Nelson on Nov 2, 2009 at 06:04 AM

New York State has just added a new law that further bans the use of cell phones while driving. Effective immediately, drivers can no longer text while driving and if they are caught doing so they face a fine of up to $150. While a great law, for me this… Continue Reading »

Dell pays up to settle New York fraud case

by Sue Walsh on Sep 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM

The New York Office of the Attorney General has announced Dell will pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit the AG filed against it back in 2007.  The suit accused Dell of misleading customers by making false promises of cheap financing and refusing to honor rebates and warranties.  In May… Continue Reading »

Oddball Tech: Special all New York edition

by Iyaz Akhtar on Aug 21, 2009 at 05:17 PM

There was no plan involved in finding only New York-based odd tech stories.  In fact, there is hardly a plan involved regarding oddball stories.  This time, New York reached Florida-levels of oddness with Segways, a free video production studio in the city, and what’s the emoticon for faking your own… Continue Reading »

NYPD give out over 9,000 “driving while using a cell phone” tickets during one-day campaign

by Robert Nelson on Mar 19, 2009 at 06:18 AM

In an effort to drive home the point that you are not allowed to talk on a cell phone while driving in New York, the NYPD recently held a one-day event that gave tickets to 9,016 motorists. Not bad for a one day event, but this goes to show that… Continue Reading »

Sony introduces its Vaio P to NYC

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jan 30, 2009 at 08:12 PM

Looks like Sony is introducing its newest teeny-tiny Vaio to the masses.  An eagle-eyed Gadgetell reader sent in these photos from New York City’s Grand Central Station.  A line up of blonde women filed in and went to the stairs to show off Sony’s not-a-netbook.  Either they were up for… Continue Reading »

Reality TV meets Symphonies and Youtube

by Christian Milsom on Dec 2, 2008 at 05:15 PM

The idea of Reality TV with music has been around since American Idol where people auditioned to be put into the knock out competition where eventually the top prize was a juicy record contract and a nice cash prize.  This idea has now moved into the Internet domain (no pun… Continue Reading »

Verizon wants to teach you about smartphones

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 7, 2008 at 07:33 AM

A lot of Apple stores offer classes and tutorials on how to use their products.  Now, Verizon is going to do the same.  Starting today, two of Verizon’s stores in Manhattan will offer workshops on “20 Things a PDA Can Do For You.”  They will cover how to sync your… Continue Reading »

Verizon expands FiOS TV coverage in New York

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 15, 2008 at 01:32 PM

Verizon is bringing its FiOS TV service to a new part of New York.  What part?  They are coming to that hotbed of television watching, the Buffalo area.  It seems like the strangest places get to experience new technologies first.  After New York City, Buffalo is the largest city in… Continue Reading »

New York’s online sales tax law faces another lawsuit, this time from Overstock

by Arnold Zafra on Jun 3, 2008 at 02:58 PM

  Remember that lawsuit filed by Amazon against the state of New York’s new tax policy requiring online stores to collect sales taxes? Well, that tax policy has gotten a new detractor in the form of another big online retailer, Overstock. Following in the footsteps of Amazon, Overstock has also… Continue Reading »

Amazon has begun taxing New York

by Robert Nelson on Jun 2, 2008 at 12:21 PM

Fortune is reporting that the New York State sales tax will be applied to all Amazon purchases beginning on June 1. This new rule will mean that New York residents will no longer be able to enjoy those tax free purchases, at least on Amazon. Of course even though Amazon,… Continue Reading »

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