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Verizon glitch briefly cuts off NYC from the net

by Sue Walsh on Oct 3, 2009 at 08:04 AM

Verizon DSL and FIOS customers in New York City found themselves cut off from the net Friday afternoon after a router situated between its network and the Internet failed.  Despite their assurances that things are back to normal, many Verizon customers are reporting that they are still experiencing issues accessing… Continue Reading »

Public safety announcement: When texting and walking be aware of open manholes

by Robert Nelson on Jul 13, 2009 at 06:55 AM

What better way than to start your Monday than by reading a story about a girl who fell into an open manhole cover because she was walking and texting and obviously not paying attention to where she was going?  If nothing else, it will make you feel just a little… Continue Reading »

JVC is bringing HD to Times Square

by Shawn Ingram on Nov 25, 2008 at 08:06 AM

Its been a while since I’ve been to Times Square, I can’t even draw an image of it in my mind.  It just tends to blend in with the rest of New York City for me.  Almost commonplace in a way.  Now at least there’s something brand new to catch… Continue Reading »

Sharp TV Christmas Tree in Grand Central

by Iyaz Akhtar on Nov 17, 2008 at 08:32 AM

That thing on the right is “The Aquos Experience,” a Christmas tree made up of 43 Sharp televisions and it’s at Grand Central Terminal in New York City.  What’s the gimmick?  Sharp is running a sweepstakes where you can win one of the televisions in the display.  While it’s a… Continue Reading »

New York City to show some tough love to TV viewers

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 24, 2008 at 10:26 AM

This Tuesday, October 28th, NYC is cutting out analog television for three minutes.  They aren’t pulling any punches; analog signals will go dark between 5:58PM and 6:01PM right in time to mess up most news programs. If you aren’t aware, on February 19, 2009, all television broadcasts in the U.S.… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile makes their 3G roll-out official, press release style

by Robert Nelson on May 5, 2008 at 07:01 PM

T-Mobile has begun to officially launch their 3G service. While we have already seen the reports beginning to come in over the weekend, its always nice to get that ‘official’ word, even if its not telling us anything that we did not already know. Better late than never, huh? The… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile activates their 3G, some users rejoice

by Robert Nelson on May 1, 2008 at 02:31 PM

While it is official, T-Mobile has activated their 3G service, but as expected from the rumor train, so far it is limited to just New York City. The good news is that the now faster service appears, based on user reports to be for both voice and data. Some are… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile rumors, NYC 3G coverage on May 1

by Robert Nelson on Apr 30, 2008 at 05:02 AM

We have been waiting a long time for T-Mobile to begin rolling out their 3G coverage and finally catch up with their handsets that are able to take advantage of the extra speed. This latest report comes as follow up from the recent rumor that 3G service will be available… Continue Reading »

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