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Eric Schmidt stops by New York City, joins mayor in cheering Silicon Alley

By Adrianne Jeffries on October 2, 2012 10:40 am + 31 comments

Google chairman Eric Schmidt was one of the few West Coast representatives at a private summit of Continue reading…
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New York's 'Lowline' exhibit shows off naturally-lit underground park of the future

By Justin Rubio on September 15, 2012 05:14 pm + 15 comments

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the team behind Lowline is now able to demonstrate its Continue reading…
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The legend of Mondo Kim's: how a cult video store's 55,000-item collection was nearly lost

By Kimber Streams on September 12, 2012 07:46 pm + 11 comments

The Village Voice has published an in-depth look at the bizarre, fascinating tale of Mondo Kim's, a Continue reading…
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Neighborhood watch: how amateur moderators police Google Maps

By Louis Goddard on September 10, 2012 04:30 am + 26 comments

After last week's intriguing feature in The Atlantic on the processes behind the creation of Continue reading…
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WSJ offering free Wi-Fi in parts of San Francisco and New York City through September

By Justin Rubio on August 24, 2012 12:44 pm + 2 comments

The Wall Street Journal has blanketed areas of New York City and San Francisco with free Wi-Fi for Continue reading…
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DNA paternity tests come to you with the 'Who's Your Daddy?' RV

By Dante D'Orazio on August 21, 2012 12:55 pm + 15 comments

The "Who's Your Daddy" RV is looking to make DNA paternity tests a bit more of an impulse purchase. Continue reading…
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Microsoft and NYPD show off crime prevention and monitoring system

By Dante D'Orazio on August 8, 2012 02:34 pm + 44 comments

Microsoft and the New York City Police Department have unveiled what they're calling the "Domain Continue reading…
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Earth stands still to watch Mars landing

By Dante D'Orazio on August 6, 2012 03:10 am + 113 comments

Tonight in Times Square, no less than a thousand people stood with the relatively monotonous din of Continue reading…
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Google Maps now shows service alerts for the New York City Subway

By Dante D'Orazio on July 31, 2012 08:55 am + 5 comments

The New York City subway system is quite an engineering feat with its 24-hour-per-day operation, 468 Continue reading…
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New York City resurrects payphone installations as free Wi-Fi hotspots

By Justin Rubio on July 11, 2012 04:35 pm + 19 comments

Kiosks that once housed New York City's payphones are coming back as Wi-Fi hotspots. The first Continue reading…