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Judge: Worker can't be fired for Web surfing

April 24, 2006 Administrative law judge rules that New York City worker can not be fired for surfing the Web from work. TAGS: New York City, worker, Judge, agency, decision

Google takes a bigger bite of Big Apple

October 2, 2006 If Google can make it here, it can make it anywhere. The company opens new digs in Manhattan. Photos: New York gets a mini Googleplex TAGS: Mountain View, advertising sales, New York City, Manhattan, New York, Google Inc., floor, fiber-optics, office, California, video game, video

N.Y. lawmaker hopes to ban iPod use in crosswalks

February 7, 2007 State senator's bill would make it illegal to cross the street tuned into portable electronic devices such as MP3 players and BlackBerrys. TAGS: street, Brooklyn, New York, RIM BlackBerry, New York City, Nintendo GameBoy, Apple iPod, bill, senator, city, cell phone

New York hails taxis of the future

April 6, 2007 With wheelchair lifts, easy-to-clean interiors and ride-sharing signs, exhibit shows New Yorkers how to improve its iconic cabs.Photos: Rethinking New York's taxis TAGS: taxi, wheelchair, exhibit, Kia Motors Corp., concept car, New York, vehicle, New York City

Protesters face off with Verizon, AT&T

May 24, 2006 Groups gather across U.S. to protest phone companies' influence in D.C. and well-reported cooperation with National Security Agency. Photos: Protesting phone companies TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., New York City, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, legislation, telecommunications company, Rep., Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, U.S., database

Pining for PS3 on streets of N.Y.

November 14, 2006 Fans in Manhattan show up to wait in line 80 hours in advance, only to be told they'll have to come back later.Photos: PS3 mania in Manhattan TAGS: tent, Manhattan, computer graphics, Circuit City Stores Inc., street, New York City, console, video game, New York, Sony Corp., video

Mobile-phone outage hits N.Y. borough

August 10, 2006 Water damage in Verizon facility knocks out cell phone service for some Sprint Nextel customers in Queens. TAGS: outage, Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., leak, Verizon Communications, facility, New York, spokeswoman, New York City, mobile phone

New York to use cell phone photographers to help fight crime

January 18, 2007 Mayor says city will equip 911 call centers to accept photos and video sent from cell phones to help nab criminals. TAGS: call-center, caller, crime, cell phone, operator, Bloomberg L.P., New York City, photograph, London, image, New York, video, picture

Post-9/11 antiterror technology: A report card

September 7, 2006 news analysis As Sept. 11 nears, News.com examines five useful ways of improving security--and five that should raise eyebrows. TAGS: homeland security, Sept. 11, biometrics, agent, wireless technology, New York City, record, security

Social atlas for friends and burritos

March 9, 2006 Start-up is building on Google mashups to create personalized maps to everything from great taco trucks to biodiesel stations. TAGS: mashup, map, biodiesel, community, New York City, Google Maps, API, Google Inc., truck, Yahoo! Inc., conference
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