New York City has filed a lawsuit against Verizon, claiming that the carrier has failed to provide its fiber-based FiOS service to the entire city. Verizon, which was supposed to complete the project by 2014, says that it has lived up to its obligations and that 2.2 million households out of a total of 3.1 million currently have access to the service, meaning that 1 million households...
Google Fiber is still more idea than actual internet provider. The service is available is parts of Kansas City with expansions happening in cities in Texas and Utah, but a new job listing from Google suggests Fiber may be taking a huge leap forward by bringing its super-fast internet speeds to New York. New job postings for Google Fiber uncovered by Geek reveal that the company is...
New York City announced new Wi-Fi hotspots in several public parks around the city on Tuesday. The city partnered with two major cable providers, Cablevision and Time Warner, for the roll-out though it comes with a major caveat. You need to be a subscriber to one of those two services in order to use the hotspots for an extended period of time. That means wire cutters and New Yorkers...
If you live in New York City, or are just coming in for a visit, finding free Wi-Fi just got a whole lot easier. Gowex, a company specializing in setting up what it calls Wireless Smart Cities, has announced that it has deployed 1,953 Wi-Fi smart zones through out New York City. The new access points are spred out between Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and the Bronx and...
Just this morning we published renders of what was claimed to be Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 devices, one of which was called the Lumia 820. Just in case you thought those images were faked, here’s a leaked prototype device that proves the Lumia 820 is very real indeed. Obtained by We Love Windows Phone HK, this prototype looks almost identical to the renders we saw earlier today,...
New York City has increased its security measures since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It's obvious everywhere I go, from the police stands in subways to the random bag checks. It makes me feel comfortable. I didn't know that there are also 3,000 cameras watching the city at all times, but AllThingsD said that's the case, too. Now, Microsoft and New York City have teamed up on a new...
A few weeks back, I made the trek up to New York City in order to have a preview with Borderlands 2 from Gearbox. This was the first press demo for the game, and now I’ve had a chance to settle in, watch the embargo lift and jot down a few of my thoughts. First, a little background on me as a player. I played the original Borderlands, and I enjoyed it a lot. I will say, however, that I...
While we are certain this Thursday’s Apple event in New York City will be focused on education, there’s not much else we know about the Cupertino company’s upcoming announcement. We’re assuming they’ll be no new hardware, but one report is claiming that the event will be more significant than we had originally anticipated. Sources close to Ars Technica have revealed that Apple is set...
Starbucks, the coffee chain famous for its willingness to allow customers to use their stores as they see fit, may be taking a slightly different view of those that set up a mobile office in their stores, at least if you’re in New York City. What started off as a rumor of outlets being replaced with blank face plats in some New York City Starbucks seems to be true. First reported by a...
Jealous when all the tech pundits got their own Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1s at Google I/O? Be envious no more — the thinnest Android Honeycomb tablet in the world is finally being released to the public next week. Samsung just announced today that the maiden voyage of the “Tab 10” will be setting sail exclusively from the Best Buy location in Manhattan’s Union Square on June 8, nine days...