http://newyork.corante.com/ en-us basulto@gmail.com 2005-11-28T06:50:11-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/28/new_yorks_videogame_whiz_is_the_best_in_the_world.php The New York Post had a brief mention of "teenage video game whiz" Sal "Volcano" Garozzo of Manhattan College, who recently won his second straight world gaming gold medal. The total prize money was $50,000, which he will split... 51343@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-11-28T06:50:11-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/26/earthlinks_new_internet_program_to_bring_together_teens_and_seniors.php Here's a feel-good story for the holiday season: Brooklyn High School of the Arts is one of only 13 high schools around the nation that is participating in Generation Link, a six-week program co-sponsored by EarthLink and AARP New York,... 51340@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-11-26T07:55:19-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/26/at_circuit_city_the_200_laptop_baitandswitch.php In search of the perfect "Black Friday" shopping nightmare story, the New York Daily News is playing this one for all it's worth: a story about shopper rage at a Circuit City store in Rego Park, Queens, where cops had... 51338@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-11-26T07:32:50-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/22/new_york_commuters_to_get_their_own_pocketsize_ezpasses.php Yesterday, the print edition of the New York Daily News reported on the MTA's new plan for the creation of a "pocket-size E-ZPass." Essentially, this would be a smart card that would work on MTA subways, buses and commuter railroads;... 51334@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-11-22T16:12:03-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/27/computer_associates_sets_up_shop_in_manhattan.php Newsday reports that Long Island-based Computer Associates is signing a lease for a new midtown office in Manhattan. The company reassured investors, though, that it will continue to have a "large presence" on the Island. The new 67,000 square foot... 51175@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-09-27T06:56:42-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/26/ibm_knows_where_the_jobs_are.php Last week, IBM announced a plan for some of its employees to teach math and science classes in New York City classrooms. Now, the company has even more good news - it's helping college students find jobs in the IT... 51172@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-09-26T14:06:37-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/21/now_youll_know_exactly_how_late_your_subway_train_will_be.php Information boards providing train arrival and departure times will soon be added to 131 subway stations over the next year, according to the New York Post. (Actually, the article says "stations" but I think it actually means "subway station platforms"... 51156@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-09-21T08:20:24-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/19/ibm_scientists_could_be_teaching_your_kids_next_year.php From Saturday's New York Post: IBM has launched a new project to help up to 100 of its computer scientists become math and science teachers in city public schools. For now, the project will involve IBM employees in New York... 51143@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-09-19T09:40:42-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/09/new_york_videogamers_compete_at_the_world_cyber_games.php In addition to the U.S. Open tennis tournament, there's another major tournament taking place in the city today and Saturday: the U.S. Finals of the World Cyber Games. At the Hammerstein Ballroom, videogamers will compete for $34,000 in prize money,... 51118@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-09-09T06:55:37-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/24/homeless_new_yorkers_on_lower_east_side_get_broadband_internet_access.php Adam Balkin of NY1 reports on a new computer center on Manhattan's LES that will bring computers and Internet access to lower-income and homeless New Yorkers. According to the head of the new computer center, there will be 13... 51042@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-08-24T11:44:13-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/08/12/ibm_does_a_bit_of_soulsearching.php Motley Fool has some good news: despite selling off its PC unit to Chinese computer firm Lenovo, IBM still hasn't lost its soul. Apparently, IBM researchers have cooked up something called the SoulPad - "a way to carry a powerful,... 50989@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-08-12T09:34:32-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/07/26/ibms_new_line_of_mainframe_computers.php After three years and $1.2 billion in R&D expenses, IBM unveiled a new line of mainframe computers - the z9 - that is "not only twice as powerful as its predecessor but also intended to make it easier for... 50940@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-07-26T16:01:55-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/07/20/apple_learns_the_difference_between_cutting_edge_and_brutally_modern.php Curbed points to the "before-and-(maybe!)-after" images of Apple's Flatiron mini-store. It's not just TekServe that is concerned about Apple's invasion of the Flatiron district, says the real estate blog of the New York Observer: a member of the Landmarks... 50908@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-07-20T09:23:18-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/07/01/ibm_pockets_775_million_from_microsoft.php Here's a way to spend Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar cash hoard -- pay it out to competitors that Microsoft has attempted to steamroll in the past decade. Today, Microsoft agreed to pay IBM $775 million to resolve antitrust claims that grew out... 50833@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-07-01T11:16:27-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/06/28/an_unwelcome_visitor_at_ibm_the_sec.php The SEC is investigating some of the accounting numbers at IBM, concerned that the company may have improperly accounted for stock options in the most recent quarter. Right now, it's only an informal investigation, so there's no need to panic... 50812@http://newyork.corante.com/ Computers 2005-06-28T08:25:18-05:00