http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:08:56 -0700 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:03:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d14-ATT-hedging-its-bet-for-iPhones?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Last week AT&T announced that it was making network improvements to six cities across the United States in an effort that would double the company’s wireless speeds. And with speculation rife about possible Verizon or Sprint iPhones in 2010... Broadband Economy Consumer Tech Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:03:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m9d14-ATT-hedging-its-bet-for-iPhones?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d20-New-Yorks-property-tax-data-gets-time-in-the-sun?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced last week the release of property tax data that is intended to give taxpayers the ability to compare tax rate and levy data for their community. There are 1607 local governments within the state of... New York Government Tech Wed, 20 May 2009 08:25:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d20-New-Yorks-property-tax-data-gets-time-in-the-sun?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Innovations-in-building-broadband-economy-to-be-highlighted?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner BBE 2009 began yesterdayAn international think tank has issued a “best of breed” white paper ahead of its annual summit, Building the Broadband Economy. The Intelligent Community Forum studies how technology, especially broadband, is rede... Broadband Economy Thu, 14 May 2009 04:36:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Innovations-in-building-broadband-economy-to-be-highlighted?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Immigration-still-a-top-issue-for-many-state-legislatures?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Although immigration reform has been absent from above the fold on most major newspapers in recent weeks, related items have crept into the public consciousness. News of gun and drug trafficking along the southwest border has been a major focus of na... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:26:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Immigration-still-a-top-issue-for-many-state-legislatures?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Obama-administration-looks-to-crowdsource?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Recovery.gov wants your help to improveThis Monday, April 27, President Barack Obama opened the online doors of his administration to engage the public about Recovery.gov. Touted as an “online dialogue,” the Obama administration wants to ... Technology Policy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:05:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Obama-administration-looks-to-crowdsource?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Mapping-among-a-host-of-issues-facing-broadband-projects?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner LinkAmerica logoA coalition of telecommunications consulting organizations are set to discuss the future of broadband mapping today. The LinkAMERICA Alliance will outline broadband mapping best practices during a presentation today as part of the Nat... Broadband Economy Technology Policy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:35:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d28-Mapping-among-a-host-of-issues-facing-broadband-projects?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d2-New-York-states-work-on-stimulus-transparency?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner When the Obama Administration started working on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, (ARRA) they knew transparency and open government had to be one of the bill’s hallmarks. The administration also knew that a significant amount of th... Technology Policy Public CIO New York Government Tech Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:18:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d2-New-York-states-work-on-stimulus-transparency?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Ring-of-Steel-to-protect-Midtown-from-terrorists?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Credit: New York Daily NewsEvery major daily in the boroughs is reporting on a plan suggested yesterday by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to institute a security zone around Midtown Manhattan, similar to the one near Ground Zero.Mr. Kelly was test... New York Government Tech Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:13:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Ring-of-Steel-to-protect-Midtown-from-terrorists?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d25-The-Gmail-abides?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Lars Leetaru, New York TimesLast week, Google released a new feature for Gmail that allows users to "unsend" e-mail they've just hit the button on."My theory (which others shared) was that even just five seconds would be enough time to... Consumer Tech Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:30:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d25-The-Gmail-abides?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Flying-cars-and-Minority-Report-grocery-shopping?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner The last few days, I've come across some pretty spectacular innovations. MIT's Technology Review covered an "aero-auto hybrid" in their TR Editors' Blog yesterday. The vehicle, developed by Woburn, MA-based startup, called Terrafugia, succ... Mobile Technology Consumer Tech Entertainment Tech Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:29:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d19-Flying-cars-and-Minority-Report-grocery-shopping?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Tweeting-the-Cha-Cha-instead-of-doing-the-Google?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Credit: Technology ReviewAn article from last week's Technology Review, had Kate Greene examining Twitter and real time search. Ms. Green posited, "that Twitter may be as important to real-time search as YouTube is to video."She writes, &qu... Web 2.0 Social Media Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:19:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Tweeting-the-Cha-Cha-instead-of-doing-the-Google?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Rumors-of-death-exaggerated-municipal-WiFi-gains-in-some-markets?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Earlier this month, the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) Center for Technology Freedom issued a class-act report (pdf.) entitled, “We Told You So: Continue to Say No to Municipal Broadband Networks.” IPI director Bartlett Cleland i... Wi-Fi Mobile Technology Wireless Telecom Consumer Tech Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:25:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Rumors-of-death-exaggerated-municipal-WiFi-gains-in-some-markets?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Assuring-quality-one-case-at-a-time?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner Making sure the‘t’s are crossed and the ‘i’s are dotted isn’t a glamorous job. Nor is it an easy one when you’re talking about one of the biggest state government bureaucracies in the country.But that is exactly wh... OTDA Health IT New York Government Tech Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:07:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Assuring-quality-one-case-at-a-time?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d6-NY-number-one-in-Medicaid-spending-nowhere-near-that-in-quality-of-care?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner   Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Joseph Baker released a memo Thursday supporting Governor Paterson’s Executive Budget to expand health care coverage, reduce costs, while providing better results for patients. The memo also address... Health IT New York Government Tech Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:36:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d6-NY-number-one-in-Medicaid-spending-nowhere-near-that-in-quality-of-care?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d4-States-look-to-make-recovery-money-transparent?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner The White House’s Recovery.gov Web site is partnering with fourteen state Web sites and twenty-four federal agency Web sites to provide an unprecedented level of accountability.In a memorandum to all department and agency heads, President Obama... Technology Policy New York Government Tech Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:49:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d4-States-look-to-make-recovery-money-transparent?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Benefits-office-busy-with-eheath-initiatives?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner  The New York Office for Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) recently launched a web portal designed to help New York's low-income families apply for food stamps and check eligibility for a range of social services.OTDA partnered wit... Health IT New York Government Tech Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:52:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m3d3-Benefits-office-busy-with-eheath-initiatives?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d27-Greener-Gadgets-on-display-in-NYC-today?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner  The preeminent environmentally friendly conference for gadget geeks is being held today in New York City. The Greener Gadget conference will include a bevy of key note speakers, complimentary breakfast and its hallmark design competition, all c... Consumer Tech Entertainment Tech Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:57:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d27-Greener-Gadgets-on-display-in-NYC-today?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d20-NY-Department-of-Health-improves-facilities-information-system?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has announced the continuation of a contract with CGI Technology and Solutions for consulting services related to the Health Facility Information System.The Health Facility Information System (HFIS) allow... Health IT New York Government Tech Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:44:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d20-NY-Department-of-Health-improves-facilities-information-system?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Skype-Nokia-partner-on-VoIPenabled-smartphones?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner The report I issued yesterday was fortuitous. eWeek and a host of others reported at Mobile World Congress in Spain that Nokia has signed a deal with Skype and will roll out Skype-enabled phones in the third quarter.Nokia's N series is the flagship s... Mobile Technology Business Technology Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:34:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d18-Skype-Nokia-partner-on-VoIPenabled-smartphones?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d17-Convergence-at-Mobile-World-Congress?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner The Mobile World Congress (MWC) convenes this week in Barcelona, Spain. And smartphone’s are expected to take center stage.HTC, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung all have projects in the works, despite the industry’s expected con... Telecommunications Mobile Technology Business Technology Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:13:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1548-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner~y2009m2d17-Convergence-at-Mobile-World-Congress?cid=exrss-NY-Tech-Industry-Examiner