NerdGrind - How-to Computer Help - Tutorials - Tech and Gadget News » new york city http://www.nerdgrind.com Gadget and technology news, computer help, and how-to tutorials on everything, from your friendly nerd at NerdGrind Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 Gigantic LED Display Activated in New York City – Times Squarehttp://www.nerdgrind.com/gigantic-led-display-activated-in-new-york-city-times-square/ http://www.nerdgrind.com/gigantic-led-display-activated-in-new-york-city-times-square/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:46:54 +0000 Nerd Grind http://www.nerdgrind.com/?p=5158
The long-anticipated 17,000-square foot LED display has finally gone live in front of a Times Square Walgreens today. The heart of New York City is blaze with the unit, which touts over 12 million LEDs. ]]>

walgreens led display Gigantic LED Display Activated in New York City Times Square

The long-anticipated 17,000-square foot LED display has finally gone live in front of a Times Square Walgreens today. The heart of New York City is blaze with the unit, which touts over 12 million LEDs. The board was designed by a company called D3 LED, who claim that it’s one of the most complex LED displays in existence. It might be worth taking a gander at when you come up to the city to stare at the equally large tree at Rockefeller center.

Below is a CGI demo of the display in motion that was made in order to drum up financial support:

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A New Yorker named Avi Koschitzki has filed a lawsuit against Apple regarding a series of hairline cracks in their third gen iPhone. Mr. Koschitzki claims a series of cracks have presented themselves on the casing of the phone. This holds true with a series of other complaints by other consumers, however Avi is the only one filing a lawsuit.]]>

iphone cracks lawsuit New Yorker Sues Apple for Hairline Cracks in Third Gen iPhone

A New Yorker named Avi Koschitzki has filed a lawsuit against Apple regarding a series of hairline cracks in their third gen iPhone. Mr. Koschitzki claims a series of cracks have presented themselves on the casing of the phone. This holds true with a series of other complaints by other consumers, however Avi is the only one filing a lawsuit. The suit claims that Apple knowingly and willingly sold the phones knowing that the cracks were not only possible, but inevitable. More on this as it develops.

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]]> http://www.nerdgrind.com/new-yorker-sues-apple-for-hairline-cracks-in-third-gen-iphone/feed/ 0 London Continues to be Leader in World WiFi Accesshttp://www.nerdgrind.com/london-continues-to-be-leader-in-world-wifi-access/ http://www.nerdgrind.com/london-continues-to-be-leader-in-world-wifi-access/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:55:52 +0000 Nerd Grind http://www.nerdgrind.com/?p=4136
London continues to be the world capital of WiFi with 12,276 access points, according to the new edition of the annual Wireless Security Survey conducted by RSA. The survey notes that London managed to beat New York City by over 3,000 access points.]]>

london1 London Continues to be Leader in World WiFi Access

London continues to be the world capital of WiFi with 12,276 access points, according to the new edition of the annual Wireless Security Survey conducted by RSA. The survey notes that London managed to beat New York City by over 3,000 access points. Paris, however, managed to beat out everyone in the year-by-year increase category. The city featured a 543 percent gain over last year.

NYC did manage to stay on top in the "corporate encryption" category, with about 97 percent of it’s corporate access points requiring a form of encryption. London’s numbers on the matter only reach 80 percent.

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