Despite largely anecdotal media speculation, it’s not clear how the acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo for $1.1 billion will be greeted by users of the New York blogging service. But rival blogg... Read more
Situated among the trees and mountains along the scenic Hudson River, Kingston, New York seems far away from the salty blue waves of the Atlantic. Yet, just 100 miles inland from the World T... Read more
An advert for the video game Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been banned from daytime screening because of its scenes of violence and destruction, a watchdog has ruled. Scenes in the tele... Read more
The East Coast of the United States is home to many of its major population centers. While some of the early colonizers migrated west, many stayed and built up some of America’s great... Read more
The space shuttle Enterprise flew to New York from Washington on Friday piggybacking atop a Boeing 747 and made a dramatic flight along the Hudson River past the Statue of Liberty to the del... Read more
Oil prices extended their gains in Asia on March 19, supported by concerns over Middle East supplies and signs of stabilisation in the world economy, analysts said. New York’s main contract,... Read more
A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun toward Earth, and its expected arrival on Thursday could affect power grids, airplane routes and space-based satellite navigation systems, U... Read more
The hottest accessory on the runway at Fashion Week is a creation from one of New York’s buzziest tech startups: 3D printed glasses from MakerBot. At designer Asher Levine’s fash... Read more
International Business Machines is sounding out plans to cut thousands of jobs in Germany and other countries to reduce costs and raise earnings, a German union official said. “We have... Read more
Technology giant Apple posted record quarterly results after it sold a greater-than-expected 37 million iPhones worldwide in the last three months of 2011. Sales of the smartphone more than... Read more
