During a press event held in New York on Thursday, device manufacturer Acer unveiled its new laptop --- Chromebook 14 for Work. The company claims that the device is the fastest Chromebook ever manufactured.

A draft New York legislation proposes the use of a roadside phone analyzer by police authorities, to enable them to cope effectively with the increasing perils of distracted driving, particularly texting while driving.

On Tuesday, bigwig South Korean device manufacturer Samsung opened what it calls a "technology playground" -- named ‘Samsung 837’ -- in New York; to enable customers to check out the company’s latest devices.

At the 2016 New York Toy Fair trade show this past weekend, toymaker Mattel announced a new 3D printer which will give children the ability to make their own toys, using Mattel's design templates as well as their own imagination.

At the New York Toy Show, bigwig toymaker Mattel is displaying an upgraded version of its View-Master Virtual Reality (VR) headset. The newest VR hardware being previewed by Mattel at the toy show is called the 'Viewer DLX.'

In a Wednesday presentation in New York, Chaitanya Kanojia - the founder of the now-defunct streaming video service Aereo - shared details about his new startup called Starry Inc. The startup plans to offer high-speed wireless Internet service at affordable cost; and can thus cause a potential disruption in the broadband industry.

A team of scientists have said that they have found a rare nursery for sand tiger sharks in the Great South Bay area. They said that the shark has been listed as “vulnerable” and “critically endangered” in some areas of the world and their population has declined over the years due to overfishing and other reasons.

The New York State’s medical marijuana program will be launched on January 7 almost 18 months after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act.

Health Department spokesman James Plastiras in an email to reporters late Monday afternoon, said confirmed the launch of the program and said that further details regarding it will be released shortly.