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Monday, May 13, 2013  New York state's attorney general is asking smartphone makers to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as "Apple picking," or cell phone thefts.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Freeze warnings up, so here's what to do

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Former Syracuse University head football coach Doug Marrone's house is on the market for $1.39 million. The 6200 square foot home is located at 6100 Waitsfield Drive South in the Applecross Woods neighborhood in Jamesville.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  An upstate New York woman has been convicted of conspiring with two men to kill the father of her daughter last year.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Wegmans recalling organic juices

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Two major U.S. corporations are reporting they've been the target of hackers.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  On Tuesday night, at about 7:00, the Syracuse Police Department says in a release that they responded to a complaint of a possible burglary in progress in the 300 block of Apple Street.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Research firm Strategy Analytics says the launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. in last year's holiday season, for the first time.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Mac computers have stopped running programs written using the Java programming language in their browsers, as Apple blocked it because of security problems.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Zack Banack likes video games. That statement shouldn't be too shocking about a junior in high school, but how about if that same junior from Brewerton makes his own video games?

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  New York wine and food will again be part of presidential inauguration in the celebration for President Barack Obama on Jan. 21

Monday, December 31, 2012  The Big Apple is a bigger-than-ever tourist draw.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Google Maps have found their way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps' iPhone app.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Federal agriculture statistics show the number of apple trees in New York grew by 22 percent from 2006 to 2011 but cultivation dropped by two percent.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is opening up at 8 PM on Thanksgiving Day to help alleviate Black Friday anxiety.