By Heather Chaet Okay, so we all agree: it’s a bummer that the Fourth of July lands smack in the middle of the week this year. Alas, there isn’t much we can do about that, but there is something we can help you with to make your day of fireworks and fun that much easier. 
The Samsung Galaxy S III is just the thing to make Apple loyalists question the sanity in their devotion. Apple should do the same. In 2007, when everyone was running around with RAZR flip phones in one hand and an iPod nano in the other, Apple gave us a sea change. Nobody who has ever 
Compiled by Amanda Woods iPad Snatch A 33-year-old man told police that he was walking on the grounds of the Amsterdam Houses on Saturday morning when two men in their early twenties, one wielding a black handgun, approached him. The perp carrying the gun told the man, “Don’t say anything. Give me the iPad.” The 
Compiled by Alissa Fleck Lockdown A 29-year-old woman was working out at a Wall Street gym when several items were stolen from her unsecured locker—she reportedly left the items in the locker even though her lock was broken. The robber made off with the woman’s purse, containing an iPhone, a driver’s license, several credit cards
An Unfriendly Encounter A man was using an ATM near Lincoln Center at 2 p.m. last Thursday when a younger man approached him. The perp, who was wearing a hoodie and holding his hand in his pocket to indicate that he may be armed, said, “I need $100, give me $100.” The victim felt sufficiently
Lending a helping hand On Monday, May 7, a man was strolling through the Upper East Side near Lexington Avenue and East 91st Street, when two men approached him. “What’s the time, what’s the time?” the first perp asked. As the victim walked away, the other man struck him on the head with a cane 
iPhone Bandit Still on Prowl Keep your cell phones in your pockets. The iPhone “Lone Ranger” is still on the loose, working the 90s between Third Avenue and Riverside Drive. The thief rides up to people on a bike while they are chatting on the phone and snatches it out of their hand mid-conversation, making 
