In the future, your news will be delivered by the guy going to work

On his way to work, the Robert Z. Samuels, director of mobile products for NYTimes.com caught a robbery suspect fleeing a bank in midtown Manhattan. So, naturally, they posted the video.

But that’s not the only way that the NYTimes is getting into the exciting world of mobile.

One of their reporters was the first to test out the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s new text messaging service that advises commuters on how the subways are running.

A general read through the comments at their CityRoom page tells me that not that many people are excited about the development. Or, it is fair to say that many are questioning whether it is enough, or even necessary.