NOVI - Rami Efrati, Head of Civilian Sector in the Prime Minister?s office of Israel, discusses some of Israel's cyber challenges and successes at the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit. Efrati also addresses the need to work together as partners across the globe to fight cyber threats. To view this video, click on CyberSummit
LAS VEGAS ? Detroit-based iRule won the Consumer Electronics Association's Mark of Excellence Award as ?Control Product of the Year? at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. iRule is a home audio-visual system control app. iRule was founded by two audio-visual fans, Itai Ben-Gal and Victor Nemirovsky, who were looking for an easier
ANN ARBOR - Systems In Motion Inc. says it will add 150 jobs over the next year, mostly at its software delivery center in Washtenaw County's Pittsfield Charter Township. The center already employs more than 200. SIM says it?s working with the regional economic development agency Ann Arbor Spark to recruit both recent college graduates
LANSING - The Michigan Film Office announced Thursday that the feature film Northern 48 has been approved for a film incentive of $3.9 million. The project, set in Michigan, is scheduled to film in Pointe Aux Barques and metro Detroit this spring. ?Northern 48 has made a strong commitment to hiring Michigan cast and crew
ROCHESTER - Rochester will again host one of the planet's largest Earth Day celebrations in April when the MI Earth Day Fest returns for the ninth consecutive year. This year, the event will move from a grass lot, two blocks from Main Street, to downtown streets. Event organizers, MI Green Team, requested the move to
WASHINGTON DC - Maybe the fourth time will be the charm for Sen. Patrick Leahy's data privacy protections standards. Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced his data privacy protection bill to Congress on Wednesday, for the fourth time since 2005. The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act would create a national standard for how businesses would have to
STAMFORD ? Personal computers sales worldwide declined again for the seventh consecutive quarter as smartphone and tablet sales continue to be the device of choice for business and consumers alike. Gartner reported worldwide PC shipments totaled 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 6.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2012.
SAN FRANCISCO - As promised, Yahoo is now automatically encrypting Yahoo Mail users' connections to the service. The company announced Tuesday it has enabled automatic HTTPS as the default for all users on the network, coming in a day before the January 8 deadline it placed on itself in October, CNET News.Com reported. With the
HONG KONG - The team wasted no time finding the goodies the provincial official had stashed in the 777. The cabin had been completely customized to his order, with three full bars spaced throughout, and a full kitchen at the tail. While the others sampled the high-end liquor, even bringing soft drinks to Colin and
DETROIT - So you got a new computer. What are the first things you should do to ensure smooth sailing? How about that old computer or laptop, is it ready for 2014?Throughout this show we will be giving you tips on how to get your new and old computers ready for the new year. Check