SAN FRANCISCO - A new variant of a piece of Android malware dubbed LeNa (Legacy Native) has been modified so that it does not require user interaction to take control of a device, mobile security firm Lookout reported. LeNa has been seen on alternative Android markets and not Google Play, so its spread will be
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has outlined a bit more about its Project Glass, an effort to deliver smart glasses that would enhance your visual reality a good bit with data on the fly. The down side is the VR glasses also will deliver Google ads. Here are a few business use cases, some of which
AUBURN HILLS - Plex Systems announced that it has been named a finalist in three categories of the Software & Information Industry Association's 27th annual CODiE Awards. Winners will be announced May 10 in San Francisco. The All About the Cloud Conference at the Palace Hotel will feature Plex Systems CEO Mark Symonds who will
DETROIT - Data Driven Detroit has relocated to TechTown, Wayne State University's business incubator in Midtown Detroit. TechTown converted space typically not available for lease upon learning of D3's urgent need to vacate the Barden Cos. Building following the recent sale of the property. "TechTown and D3 share a common mission and vision," said TechTown
LANSING - The minimum income at which Michigan residents will have to pay taxes will fall below the poverty line under the recent changes in the state's tax laws, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities highlighted Wednesday by the Michigan League for Human Services. With the reductions to the
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced a new Enterprise Licensing Agreement with VMware that expands the successful MeritLicensing - VMware Program to benefit health care organizations in Michigan. Through this program, Merit will offer its Members in the health care sector significant discounts on unlimited licenses for the full portfolio of state-of-the-art virtualization software and
DETROIT - The huge task of completing a historic consent agreement with city of Detroit officials to involve the state in city financial affairs was completed Wednesday, setting the stage for the even more monumental task of actually fixing decades of mismanagement that has helped bring the state's largest municipality to the brink of insolvency.
TROY - Genesis10, a New York-based tech consulting company, said Monday that it plans to create another 100 tech jobs in the Detroit area to go along with the 150 jobs the company created in its Troy Delivery Center last year. To help fill those jobs, Genesis10 will host a three-day career open house April
ANN ARBOR - For the second straight year, the University of Michigan ranks first in research and development spending among the nation's public universities, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The annual rankings, released by the federal agency this week, show U-M atop the R&D expenditures list for public universities
DETROIT ? To help Michigan residents and businesses have an understanding of the use of mobile technologies by Michigan-based governmental organizations and the results being achieved, Mobile Monday Detroit presents a panel discussion April 16 at Compuware's Detroit headquarters. Mobile technology has been called 'transformative' in verticals such as healthcare, commerce, automotive, education and others;