DETROIT ? The latest news on the Chevrolet Volt is that General Motors is going to change battery suppliers. GM had been buying lithium-metal-oxide batteries from LG Chem. Now it will switch to lithium-phosphate batteries from A123. The lithium-phosphate batteries are less likely to catch fire if damaged, but they hold about 10 percent less
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor SPARK Foundation recently presented the winners of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition with their cash awards. The competition's grand prize of $500,000 in cash was awarded to DeNovo Sciences and the competition's $150,000 prize was awarded to Fusion Coolant Systems. "DeNovo Sciences and Fusion Coolant Systems highlight how having
PLEASANT RIDGE - ePrize, the largest provider of interactive promotions, was honored nationally as one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. The Brightest and Best awards showcases companies with a commitment to excellence in human resources practices and employee enrichment. ePrize was chosen based on categories such as communication, work-life balance,
SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers are exploiting a previously unknown flaw in Reader to attack computers running Windows, Adobe said. A patch for the critical vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat is expected by next week, the company said in a blog post. The vulnerability, which is being exploited in "limited, targeted attacks in the wild against
LANSING - Saying they are losing business everyday to Internet stores that do not maintain physical sales locations and do not charge sales tax, a number of small Michigan retailers said Tuesday the state should act on legislation that would require Internet sellers to collect sales tax in Michigan. The storeowners said they were not
LANSING ? The Pure Michigan winter advertising campaign will spend nearly $1.7 million in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin with billboards, following in January by TV and radio spots. The actual numbers are $1,666,149, which includes $30,000 in funding committed by the Michigan Snowsports Industries Association as part of the Travel Michigan Ad Partnership
ANN ARBOR - Machine vision sales in North America rose 15 percent through the third quarter of 2011, according to new statistics from the Automated Imaging Association, the industry?s trade group. After a strong first half, sales fell two percent in the third quarter compared with the same period in 2010. ?After six consecutive quarters
LANSING - A collaboration involving the University Research Consortium-affiliated institutions and three other Michigan public universities will provide a critical new tool for business growth and attraction in the state. The collaboration represents the first statewide university-business engagement network in the country that will connect industry with critical university assets to help grow Michigan's economy.
SAN FRANCISCO - In the fight against malware, Apple's iOS outshines Android as a safer environment, but no mobile device is free from risk, says a new report from McAfee. Apple has so far done a good job of securing its devices, according to the report, noting that there have been no known cases of
ATLANTA - With security of personal information on the Internet a major concern, Poll Position wanted to know if Facebook users are comfortable with the personal information they provide on Facebook. In a Poll Position national scientific telephone survey, 70 percent of Facebook users said they were comfortable with personal information they give out on