LANSING - Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth have launched a social networking site aimed at the clean, green and sustainable market in Michigan. The Michigan Energy Efficiency Network (MichEEN) plants the seeds for a grassroots, online community to help local government, schools, businesses and other groups save
SOUTHFIELD - Verizon Wireless announced Monday that it is near completion of a major capacity improvement project for its high-speed 3G network in Michigan this year that will ensure the company continues to stay ahead of its customers' growing data usage on their smart phones, wireless modems and handsets. The project has entailed adding 3G
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano would have the power to "establish and enforce" cybersecurity requirements including issuing fines of up to $100,000 a day for non compliance with DHS directives. Legislation introduced this week would allow Napolitano to levy those and other civil penalties on noncompliant companies that the government deems "critical," a
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has installed digital "bunkers" to prevent a repeat of the massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that crippled parts of the country last year. The nation was floored after huge streams of junk internet data poured across South Korea's networks last year, targeting the infrastructure of government and businesses in what
SAN FRANCISCO - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says news reports suggesting that it's close to an agreement to provide India with lawful access to monitor and access network data are "inaccurate" and "misleading." One story CNET found, published yesterday in the Indian paper Mint, quotes an unnamed senior official from India's Home Ministry who
SAN FRANCISCO - Novell, a software company that rose to power along with Intel-based computers but failed to keep up with rivals such as Microsoft and Red Hat, announced Monday an end to its independence with a Microsoft-boosted $2.2 billion acquisition by Attachmate. Under the agreement, privately held Attachmate will pay $6.10 per share for
CUPERTINO, Ca. ? Apple announced that its latest operating system update for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users was available Monday. iPad users will now be able to multitask by switching from one app to another, organize apps via folders, and more easily jump from one e-mail inbox to another. Owners of Apple's popular tablet
LIVONIA - TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has won its first contract to supply an integrated Driver Assist System and chassis control unit for a major European car manufacturer. TRW will begin to supply the control units, known as the Safety Domain ECU or SDE, in 2013 for 2014 model year applications. The SDE integrates a
WASHINGTON ? Small businesses interested in exporting now have a new online tool to help them tap into the global marketplace to grow their business. Developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration, Six Steps to Begin Exporting is the latest tool in the National Export Initiative toolbox to help
WEST BLOOMFIELD ? First it was Simple Pumpkin Face, a Mr. Potato Head for the iPhone. Now Captain Moustache is back with the next Holiday-themed iPhone ap, the dreidel, a virtual top that lets users earn Hanukkah shekels (Israeli coins), and beat opponents competing for the biggest pot of chocolate coins. A dreidel is the