SAN FRANCISCO - So, which is more secure to use, the iPhone or the Android? Neither, according to security experts who say the two fastest-growing smartphone platforms are different but comparable. The main difference is that Apple must approve all apps distributed via the Apps Store, which is the only way to get apps on
DETROIT ? Jack Miner is the newest support leader for TechTown's SmartStart program bringing with him more than 20 years experience working with startups and Fortune 500 companies, most recently in Battle Creek. Miner also manages TechTown's partnership with Hebrew Free Loan, a private community organization that has pledged $300,000 in small business loans for
MANISTEE ? Huge wind turbines could pop up in Manistee farmlands in 2012, generating enough electricity to power 30,000 homes, while employing nearly 300 workers in a rural county hard hit by the recession. Duke Energy of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been quietly contacting farmers in Manistee and Benzie counties to see if they would
ANN ARBOR - Sometimes it's luck and sometimes it's timing ? and yet other times it's the sheer genius of a wacky idea. Join the New Enterprise Forum July 15 to hear from a panel of creative, inventive entrepreneurs who have discovered and capitalized upon unusual or untapped market needs to build successful businesses. Panelists
SAN FRANCISCO - General Electric Chief Executive Jeff Immelt unveiled perhaps the best-looking electric vehicle charger yet invented at a big marketing shindig Tuesday morning in San Francisco. Called the WattStation, the charger was created by San Francisco designer Yves Behar and his co-workers at fuseproject, his design company. The WattStation looks a bit like
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Department of Transportation has analyzed dozens of data recorders from Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles involved in accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and found that at the time of the crashes, throttles were wide open and the brakes were not engaged, people familiar with the findings told the Wall Street Journal.
ANN ARBOR - Internet2 has appointed H. David (Dave) Lambert, chief information officer for Georgetown University, as its new president and CEO effective Tuesday. He replaced Internet2's first president Douglas Van Houweling, who was recruited from the University of Michigan. The announcement of Lambert's appointment comes on the heels of the news last week that
ANN ARBOR - Accuri Cytometers said Monday the company has completed a $6 million Series E preferred stock financing. The financing included current investors Arboretum Ventures, Baird Venture Partners, Fidelity Biosciences, Flagship Ventures and the InvestMichigan! Program co-managed by Credit Suisse. Accuri plans to use the proceeds from the Series E financing to support expansion
SWARTZ CREEK - Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately owned specialty pharmacy, announced Monday that Robert Fleckenstein will serve as the Vice President of Operations overseeing the day-to-day operations of Diplomat's National Distribution Center, Patient Service Operations, Call Center, Oncology Department and other patient facing services at Diplomat's Corporate headquarters. Because of Fleckenstein's prior
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK will kick off its fourth Shifting Gears program this fall. Applications to the 2010 Shifting Gears program are due on September 3. Leading up to the fall Shifting Gears program, SPARK also announced five information sessions beginning August 3. Shifting Gears, an intensive four-month program, provides professional career coaching