DEARBORN - Ford's next-generation navigation system debuted on the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKS this summer with 11 other 2009 models scheduled to get this new technology as well. They include the Ford F-150, Expedition, Escape, Edge, Explorer, Super Duty, and Econoline; the Mercury Mariner and Mountaineer; and the Lincoln MKX and Navigator. "Ford's goal
DEARBORN - A fleet of Ford 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engines hopes to prove that this new technology will deliver years of reliable V-8 power with V-6 fuel economy to customers when it goes into production next year. "EcoBoost was engineered with a relentless, disciplined focus on quality that required a zero-defect mindset from engineers as
SOUTHFIELD - Jeffery Kocsis has been named to receive the da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter for his work with new treatment strategies for people with MS. Kocsis received his Ph.D. in 1976 from Wayne State University and has a long history of research and publications on transplantation-based
SAN JOSE - eBay on Wednesday unveiled a new e-commerce site for shoppers of environmentally friendly and fair-trade goods in a bid to win over eco- and socially conscious shoppers. The online auctioneer will add a new retail component to its fairly new community site WorldofGood.com, which targets people who care about healthy living and
SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe on Tuesday said it will release an update to its flagship Creative Suite software bundle on September 23. The company has offered few details of the planned CS4 release, CNET News.Com reported. The current iteration of the suite, CS3, is offered in several configurations that include various combinations of the company's
GRAND RAPIDS - AimWest's Sept. 17 meeting will take a look at Twitter, the social networking site that lets you and your peeps tell the world what you are doing at any given time, no matter how seemingly mundane or inane. Interact with our panel as they discuss how organizations are using these technologies to
TRAVERSE CITY - The Edge Technology Group has joined Appia Communications nationwide network of partners that provide managed IT and telecommunications services to small and midsize companies and organizations. Edge Technology Group provides strategic planning, hosting, development, advisory, coordination and management of IT and real estate projects. Now the company will add Appia's voice, data,
LANSING - With a growing gap in jobless rates between those with a four-year degree and those without, the state should do more to bolster benefits to people without advanced education and should increase training opportunities for adults who want to return to school, the League for Human Services said in a recent report. The
SAN FRANCISCO - The auto-suggest feature of Google's new Chrome browser does more than just help users get where they are going. It will also give Google a wealth of information on what people are doing on the Internet besides searching. Provided that users leave Chrome's auto-suggest feature on and have Google as their default
LANSING - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick appears prepared to accept a plea agreement and plead guilty before Wayne Circuit Chief Judge Edward Ewell on Thursday morning. Should that happen it would effectively end the hearing that Governor Jennifer Granholm now has underway to determine if Kilpatrick should be removed from office. No plea agreement has