EGHAM, United Kingdom - Global sales of smartphones topped 1.4 billion units in 2015, up a whopping 14.4 percent from the year before, Gartner Inc. said in a report released Thursday. But in the fourth quarter of last year, smartphone sales only increased 9.7 percent from the same three months in 2014, the slowest growth
WASHINGTON DC - Wind energy installed more electric generating capacity last year than any other energy source in America, contends a report by The American Wind Energy Association. “These impressive results drive home the point that Wind is a cost-effective solution that makes business sense,” said Chris Brown, President of Vestas, Americas. “More than 500
ANN ARBOR - Data center Online Tech has been named to the 2016 Managed Service Provider 500 list in the Hosting Service Provider 100 category. This annual list recognizes North American solution providers with cutting-edge approaches to delivering managed services. Channel Company RN's MSP 500 list is divided into three categories: the MSP Pioneer 250,
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is now accepting applications for its 2016 Summer Science Camps. Incoming high school sophomores, juniors and seniors have their choice of several camps in June and July. Both day and residential camp options are available. All camps are held in Lawrence Tech’s state-of-the-art laboratories on its Southfield campus. Among the
DETROIT - As part of Comcast’s multi-million dollar nationwide commitment to improve customer service, the company will open a new XFINITY retail store in Detroit’s Midtown on Feb. 22. Located at 3907 Woodward Avenue at the corner of Selden St., the new 1,770 square-foot space is designed entirely around the needs of customers, providing them with
TROY - With the convergence of the automotive, telecommunications, information technology, and insurance industries it has become imperative to have a common frame of understanding in the Connected Vehicle space. GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, a leading online education company for automotive professionals, is partnering with Mobile Comply, an international leader in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle certification and training.
ANN ARBOR - While Americans can do a lot of little things in their daily lives to help reduce carbon emissions, driving a vehicle that gets better gas mileage is by far the best way for an individual to combat climate change, University of Michigan researchers said in a report released this week. The study
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Small Business Development Center and Small Business Association of Michigan launched a joint research project designed to help determine what resources small and medium-size Michigan companies need for future success. The research project kicked off February 10 with a survey of small business owners to learn more about what kind
ANN ARBOR - The spacecraft engine that will help take humans to Mars may be based on a University of Michigan prototype. NASA gave this dream new credibility by funding a spaceflight propulsion system to be built around a tabletop-sized thruster developed by Alec Gallimore, the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering
LANSING - The Pure Michigan marketing campaign was honored this week with a gold and two silvers at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International’s Adrian Awards. “We have tremendous stories to tell about the leisure travel experience in Michigan and we strive to find new and engaging ways to share these stories in all
