CUPERTINO, Ca. - A week after launching iOS 9, Apple has fixed the first set of bugs for the new mobile software, led by the Slide to Upgrade that had caused devices to freeze when attempting to install the new operating system. In the release notes, Apple mentions fixes for three other issues, including one
CUPERTINO, Ca. - A top Apple executive said Tuesday that measures have now been taken to prevent any more malicious apps to be found in the App Store, like the dozens reported last week. Phil Schiller, the company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said the source of the tainted apps was a program called
SAN FRANCISCO – Because of so many data breeches in the past year, the price for personally identifiable information – what the bad guys need to steal a person’s identity, has fallen from $4 to just a buck, a new report contends. In Trend Micro's new report – Understand Data Breeches - the security company
WARREN - A former Farmer Jack grocery store that Wayne State University renovated into its Advanced Technology Education Center has been certified as the university’s first ever LEED Gold building because it uses 30 percent less energy than a standard building of its size and use. The 40,000 square-foot ATEC opened in fall 2014. Gold is
TROY - Automation Alley Wednesday launched 7Cs Second Stage, an extension of Automation Alley’s exclusive entrepreneurship program, created to accelerate the growth of Southeast Michigan’s small businesses and startups - with a specific focus on advanced manufacturing. 7Cs Second Stage will be eligible to any technology or manufacturing-based company from five to 100 employees in
GREEN BAY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday announced the expansion of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge to include most of St. Martin Island and all of Rocky Island in Lake Michigan. The expansion adds another 1,290 acres to the 330-acre refuge, part of the Grand Traverse
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. – The submission deadline for the Ideation Competition of the first MTConnect Student Challenge has been extended to December 15 to allow students not only more time to develop and submit their ideas, but also enable more students to participate. The MTConnect Student Challenge offers all U.S. college students (undergraduate and graduate;
EAST LANSING - Richard Lunt, of the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been awarded the 2015 Ovshinsky Sustainable Energy Fellowship, a national prize from the American Physical Society to support research in energy sustainability. The award, named for Stanford R. Ovshinsky, encourages the development of low-cost technologies that do not rely on fossil
TROY - Altair Wednesday announced that FluiDyna has joined the Altair Partner Alliance, adding nanoFluidX and ultraFluidX to its software portfolio. Both software bring new capabilities to HyperWorks customers. nanoFluidX is based on a particle-based method for fluid flow simulation, and ultraFluidX applies the Lattice Boltzmann Method to study external aerodynamics. Both technologies utilize graphics
KALAMAZOO - Catalyst University is now accepting applications for its 2nd annual Makers’ Mart competition scheduled for January 28, 2016, at Wings Event Center. The winning maker will win $2,500 in cash plus $2,500 worth of legal, marketing and accounting consultations. The application deadline closes October 2. Last year’s Makers’ Mart winner was Handmade Kalamazoo. Melissa
