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PC Sales Decline Worldwide For 12th Consecutive Quarter

STAMFORD, Conn. - For the 12th consecutive quarter, Personal Computer shipments declined worldwide. The latest downturn was for the third quarter of 2017, when 67 million units were shipped, down 3.6 percent from the year before. "While there were signs of stabilization in the PC industry in key regions, including EMEA, Japan and Latin America,

By |2017-10-12T14:00:33-04:00October 12th, 2017|IoT|

Grand Valley State University Gets Grant To Help Veterans Complete Degrees

ALLENDALE - Grand Valley State University received a $1.3 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program, providing free academic support services to low-income veterans who want to complete degree programs. President Thomas J. Haas said he is pleased that Grand Valley is the second university

By |2017-10-12T13:51:15-04:00October 12th, 2017|News|

CloudTech1 Offers Free IT Network Assessment, Free Month Of CloudCare1

ROCHESTER HILLS - CloudTech1 is offering a very compelling incentive to the Michigan business community as a way to introduce itself as your next Managed IT Service provider - a FREE network assessment, a FREE security assessment, and a FREE month of its CloudCare1 Managed IT Services - incentives worth thousands of dollars. There is

By |2017-10-12T11:51:17-04:00October 12th, 2017|Guest Columns|

Steve Case Talks Hot Technology Trends In Michigan

ANN ARBOR - In part two of this interview with AOL Co-Founder Steve Case, who currently is on his Rise of the Rest roadshow in Ann Arbor, Case talks about hot technologies in Michigan, including what he calls the Internet of Everything, Connected Tech, and Autonomous Vehicles. He's interviewed by MITechNews.Com Editor and Publisher Mike

By |2017-10-15T13:48:25-04:00October 11th, 2017|Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|

AOL Founder Steve Case Talks Ann Arbor And Why He’s Investing $100K In Michigan Startup

ANN ARBOR - AOL Founder Steve Case brought his Rise of the Rest Venture Capital roadshow to Ann Arbor Wednesday where he meet with other private equity finance, state and city officials at Zingerman's Roadhouse. He was interviewed by MITechNews.Com Editor and Publisher Mike Brennan. During this 2,600-mile trip, Case will personally invest $500,000  ($100,000

By |2017-10-13T10:17:59-04:00October 11th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Michigan Science Center Kicks Off Fall With Cool STEM Events For Teachers, Students

ROYAL OAK - The Michigan Science Center is kicking off fall with a number of exciting activities and events for teachers, students and community members of all ages. MISci CEO Tonya Matthews provides all the details in this segment of M2 TechCast. Super Sparks: All Access Program – Super Sparks optimizes the MiSci experience for

By |2017-10-10T19:15:35-04:00October 10th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

WMed Innovation Center’s Cochrane Outlines October Workshops – Return Of Venture Tuesday

ROYAL OAK - Three cool events for tech entrepreneurs in Southwest Michigan are on tap in October from the WMed Innovation Center in Kalamazoo. And center director Sandra Cochrane details business, crowdfunding and the return of Venture Tuesday in this segment of M2 TechCast. Oct. 25: SBDC Workshop “Business Resource Essentials,” 9:00-12:00, Multi-Purpose Room. Discover

By |2017-10-10T18:47:28-04:00October 10th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Vectorform’s Vazzano Talks VR, AI, IoT And Digital Transformation

ROYAL OAK - Vectorform co-founder Jason Vazzano talks about his digital transformation company in Royal Oak that works with Amazon, Walt Disney and other big players to help them innovate, another of the Tech248 Member interviews conducted by Irene Spanos with Oakland County government. Vazzano’s company is a big player in the IoT (Internet of

By |2017-10-20T22:05:23-04:00October 10th, 2017|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Motown Records Czar Berry Gordy Jr. Estate Auction Starts Oct. 12

DETROIT– A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own items from the Motown Mansion, the home once owned by Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy Jr., will take place during an estate sale and global auction to be held at the estate October 12. “This home is an important part of the fabric of the City of Detroit, and

By |2017-10-10T17:30:44-04:00October 10th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Traverse City Event: How Technology Is Impacting Business, Education, Economic Development

ROYAL OAK - Matt McCauley, COO of Networks Northwest, describes an interesting event coming up on Dec. 5 in Traverse City that will bring together the entire state to offer a conversation around how business, economic development and education are dealing with the impact of technology on their industry sectors. The interview is conducted by