LANSING - With the 2015-16 higher education budget now in place, three universities announced tuition decisions, with the University of Michigan saying its tuition would increase by 2.7 percent for in-state undergraduate students in 2015-16. The university's board of regents acted Thursday afternoon, but did not approve the increase unanimously. The vote was 6-1 with
FERNDALE - Even widespread power outages couldn't stop Episode 96 of our weekly live podcast from happening. We lost one guest due to the reschedule due to travel commitments, but we were joined by some really great guests for some fun discussions about everything from best practices with making and using video, an event
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan tells the audience on the Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM in Detroit what they get from MITechNews.Com. Eight content partners, audio podcasts, and soon video podcasts. It's all free. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IA-1627-MiTechNews-6-13-15.mp3
DETROIT - Gary Baker, Ed Rudel, Foster Braun, and Shane Hamelin answer your computer and technology questions during the second hour of Internet Advisor on WJR. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IA-1628-Hour-2-Listener-QA.mp3
DETROIT - Michael Antaran, CEO of Marvel Apps in Royal Oak wants to give you a reason to get out and walk around your community, for your good health and for your town's economic well being. Mike joins us in studio to talk about Carrot, a free app, on both iOS and Android platforms, that
DETROIT - Zack Wigal joins us in studio to talk about this latest effort by Gamers Outreach to help sick children trapped in the antiseptic world of hospitals during their treatment. Our own Shane Hamelin is an ardent gamer and will be our special co host for the segment that focuses on a program to
SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Tuesday launched the Android Security Awards program, offering researchers who seek out bugs and flaws in Android to make some cash on their discoveries. Google has assigned a $500 bounty on "Moderate" severity bugs, but will double that to $1,000 for "High" severity and hand over $2,000 for "Critical" bugs.
SAN FRANCISCO - Millions of Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners may be at risk of eavesdropping of calls, theft of data and installation of malware - and there isn't much they can do about it. The flaw is found in Swiftkey keyboard software preinstalled on 600 million of the South Korean electronics giant's smartphones, mobile security
MIDLAND - Startup companies will showcase new automobile technology during an Auto Tech Forum hosted by MidMichigan Innovation Center at the Midland Holiday Inn, June 24. Participating businesses will discuss breakthroughs for energy efficiency in vehicles, such as battery electrode technology and lighter-weight materials, as well as other innovations like "touch recognition" software for on-board
DEWITT - Forensic Foundations Group, a forensic sciences consulting company, was profiled in the June National Association for the Self-Employed's Self-Informed magazine. John Collins Jr., president and founder, was featured in the Member Spotlight. Collins has been a local member of NASE since he launched his small business in 2013. Prior to launch Forensic Foundations