LANSING - Within two years, all of the schools in the state will be connected with a dedicated network as part of the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grants, the State Board of Education was told Tuesday. The grants, $41.5 million for the current fiscal year and $50 million each of the prior two years, were designed
DETROIT - AT&T Wednesday announced that it will add the Nexus 6 by Motorola, to its industry-leading device portfolio. Pricing and availability will be announced later. The Nexus 6, designed by Motorola and powered by the latest Android 5.0 operating system, is AT&T?s first Nexus device. Beautifully showcasing a new Material Design aesthetic, the Nexus
SAN FRANCISCO - Third-party services that let Snapchat users back up their photos and videos - and that Snapchat claims it tried to shut down - are at the center of the latest Snapchat hack. An enormous, 13-gigabyte library of photos and videos from an estimated 200,000 accounts had been saved through apps and websites
WARREN - Students from elementary through high school will demonstrate their ability to design, program and build autonomous robots at Lawrence Technological University?s Halloween RoboParade on Oct. 25 at the Expo Center on the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Many of
SAN FRANCISCO - Russian hackers have exploited a bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system in order to target computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and the telecommunications and energy sectors, according to security firm iSight. In a blog post Tuesday, Dallas-based iSight, in collaboration with Microsoft, said the zero-day vulnerability impacts all supported
SAN FRANCISCO - Older Web technology continues to be dogged by revelations that show how insecure it is. A trio of Google security engineers proved that the encryption standard Secure Socket Layer can be circumvented thanks to a new vulnerability they dubbed "POODLE." POODLE is a new security hole in Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 3.0
MENLO PARK, Calif. - In today?s competitive hiring environment for technology professionals, how can executives retain their top talent? Keep them engaged with a defined career path, achievable goals and training opportunities, suggests a new Robert Half Technology survey. Forty-five percent of information technology (IT) workers polled said being stuck in a job with few
AUBURN HILLS - For 36 years, the National Institutes of Health have funded Dr. Frank Giblin's research on cataracts. This fall he will expand his work with a four-year grant totaling $1.5 million. "It's unusual to have a grant for 36 years with the same title and grant number," Dr. Giblin said. Dr. Giblin is
DETROIT - In May, Verizon Wireless announced the introduction of XLTE in Michigan. Now it's expanding the service into additional markets including Adrian and Menominee. Verizon Wireless now has XLTE in more than 400 markets. XLTE also is operational in thirteen other Michigan markets; Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Mt. Pleasant, Saginaw- Bay City, Muskegon, Marquette, Iron
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