SAN FRANCISCO - MacWorld is reporting that a program on the iOS App Store may be detected as containing malware, but in analysis the program is not considered to be malicious. After its readers wrote in about the potential of malware in a game called Simply Find It that is available on the iTunes App
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan's master's degree program in entrepreneurship, a joint program between U-M?s Ross School of Business and College of Engineering, awarded its first 17 students degrees last Friday. "The University of Michigan is ideally positioned to deliver such a program," said Ross School Dean Alison Davis-Blake. "Our top-ranked business and
LANSING - The official State of Michigan Web site has undergone a facelift, using a responsive design that detects a visitor?s screen size to automatically adjust the full site content to display correctly, even on mobile devices. The site averages more than 3.1 million unique visitors per month with more than 5.6 million visitor sessions
LANSING - Pure Michigan on Monday kicked off its $5 million summer advertising campaign in local markets throughout the Great Lakes region. The television and radio ads feature 34 private sector partners and will air in key regional markets and statewide through June. The advertising budget for the spring/summer campaign is $4,833,681, including $1,502,779 committed
DETROIT - NewME Accelerator is inviting local technology entrepreneurs to participate in the Detroit PopUp Accelerator In late May. NewME PopUps bring together entrepreneurs working on innovative technology products for an in-depth, high-intensity weekend of collaboration and production. The three-night event features one-on-one coaching from NewME experts, a two-part workshop titled ?The Art of the
TROY - Automation Alley?s new slogan is "Technology's Matchmaker for Business." In its just released 2012 Annual Report, the Southeast Michigan technology marketing organization details just how the organization is putting those words into action ? by pairing companies with growth opportunities. ?At Automation Alley, we?re committed to building business relationships that bring partners together
DEARBORN - The May 14 MIT Enterprise Forum welcomes Don Baker Jr., a co-founder of Safford & Baker, who will present a tool entitled a Capital Fundraising Plan through which companies may assess and plan their milestones, fundraising rounds, valuation and equity stock dilution along the path to growth. Developing a Milestone Based Capital Raising
MIDLAND - On May 30, the MidMichigan Innovation Center will host its fifth annual innovation and entrepreneurial showcase, "Heading for the Big Leagues" at the Dow Diamond facility in Midland. The ceremonial first pitch begins at 10 am with a special workshop offering by MMIC called Best Shot: Hitting Your Target Market. This celebratory event
SAN FRANCSICO - As Consumer Reports shows in its annual "State of the Net" report, carrying a modern mobile phone is a heckuva convenience but creates all sorts of problems that go beyond what most people realize. The magazine interviewed 1,656 adult smartphone users and extrapolated the results nationally, CNET News.Com reported. ? Many users
SAN FRANCISCO - The Electronic Frontier Foundation is warning that some companies should not be trusted with your data, but some should, and actively fight on the user's behalf. Out of the 18 major Web and technology companies listed in the latest report from the U.S. privacy and civil liberties group, only six firms had