LONDON - O2 announced O2 Lease, the first smartphone leasing service in the United Kingdom that enables new or existing O2 customers to lease a new smartphone for one year with no upfront payment. The cost is �55 per month including insurance, 750 minutes, unlimited text and 500 MB of data. Small businesses will also
ANN ARBOR - CytoPherx announced it has closed a $34 million funding round that will be used to complete U.S. clinical trials and gain FDA approved for the anti-inflammatory therapy for acute kidney injury. A large syndicate of investors co-led by Early Stage Partners, Onset Ventures and Capital Midwest Fund, participated in the round. Dr.
SAN FRANCISCO - A recent survey from The Ponemon Institute and PC Tools reveals a real gap between how aware Americans think they are of Internet scams and how likely they actually are to fall for them. For instance, 47 percent of U.S. respondents identified an online survey with a prize as either a scam
DETROIT - Following the successful launch of the iRule cloud-based universal remote control system for Apple's iOS, the company has released iRule for Android, featuring all the same functionality and customization available in the iOS version. iRule is an application that transforms the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad, and now Android devices, into a universal remote
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University will host the Business Professionals of America Regional Competition for West Michigan high school students on Jan. 6. Approximately 400 students representing 20 area schools will converge on Davenport's W.A. Lettinga Campus to compete in more than 50 business and technology events. ?Business Professionals of America is a great opportunity
ANN ARBOR - Join hundreds of attendees as they take advantage of learning and networking opportunities with fellow entrepreneurs, funding sources and entrepreneurial resources at this year's Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship on January 31 at Skyline High School. ACE'12 is the culmination of GLEQ's Fall Business Plan Competition where winners and cash awards are announced.
LANSING - Detroit's Cobo Center has earned Green Venues Michigan Steward certification from the Michigan Energy Office, which encourages venues to implement environmental initiatives and cost-saving "green" practices. ?Cost-saving green business practices have been extremely positive for job creation and retention in the hospitality sector,? said Martin Dober, vice president of new markets of the
LANSING - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was the favorite to win the Michigan Republican presidential primary next month before last night's Iowa caucuses, and his eight-vote victory there over former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum appeared to do little to change that dynamic. There are still seven states that will hold primaries and caucuses between
LANSING - While Michigan House Republicans are confident they have found a long-term solution for the funding of heating assistance for the poor, the funding of energy efficiency projects that used to come out of the same pot of money will be much different. The plan that Rep. Kenneth Horn (R-Frankenmuth) came up with after
BIRMINGHAM - Let this be the day that you change your password practices. On December 24th, 2011, Anonymous, the group of hackers that includes anyone who chooses to adapt that label, announced that they had broken into the servers of the defense intelligence organization Stratfor. Despite Anonymous? belief in a vast military-industrial-government conspiracy, Stratfor is