CUPERTINO - Apple is developing a new iPhone to debut this summer and also appears to be working on a model for U.S. mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless, sources told the Wall Street Journal Monday. While Apple has unveiled a new iPhone every June or July since launching the product in 2007, the new model
LANSING - The final bills in a legislative package to allow motorists to pay a $10 fee when they renew their annual vehicle registration to receive a permit to use any state park or boating access site are on their way to Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The Passport Bill, SB 389, passed last Thursday in the
LANSING - The Michigan Senate made a major change Thursday to legislation that would ban motorists from texting while driving as they made the violation a primary offense, allowing police to ticket drivers for texting without having to first pull them over for committing another infraction. What made the move so surprising is that the
LANSING ? If you're a business executive that wants to compete in the second round of the Emerging 200 Initiative developed by the Small Business Administration, you need to apply by close of business March 31. Last year, 16 Detroit-based small businesses successfully completed this in-depth training program for senior executives. Graduates of the program
GRAND RAPIDS and BIRMINGHAM - MITechNews.Com, an online technology news portal, announced a media partnership with IT-Harvest, a security news portal, that will include combined news, podcasting, live events and advertising to a nationwide audience of security professionals. MITechNews.Com includes a Security section that features news, information and events listings. That news is packaged every
DETROIT ? Wayne State University's TechTown has had a cafe serving its tenants for years. Now the cafe is under new management, with a new look, new menu and new catering capabilities ? a service the campus community could really use. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
DETROIT - The Ligon Research Center of Vision, a multidisciplinary center of the Kresge Eye Institute of Wayne State University, has received a $1 million gift from the Edward T. and Ellen K. Dryer Foundation to establish an endowed professorship. ?The trustees of the Dryer Foundation are delighted to support groundbreaking research into a cure
LANSING ? Eric Swanson, director of the Office of Shared Solutions, talks about how Michigan is trying to bring broadband Internet connections to the rural parts of the state in this Cyber Defense Update podcast interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>
LANSING ? Trent Carpenter, the new Chief Information Security Officer for the state of Michigan, is in charge of keeping the bad guys out of the state's computer network ? a task made even more difficult by the tough budget he gets from the state legislature. Meet Trent in this Cyber Defense Update podcast interview.
LANSING ? Ken Theis, Michigan's chief information officer as well as the new director of the Michigan Department of Management, Technology and Government, provides an overview of the state of technology in Michigan government in this Cyber Defense Update podcast interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.JenesysGroup.Com a>>