FRAMINGHAM, Mass. ? The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014, moving past the 300 million unit mark for the first time in its history. According to final data from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 301.3 million smartphones worldwide in
GRAND RAPIDS ? Veteran journalist Rod Kackley said after decades of writing straight news copy, or reading it on the radio, he was ready to write something fun. Now he has, publishing the second of three books of fiction centered on his imaginary town of St. Isidore, where unusual happenings ? read kidnappings and suicides
DETROIT ? Jim Hayes joined the Sports Illustrated Detroit office in 1967 and then the native New Yorker spent the next decade falling in love with the Motor City. Hayes, most recently the publisher of Fortune, has taken on a new job in his new home ? co-directing the Detroit Homecoming, an attempt to recruit
NOVI ? If you?re a senior level business professional, particularly in finance, with 25 years or more of experience, then Patina Solutions wants to hear from you. Patina, a national professional services consulting company, has come to metropolitan Detroit. Managing Partner Jennifer Johnson said Patina is hired by companies that need specific professional services on
CUPTERTINO, Ca. - Mass production of a new full-sized iPad has begun, with the tablet expected to be unveiled by the end of the current quarter or early next quarter, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Manufacturing complications may restrict output of the device, the publication said, due to a new anti-reflection coating being added to make the
SAN FRANCISCO - The first Verizon Wireless smartphones to run voice calls exclusively over the 4G LTE network won't hit the market until the first half of 2016, so says Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo, speaking to Wall Street at an investor conference on Tuesday. Shammo said the company plans to begin offering voice
LANSING - The Michigan Chamber of Commerce will be launching a statewide private health insurance marketplace at the start of September, it announced Tuesday, to help meet growing demand from employers as they try to comply with health the Affordable Care Act. "Regardless of what happens with the Affordable Care Act, Michigan will soon have
SOUTHFIELD - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has launched a new Data Solutions Practice Group, making it the first ? and only ? law firm in Michigan to provide an integrated team approach to full life-cycle support for business data. More than 30 experienced attorneys, records management specialists, data and information technology specialists and paralegals
LANSING - Software developers are invited to participate in the state?s Code Michigan event in October and gain an opportunity to not only build mobile and web applications, but also win $7,000 in cash prizes. Only 185 slots are available in three locations statewide. ?Code Michigan is an exciting opportunity for civic-minded developers and designers
DEARBORN - Join Ford and hundreds of developers as they embark on an unprecedented journey in Las Vegas in September at the Connected Car Expo at CTIA's Super Mobility Week that includes a one-day conference, overnight hackathon and app competition that could take the winners from Vegas to L.A. and back to Vegas. Ford wants