CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple could have a lot more in mind for the multitouch user interface found on the iPhone. A recent Apple patent filing spotted by Macsimum News, among others, covers technology described as a "multitouch gesture dictionary." The patent application reads: It's basically a way of assigning certain tasks, such as opening an
LANSING ? Liberal bloggers across the nation zeroed in on Michigan on Friday when it came out that the Senate servers have closed access to a liberal-based blog that has been sharply critical of Michigan Republicans. Officials said the access to "Blogging for Michigan" was closed down so it could be determined if the blog
LANSING ? Michigan Department of Treasury officials hope to be able to close $415 million in securitization of tobacco funds by August 20. The money will be pumped into the School Aid and general fund to help keep cash flowing. The issue has been priced and the offering document, called in the bond and financial
LANSING - August could become a pivotal time in terms of moving the stalled 2007-08 budget, legislative sources said Wednesday, as House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford Twp.) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) are preparing to hold an extensive series of meetings on the budget. Sources indicate that both Houses could be preparing for
LANSING - The Michigan House Appropriations Committee was slated to make decisions on all of its education-related budgets but instead will leave that until next week as the chair said the bills were not ready Wednesday. There was some talk that there are changes being made to the School Aid budget (HB 4359) that were
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Mac users must wait until next year for fresh versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint: Microsoft has moved its intended launch of Office for Mac 2008 to January from the second half of this year. "We had hoped to hit the Christmas selling season, but now we hope to target Macworld" in
SOUTHFIELD ? Metastorm has acquired Proforma Corporation, which provides modeling software to make business process management run smoother. Proforma?s US operations are based in Southfield. Exact financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Metastorm CTO Greg Carter was reported saying Proforma was on track to earn about $20 million in sales for 2007,
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm Wednesday launched her No Worker Left Behind job training program, which will provide up to two years of free tuition for 100,000 state residents any Michigan college or university that leads to a degree in a needed high-demand job ? such as biotech and renewable energy - or gains the
LANSING - Though Minnesota and federal investigators are still trying to determine why a highway bridge in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle said such a catastrophic collapse in Michigan is unlikely. There are bridges in the state in need of repair, but none still in service have reached the point
DETROIT - Wayne State University has awarded nearly $2.4 million in investments in four programs, including seed grants for interdisciplinary research in Computational Biology ? part of WSU?s efforts to develop an institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award proposal for the National Institutes of Health. The program, now in its fifth year, was divided into