SEATTLE - Amazon on Tuesday revealed its newest device, the Echo Show, its first smart speaker with a built-in touchscreen. The new device was announced just weeks after Amazon presented the Echo Look, its first Echo with a built-in camera. While Echo devices have been all about using your voice so far, this new gadget
PHILADELPHIA – Comcast has launched Xfinity xFi, a personalized Wi-Fi experience that provides a simple digital dashboard for customers to set up their home Wi-Fi network, find their password, see what devices are connected, troubleshoot issues, set parental controls and even pause Wi-Fi access on their home network during dinner or bedtime. The xFi experience
GRANDVILLE - Managed Service Provider Trivalent Group has hired three new employees and promoted another. Those appointments include: Aaron Darland has been appointed Account Manager for Trivalent’s Mid-Michigan Branch currently located in Mt. Pleasant. Aaron previously served as Trivalent’s Team Lead for Inside Sales and has been with the company for 15 years. He lives
AUBURN HILLS - John Tews has joined The Millerschin Group as a vice president. His focus will be on transportation, alternative energy, and life sciences industries. “We’re excited to have John on board,” said TMG president Erin Millerschin. “He’s a PR professional with a proven record of success in all facets of communications. His experience
ANN ARBOR - Oakland County roared out of the recession with a job growth rate of 2.4 percent per year from 2009 to 2016—outpacing both the nation's and Michigan's job growth in the same period. Job growth for the next three years is forecast to average 2 percent per year or an increase of more
ZEELAND – Organizers of the Advanced Manufacturing Expo will be holding this year’s event in metro Detroit (AME-East), as well as Grand Rapids (AME-West). In response to last year’s record attendance showcasing technology solutions to improve productivity and profitability, a new Hall of Metalworking has been added in Grand Rapids. Sponsored by Creston Industrial Sales,
GRAND RAPIDS - AT&T plans to launch ultra-fast 1 gigabit internet service in parts of the western Michigan area, starting with parts of Grand Rapids, on a 100 percent fiber network to homes, apartments and small business locations. AT&T already launched its ultra-fast internet service in parts of 52 of the nation’s largest metro areas.
TROY - Automation Alley on Tuesday opened registration for a global conference in November scheduled for the Renaissance Center that is aimed at helping companies understand Industry 4.0 and help their global competitiveness. The conference, called Integr8, aims to advance attendees’ knowledge and understanding of Industry 4.0 and to help companies enhance their global competitiveness. It
GRAND RAPIDS - Open Systems Technologies has been named a 2017 Tech Elite 250 company by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company. OST, which has received this recognition for eight consecutive years, is one of 250 companies to be recognized nationally, and one of only nine in Michigan. Tech Elite 250 companies are an
NOVI - Spring is a great time of year to clean out all the old junk - even in IT. Do you have servers or laptops collecting dust? Red Level is here to help. Join Red Level's annual Tech Spring Cleaning lunch on April 13 from noon to 2 pm. Lunch will be served throughout
