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Top Smartphones With the Best Refresh Rate For Online Gaming Activities

Mobile gaming has become a ubiquitous pastime, with billions of smartphone owners worldwide enjoying the convenience and accessibility it offers. For an optimal gaming experience, a smartphone's refresh rate plays a pivotal role in determining how smoothly images and animations appear on the screen. This article delves into the top smartphones in 2024 that stand

By |2024-02-28T09:57:11-05:00January 31st, 2024|Guest Columns|

J.D. Power: GenZ’ers Use Phones More, Have More Network Problems

TROY–While younger wireless customers typically have higher phone usage than older customers, they also experience more network problems, according to the recently released J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study Volume 1. Specifically, the study found that Gen Z customers use their phones more than 300 minutes per day on average, while Pre-Boomers

By |2024-01-24T12:34:28-05:00January 24th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Hacker Shares Signs That Tell When Bad Guys Are Inside Your Phone

DETROIT - Cybercriminals may live in the shadows of the digital world, but a professional hacker has shared signs that they are lurking in your smartphone. ‘White hat’ hacker Laura Kankaala was trained to be ethical but uses malicious techniques to help the average person stay safe. Laura, who is Threat Intelligence Lead for Finnish

By |2023-12-14T09:10:13-05:00December 11th, 2023|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Before You Head To The Airport For Your Thanksgiving Travels Read These Warnings

SAN FRANCISCO - Some of the busiest travel days of the year in the US are over the Thanksgiving and winter holidays. CNET.Com says lots of people at airports will be using their smartphones to surf the net and charge their devices ahead of a long flight. That makes airports prime targets for hackers. Here are a few tips

By |2018-11-15T17:16:13-05:00November 15th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

mophie To Expand Southwest Michigan Operations, Create 65 Jobs

KALAMAZOO - Smart phone battery case manufacturer mophie will expand its Texas Township distribution operation creating 65 jobs - with the help of a $375,000 Michigan Business Development Performance grant. mophie will invest $685,000 to complete the project in the small city southwest of Kalamazoo. Michigan was chosen over a competing site in Utah. Founded

By |2016-12-09T17:28:03-05:00December 8th, 2016|Entrepreneurs|

U-M Researchers Study Dendrites – Suspected Of Causing Smart Phone Battery Fires – To Create Batteries That Could Store 10 Times More Energy

ANN ARBOR - Dendrites, whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries and can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, are the bane of next-generation lithium batteries. While they usually spread under cover of darkness in a closed cell, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan has spied on them

By |2016-10-19T17:45:51-04:00October 19th, 2016|New Products / Contracts, News|

Using GPS Or Smart Phone Apps To Monitor Employee Activity

LANSING - As technology continues to evolve at a dizzying speed, it has provided employees with immense amounts of flexibility and mobility when it comes to the ability to perform work outside the office.  Technology also gives employers the ability to track all sorts of information on their employees through the use of Global Positioning

By |2016-09-23T10:24:15-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Trident Spyware Invades Apple iPhones Unless You Update Immediately

CUPERTINO - If you have an iPhone be afraid, be very afraid. A terrifying new spyware, dubbed Trident, can break through the security protection to read texts and email, record calls (including WhatsApp and Viber calls), track your location and turn on your phone's camera and microphone. Trident exploits three zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS 9 to form

By |2016-08-26T09:48:31-04:00August 26th, 2016|Cyber Defense, News|

M2 Techcast: AT&T Offers Exclusive On Galaxy S7 Active – Bonus VR Glasses, Or Smart Watch

ROYAL OAK - The Galaxy S7 Active, exclusive to AT&T, it’s an all metal smartphone (instead of plastic), that is water resistant and shatterproof up to a fall of five-feet. Also available for AT&T is the Oculus VR Glasses that works with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, slightly larger smart phones than the

By |2016-06-25T17:41:14-04:00June 25th, 2016|M2 TechCast, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|