LANSING - The next four years will be more about fitting programs to people than is current practice, Governor Rick Snyder said after being sworn in for his second term Thursday. He said the state would become a leader in encouraging students into career and technical education programs. Snyder said he would release more details
DETROIT ? ITInTheD posts its last podcast of 2014 and announces its first casual networking event of 2015 January 15 at the back room of the Blackfinn in Royal Oak. 5pm start time, no cover charge to get in, no sales pitches, no agendas, no nonsense. Just good, solid opportunities to get to know some
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will reach a total of nearly 1.3 billion units in 2014, representing an increase of 26.3% over 2013. But looking ahead, IDC expects 1.4 billion smartphones to be shipped worldwide in 2015
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. ? Within the next five years, more than 90% of all IoT data will be hosted on service provider platforms as cloud computing reduces the complexity of supporting IoT Data Blending. "The Internet of Things will give IT managers a lot to think about," said Vernon Turner, Senior Vice President of Research. "Enterprises
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Worldwide market revenue increased 9.6% quarter over quarter, but declined -7.7% year over year in the third quarter of 2014.` The International Data Corporation Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Equipment Qview showed mixed results in the third quarter of 2014 with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 9.6% compared to the second quarter,
CUPERTINO - Apple has a lot to do to top 2014. This year, Apple introduced larger screen iPhones, showed off its first wearable and launched a mobile-payments service. That was on top of updates to its Mac and tablet lines and improvements in its mobile and computer software. Apple also made its biggest acquisition ever
SAN FRANCISCO - Let's face it, 2014 was a terrible year for computer security, leaving everyone feeling a little more vulnerable. Hackers stole 56 million credit card numbers and 53 million email addresses from Home Depot between April and September. They took contact information for 76 million households and 7 million small businesses from JPMorgan's
SAN FRANCISCO - Players around the world are now breathing a sigh of relief as they settle into some long overdue gaming during the holiday break. Starting around December 24, two of the largest online gaming services, Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live, were disrupted in a high-profile denial-of-service attack, which was resolved a
SAN FRANCISCO - Japan is boosting its online defenses for fear of becoming the next victim of a North Korean cyberattack, according to a new report. The Japanese government is formulating a possible diplomatic response and improving its cyberdefenses in the event that its networks are hacked by North Korea, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing comments
NOVI - Events of 2014 have trigged more changes in Michigan?s energy landscape than we?ve seen in a number of years. More renewable energy is coming online, and plans are being made to shut down number of coal-based generation units around the state as new federal clean air standards phase in. Each of these changes