SOUTHFIELD ? Verizon Wireless has been rated the top network in Michigan for overall network performance. The report comes from RootMetrics in its second U.S. State RootScore Reports. Verizon Wireless also scored highest in the categories of Data, Reliability, and Speed. Verizon Wireless won or tied for the RootScore Overall Network Performance Award in 47
TROY - The US Army last week signed a three-year contract renewal of up to $10 million for the Alley to study military equipment for which components or materials are limited or unavailable, as well as to reverse-engineer and create technical specifications for manufacturers to build replacements. The Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Flash-based storage continues to move from being an expensive niche technology targeted at a few workloads to a more mainstream technology. According to the International Data Corporation, the broader availability of products, a growing level of familiarity with the benefits of solid state technologies, and declining prices are all adding to the
LANSING - The Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation presented $16,000 in scholarships at its board of directors meeting August 6 to fund post-secondary studies in culinary arts, restaurant management, or similar field. ?These scholarship recipients represent the best-of-the-best students in Michigan interested in a career in the restaurant and foodservice industries,? said Ken Wasco,
SOUTHFIELD - The Engineering Society of Detroit has brought Robert Magee out of retirement to serve as interim executive vice president of the nonprofit organization until a permanent successor can be found for former executive director Darlene Trudell, who left ESD several weeks ago to pursue other opportunities. ESD Director of Communications Matt Roush declined
SOUTHFIELD - Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Partner Dennis J. Donohue has been named chair of the Mining and Mineral Extraction Committee of the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources. An experienced environmental law attorney, Donohue will serve a one-year term leading the committee, which provides a forum for research, study and
EGHAM, United Kingdom - Sales of Chromebooks will reach 5.2 million units in 2014, a 79 percent increase from 2013, and nearly triple to reach 14.4 million units in 2017, a new survey reports. "Competition in the Chromebook market is intensifying as more vendors launch Chromebooks, with eight models in the market in 2014," said
TRAVERSE CITY - Researchers at Volkswagen Group?s Electronics Research Laboratory are developing intuitive forms of communications between driver, car and the external environment, leveraging three elements crucial for connected driving - the car, mobile devices and cloud. ?The end-to-end user experience is the key success factor to providing more connected intelligence services to our customers,?
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. during July fell just shy of the all-time high, reports researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased last month was 25.6 mpg, just off the record-high of 25.7
TROY - Automation Alley welcomed 15 new member organizations in July. Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley has expanded to include nearly 1,000 businesses, educational institutions and government entities from the city of Detroit and the surrounding eight-county region. ?I would like to personally welcome our 15 new member organizations to Automation Alley. It