DETROIT - Interested in seeing some of the great app technology being developed and used by Michigan companies? Now is your chance! Mobile Monday Detroit is providing an opportunity for six Michigan companies to present their apps at the August 10th Mobile Monday Detroit event at TechTown. The event will begin at 6 pm at
AUBURN HILLS - Mac-OU INC client company Coupon Wallet invites you to participate in their 24-hour hackathon Aug. 14. First place is a laptop computer. Coupon Wallet has an extensive RESTful API for creating, managing, tracking, clearing, and using coupons digitally. The hackathon challenge is to create an application on any platform (i.e. website, Android,
LANSING - While Michigan must continue working to ensure adequate electric resources beyond 2016, the Public Service Commission officially declared Thursday that the projected shortfall in 2016 is likely not as big as previously implied by a regional survey. "Michigan's focus on making sure there is an adequate reserve of capacity revealed that efforts have
DETROIT - The two self-proclaimed computer geeks who brought ITInTheD.Com to Detroit two years ago announced Thursday they have now launched a podcast network and are inviting other commentators to join them. Podcast Detroit Radio Network co-founders Bob Waltenspiel and David Phillips already have a new Ferndale recording studio from which they already have launched
SOUTHFIELD - With one simple click, you can expose yourself to cyber criminals. While cybercrime is a threat to everyone, I'm especially concerned for those senior citizens who've been slower to adapt to technology. This group is more likely to fall prey to cyberbullying and be emotionally abused, harassed or threatened online. Embarrassed by their
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Amtrak station unveiled Thursday a prototype retractable setback-shuttle platform that will provide safer and faster boarding on its trains for all passengers including those who use a wheel chairs, seniors, and those who need assistance with luggage and strollers. The platform, developed by RLE International of Madison Heights, mechanically
STERLING HEIGHTS - Coupon Wallet is hosting its first Coupon Wallet Hackathon August 14 at the Macomb-Oakland University to inspire growth and awareness for the tech industry in Metro Detroit. In recent history, the Detroit area has suffered an exodus of tech talent as young people entering the job market seek opportunities and
LANSING - A blockbuster ballot proposal unveiled Thursday by a liberal group would raise the Corporate Income Tax from 6 to 11 percent and put the resulting $900 million in new revenue toward roads. The proposal is a voter-initiated act, so supporters will need to gather signatures from at least 252,523 registered voters to put
DEARBORN - Members of The Engineering Society of Detroit got an up-close look at the newest addition to Dearborn's magnificent historic attractions - the John D. Dingell Transit Center - in an exclusive, members-only tour Wednesday. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/22/esd-tours-dearborns-award-winning-dingell-transit-center/
WARREN - Five early-stage businesses from Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties will receive a total of $275,000 in funding in the inaugural round of awards from the Innovation Fund Macomb. http://technologycentury.com/2015/07/21/macomb-innovation-fund-funds-five-tech-focused-startups/