ANN ARBOR - Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. was up last month - its highest mark since last August, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans and SUVs purchased in May was 25.5 mpg, up from 25.2
TROY - Automation Alley on Wednesday announced it has extended the registration deadline to June 10 for its #hack4detroit event, a 24-hour hackathon scheduled for Grand Circus Detroit on June 12 where the winning team can earn a $5,000 check. Participants in the upcoming #hack4detroit event will use the city of Detroit's new Open Data
ALLENDALE - Software developerBizStream is offering its fourth session of BizStream Academy, a summer coding bootcamp aimed towards those with a burgeoning interest in software development. The academy kicks off on June 12. This free program gives a crash course in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX and GitHub. The academy also offers an advance
GRAND RAPIDS - Mobile Michigan Musings host Melissa Birnie interviews Dan Lohrmann,Chief Security Officer & Chief Strategist at Security Mentor, Inc., and most recently, Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan, to learn more about Internet of Things and the security challenges we face as IoT becomes more prevalent. Lohrmann will be further discussing
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Technology and Intellectual Property law firm Young Basile is Great Lakes Angels' newest sponsor. Young Basile is the only Michigan-based law firm with offices in Silicon Valley. Clients include software publishers, social media companies, hardware manufacturers and service providers, ranging from start-ups to industry leaders like Google, Netflix and Synopsys. Young Basile
NASHUA, N.H. - Open source devotees aren't quite as addicted to Apple as other people online, but they still use Apple overwhelmingly over other products and systems, a new survey contends. Web application developer Eldarion conducted an online survey of people who use and contribute to open source, people who use open source but don't
NOVI - Magellan announced its new Off Road Vehicle Navigation platform available to automotive OEMs and power sport vehicle OEMs at the TU-Automotive Detroit trade show at the Novi Expo Center. Designed specifically for the off-roading enthusiast, the Magellan ORV Navigation platform allows off-road enthusiasts to plan, track and save trail rides and dirt
DETROIT - Mike Ammann, CEO of San Joaquin Valley Partnership, joins us once again in studio to talk about developing and mentoring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley's neighborhood. Mike also brought along a new member of his extended family. John Osment, soon to be Mike's nephew by marriage, is also the founder of Roomble.org a website
DETROIT - Dave Phillips and Bob Waltenspiel join the IA crew to talk about their brand new recording studio in Ferndale and their incredibly popular weekly podcast that is heading toward 1 Million listeners each week. ITintheDis one of the hottest new tech podcasts on the Internet and it's homegrown right here in the Ferndale.
DETROIT - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the TU Automotive conference, the ITIntheD.Com boys, and the website's newest content partner, Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA-1618-MiTechNews-5-30-15.mp3