DETROIT - Microsoft aims to have Windows 10 on one billion devices. Will yours be one of them, ask the experts at Internet Advisor on WJR. Shane Hamelin of CompTech Services and his fellow tech experts Gary Baker, Ed Rudel and Cal Carson tackle some of the big issues that may determine Microsoft's future. To
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan talks about the Internet of Things conference sponsored by aimWest, Michigan Technological University students design cooling devices for military body armor, and ITInTheD.Com moves into its new broadcast studio near Royal Oak. To listen, click on http://www.internetadvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA-1603-MiTechNews-5-10-15.mp3
FERNDALE - With all of the chaos and excitement going on with our new studio, this one took a little bit to get out. Our apologies about that, but episode 90 marks a major milestone for us, and so we hope you enjoy it. Self.Conference, women in technology, making a career change into I.T. All
NOVI - ITC Transmission, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., the nation's largest independent electricity transmission company, Wednesday announced its Thumb Loop high-voltage transmission project is complete with the energization of the third and final phase of the project. ITC invested an estimated $510 million to build the 345,000 volt (345 kV) line, which
NOVI - Toyota made a big splash at last year's Motor City Comic Con, with the help of a special SpongeBob Squarepants-inspired Toyota Highlander. Well, Toyota is back again this year, and so is SpongeBob Squarepants - in the form of a one-of-a-kind SpongeBob Sienna minivan. For the second consecutive year, Toyota headlines a
ANN ARBOR - HiveLend was awarded Best of Boot Camp at the conclusion of Ann Arbor SPARK's 26th Entrepreneur Boot Camp. HiveLend is a web-platform enabling communication between farmers and beekeepers through a proprietary, matching algorithm. HiveLend was chosen as winner by a panel of investors and industry experts who rated Boot Camp participants' pitches.
LANSING - Voting on a party-line basis, the Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committee on Wednesday reported a controversial three-bill package repealing the state's prevailing wage laws which dictate wage and fringe benefit rates to be paid to construction workers on state projects. Although Governor Rick Snyder has previously stated that he has no interest in signing
LANSING - Michigan Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall on Wednesday said the Senate is in the process of developing a road funding solution and he is hopeful it can be introduced in the next couple of weeks. "It won't be anything rash, believe me. It's going to be well thought-out," Kowall (R-White Lake Township)
NOVI - Cooper-Standard Holdings, the parent Company of Cooper-Standard Automotive, Monday announced the appointment of Ronald A. Frisbie to vice president of North American operations. Frisbie will oversee the Company's North American operations and report to Bill Pumphrey, senior vice president and president of North America. He is based at the Company's North American headquarters
LANSING - The Small Business Association of Michigan Annual Meeting June 18 will feature representatives from Shinola and Stormy Kromer who will discuss the importance of building a brand, tips for growing a business and how their Michigan roots have impacted their success. The annual meeting will include recognition of the 2015 Small Business Legislator