SAN FRANCISCO - Your Android-based smartphone could be watching just about everything you do, Android security researcher Trevor Eckhart argues in a video posted earlier this week. In the nearly 20-minute video clip, Eckhart shows how software developed by mobile-device tracker Carrier IQ logs each keystroke and then sends them off to locations unknown. In
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - BioSeek, LLC, a subsidiary of Asterand plc, announced Wednesday that the first research milestone has been achieved in the multi-year drug discovery collaboration with Ono Pharmaceutical Co. BioSeek is applying its proprietary BioMAP platform to perform phenotypic screening, hit identification, lead optimization and clinical candidate selection on a target selected by
LANSING - After several attempts by Democrats to make changes on the floor were rejected, the first piece of Governor Rick Snyder's special message on infrastructure is set for final passage. But the bills are not on the agenda for Wednesday's session. The bills would allow county boards of commissioners to take over the powers,
LANSING - How much telecommunication companies should pay to run fiber optics under state-owned rail trails is a point of contention on a bill the Senate Energy and Technology Committee took up Tuesday. A substitute for SB 499 would require an application fee up to $350 and companies to pay 5 cents per linear foot
RESTON, VA. - Cyber Monday reached $1.25 billion in online spending, up 22 percent versus year ago, representing the heaviest online spending day in history and the second day on record to surpass the billion-dollar threshold. ComScore also reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending for the first 28 days of the November ? December
ANN ARBOR - Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest has announced the appointment of three new board members: Ken Kousky, chief executive officer, MidMichigan Innovation Center; Remos J. Lenio, a founder and principal, Hartwick Capital Group LLC; and Paula Sorrell, managing director of entrepreneurship, Michigan Economic Development Corporation. GLEQ is a nonprofit organization designed to accelerate the
FERNDALE ? Grooveshark, an online music search engine, music streaming service and music recommendation software application, announced Monday that its first branded device is available for pre-sale with Ferndale-based Livio Radio. The Grooveshark Kit by Livio allows users to wirelessly connect their Android phone to any car with a cigarette lighter 12-volt charger and an
DETROIT - iRule LLC, a developer of cloud-based software that allows home electronics to be controlled by iOS devices, said Monday it had completed its round A financing. Terms were not announced. Leading the financing was CPoWeR Ventures, the venture capital arm of Compuware Corp., Envy Capital, and several Michigan angel investors. Compuware?s CTO, Paul
LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans say they have found a way to avert a potential major crisis this winter for low-income residents facing utility shutoff notices. Rep. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) chair of the House Energy and Technology Committee, said two bills will be introduced Wednesday that should ensure people have access to those emergency funds.
SAN FRANCISCO - Best Buy, Amazon, Verizon, and Dell launched Cyber Monday deals featuring discounted laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Best Buy is calling its sale "Cyber Week" and puts Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, and Toshiba laptops at the top of the list on its launch page. All three come with Windows 7 Home Premium, CNET News. Com