EGHAM, U.K - Worldwide sales of mobile devices totaled 440.5 million units in the third quarter of 2011, up 5.6 percent from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Non-smartphone devices performed well, driven by demand in emerging markets for low-cost devices from white-box manufacturers, and for dual-subscriber identity module devices. Sales into the
LANSING - In what environmentalists view as a threat to efforts by Michigan and other Great Lake states to control the introduction of new invasive species to those waters, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a U.S. Coast Guard funding bill Tuesday that sets a lesser ballast water standard than Michigan and other states now
LANSING - Five years of Pure Michigan national advertising is just beginning to buff up the state's rust-belt image. After the state had spent $67 million for the slick campaign featuring the voice of Michigan native Tim Allen, a survey done for the state found that Michigan still ranked in the middle of the pack
LANSING - Pure Michigan. The sweeping lake vistas. The woods afire with autumnal splendor. The powdery snow covering a tranquil field. And over each image, the resonant voice of Tim Allen. And behind these ads, the state of Michigan has spent $67 million since 2006 in a bid to draw more tourists ? and their
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Justice said today that it has uncovered a large, sophisticated Internet scam ring that netted $14 million by infecting millions of computers with malware designed to redirect their Web searches to sites that generated ad revenue. Six people have been arrested in Estonia and a Russian is being
LANSING - The Michigan House Commerce Committee took testimony from Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville on Thursday on his bill which directs how the state would divide $25 million in incentives to film, television and video game projects made in the state. Under SB 569 , productions would receive a 32 percent credit for Michigan
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder's veto pen might get its first use with Snyder unsupportive of a bill sent to him Thursday by the Legislature that would largely prohibit state departments from issuing rules stricter than federal regulations. Before breaking for a two-week recess, both chambers were actively finishing a package of bills dealing with
LANSING - Michigan would comply with the federal health care reform law by setting up its health exchange - a website called the MIHealth Marketplace - under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday although Republicans then took the step of reaffirming their opposition to "Obamacare." Similar to Orbitz.com, under the legislation Michigan's website would
GRAND RAPIDS ? Van Andel Research Institute and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Thursday announced participation in a Dell-funded national initiative based on technology developed by VARI and tested in collaboration with Spectrum Health to support a personalized medicine trial for pediatric cancer. The Dell-funded research will be conducted by the Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research
KANSAS CITY - A recent poll shows that the so-called millennial generation ? those ages 18-34 ? are an entrepreneurial lot, but a few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy. ?Fifty-four percent of the nation?s Millennials either want to start a business or already have started one. They recognize that entrepreneurship is