WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday reaffirmed the principle that the First Amendment protects free speech in the digital age, rejecting a 2005 California law that severely restricted the sale of "violent" video games to minors. The statute had been blocked from taking effect by lower court rulings in suits brought by industry
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Google Android chief Andy Rubin tweeted today that "over 500,000 Android devices" are now activated each day around the world. Moreover, he said that activations are growing at a rate of 4.4 percent week-over-week. That figure becomes more significant when one considers that just last month at Google's I/O Conference, the
WASHINGTON - The United States Supreme Court said the state of California cannot ban the rental or sale of violent videogames to children. The high court on Monday agreed with a federal court's decision to throw out California's ban on the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation Wednesday awarded nine women in various stages of their academic or professional careers with laptop stipends and scholarships. Now in its ninth year, the competition received 86 applications. This year?s scholarship winners are: Rasmeet Singh (hometown: Sterling Heights) Beth Hadley (hometown: Novi) Erica Green (hometown:
LANSING - A new "economic competitiveness benchmarking report" released Monday by a group that backed many of Gov. Rick Snyder's early economic moves finds that the state's climate for doing business has improved. However, Business Leaders for Michigan, the expanded statewide version of the CEO group Detroit Renaissance, contends that Michigan?s competitiveness with other states
ANN ARBOR ? The dining and lodging industries got higher marks from consumers, but the airline industry continues to score very low on the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The report covers satisfaction with the quality of products and services provided by airlines, hotels, full-service restaurants, fast food, and express delivery and mail services. Airlines: Poor
SINGAPORE ? A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns Internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything else. Under guidelines approved Monday, Apple could register addresses ending in ".ipad," Citi and Chase could share ".bank" and environmental groups could go
LONDON - A 19-year-old U.K. man has been arrested on suspicion of hacking and online attacks, the U.K.'s Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday. Last night's arrest was part of "a pre-planned intelligence-led operation" that also involved cooperation with the FBI, according to the Metropolitan Police. Following the arrest, the man was brought to a London police
LANSING ? Michigan committee hearings on legislation to authorize a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will continue, but Senate Republicans said late Thursday that the bills will not move until sometime after the Legislature's summer recess. The decision, at odds with Governor Rick Snyder's request that the Legislature pass the legislation by July
LANSING - There would be about 25 to 35 truly competitive Michigan House seats under a new legislative map drawn by Republicans that will be unveiled Friday, Gongwer News Service has learned. And unlike the current map, the remainder of the "safe" House seats for Democrats and Republicans would be pretty evenly split. Last-minute negotiations