CUPERTINO, Ca. ? Apple said Monday that its first weekend sales for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus topped 10 million units, another record. Apple didn't break out sales between the two models, though the iPhone 6 Plus seemed to be a much harder device to find over the weekend. "Sales for iPhone 6 and
LANSING - Nominations open Sept. 29 for the 2015 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program, a prestigious annual competition that recognizes successful growing businesses and their supporters. The winners will be honored at the 11th annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event on May 7, 2015. Last year, nearly 1,000 people attended the state?s premier awards
LANSING - Michigan's sales tax revenues topped $7 billion for the first time in history during the 2012-13 fiscal year, a report from the Department of Treasury shows, but the tax base is "being eroded rapidly" by increasing retail sales through the Internet and mail order. So-called remote sales sapped an estimated $410 million from
SOUTHFIELD - The United States is joining an international student competition for robot design for the first time this year, and on Sept. 27, Lawrence Technological University will host the first-ever national championships to determine who will represent their country at the World Robot Olympiad. The competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 4
DETROIT ? After an intense review process by the judge?s panel, 54 semifinalists have been selected to compete for more than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes in the fifth annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Businesses from as far as the United Kingdom, India and throughout the United States, applied this year?s competition. Applications
CUPERTINO - Apple Inc. said it received more than four million orders of its two new iPhone 6 models in the first 24 hours on Sept. 12, surpassing the previous record first-day pre-orders set in 2012 when Apple released the iPhone 5. The surge in interest has marketers as well as consumers intrigued. Jon Elvekrog,
TROY - Detroit Labs was named Technology Company of the Year at the 14th annual Automation Alley Gala last Friday at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by Foster Swift Collins & Smith) was David Wang and Ronny Chiang of BEET Analytics Technology. This year?s Awards Gala featured a special
DALLAS - AT&T Friday announced it will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, beginning September 19 in AT&T retail stores. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available for $0 down on AT&T Next. Customers can get up to $300 in trade in value when trading in
DETROIT - Compuware Corp., Michigan?s largest pure play IT company, announced Wednesday that it plans to move its mainframe support business to a separate company that will operate under the Compuware name. Chris O?Malley will be the president of the new Compuware. O?Malley was named president of Mainframe Operations in July. Prior to joining Compuware,
CUPERTINO, CA. - In an ambitious blitz of new products, Apple Inc. unveiled a pair of larger-screen iPhones, a sleekly designed smartwatch and a new payment system allowing users to make store purchases with a smartphone. Apple said the new products would go on sale Sept. 19. The new iPhones will have 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch