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
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. ? For the second year Lawrence Technological University will host two conferences on the use of digital technology in the humanities, Network Detroit: Digital Humanities Theory and Practice, on Sept. 26, and THATCamp on Sept. 27. Digital technology has revolutionized scholarship and research in the humanities, and now mobile devices are changing the
CANTON - Three students from Canton will compete to represent the United States in the World Robot Olympiad after winning the open category at the statewide competition held at Cranbrook Schools on Sept. 4. Christopher Geng, Charles Liu and James Xue of Canton competed as the Robocruisers S team and took first place in this
LANSING - In saying the state is making "tremendous progress" and faces the possibility of "going back to 2009," if he is not re-elected, Governor Rick Snyder said Friday that big businesses did not get that much from the 2011 tax change, more companies are looking to locate in Michigan since the adoption of the
LAS VEGAS - AT&T announced Friday six voice-enabled applications for the company?s connected car platform that provide drivers with new solutions for safety, infotainment, and convenience ? all hands free. The apps will be available to auto makers to include in their connected car options packages to provide drivers with a wider range of services
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan?s Mobility Transformation Center has announced a diverse group of companies - auto manufacturing, suppliers, intelligent transport systems, insurance, telecommunications, data management and mobility services ? have created a major public-private initiative to develop a commercially viable system of connected and automated vehicles in Ann Arbor by 2021. Connected
WALKER - Meijer Inc. will hire 4,800 new part-time seasonal employees in Michigan for the Holiday rush, and another 5,500 in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. The retailer has opened nine new stories this year and also expects a huge surge in shopping related to the upcoming Holidays. This year marks a 10 percent hike
FOLSOM, Ca. ? Michigan was one of three states to earn a grade of A in the 2014 Digital States Survey, released this week, which evaluates state government?s ability to improve internal processes and better serve citizens. Other states earning an A are Utah and Missouri. Two years ago in the last survey, Michigan also
LANSING - As the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault and the Brain Injury Association of Michigan filed an appeal with the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association be found subject to the Freedom of Information Act, the groups also released a report, based on currently public information, showing the MCCA is
DETROIT- The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for August hovered just above the three-month average and well above the value that suggests economic growth. In a show of confidence, more than 93 percent of the respondents believe the Southeast Michigan economy will remain stable or become more stable over the next six months. The tale