Most of the carbon reduction comes from not shipping phones with a manual
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2009
How Do Phones Go Green?
You can improve the manufacture of phones - and then there's the problems of chargers and recycling
HP Puts Wired And Wireless In The Wall
New ProCurve device does all your networking from inside a wall socket
Dell Uses More Renewable Energy
The manufacturer has made progress on green power, but the green movement may hurt it in in future - as users hang onto kit for longer
Digital Minister Tom Watson To Stand Down
Tom Watson, the man credited with being the UK government's first blogger and encouraging use of open source is leaving the government
Nokia Ships N97, With Ovi App Store
The N97 mobile computer comes with high expectations - and a price tag to match
McNealy And Ellison Share Stage At Java One
Ellison said the new Oracle will consider building Java-powered netbooks and phones
IBM Awarded For AIDS Work
IBM has won accolades for new mathematical prediction models to help determine the best drug combinations for any given HIV genetic variant
Seinfeld Rumoured To Host Palm Pre Party
The hope is that the Palm Pre smartphone will be as much fun as the event which will also benefit US combat veterans
Microsoft Sets Ship Date For Windows 7
Rumors abound that Windows 7 will also be ported onto mininotebooks, aka netbooks
CA Expands Cloud Computing Capabilities
The Cassatt deal will add to CA's Lean IT initiative and give it more expertise in data center infrastructure management and automation
XP Mode Could Make Windows 7 A Must-Have
Windows XP mode will be a major selling point for Windows 7- and it's the single feature that will make most companies jump at the chance to have Windows 7, says Don Reisinger.
Dell, HP And Sun Get Behind AMD’s Istanbul Opterons
AMD's Istanbul gets encouraging nods from all the right people
New OpenSolaris: Faster And Better
Sun's new OpenSolaris 2009.06 is faster - and has better networking thanks to Project Crossbow
EC: Time For Europe To Share Open Source Secrets
The European Commission wants more government departments to share open source project code and learnings
EMC Outbids NetApp For Data Domain
NetApp was ready to pay dearly for Data Domain - but EMC just pushed the price up
Government Open Source: Doomed Without Political Will
Government IT departments can't get open source intalled without political backing, according to a senior figure in the iconic Munich open source migration
Microsoft Bing Goes Live Early
Microsoft hopes that Bing will allow it to claim more market share in the competitive search-engine arena, which is dominated by Google
Global Chip Sales Down 25 Percent
The latest numbers from the Semiconductor Industry Association show that worldwide chip sales fell 25 percent from April 2008 to April 2009
Psion And Intel Settle Over Netbook Name
The fight centered on whether a company could own the right to the term “netbook.”
Hackers Compromise 40,000 Web Sites
Security researchers at Websense say the tactics are reminiscent of the notorious RBN group
Google To Knock Heads With Amazon Over eBooks
Analysts have noted that the eReader space will only become more crowded as more companies try to capitalise on the trend
One In Five Businesses Break The Data Protection Act
And BSI has a new standard out that might help everyone pull their socks up
AMD’s Istanbul Goes Head To Head With Intel
AMD has announced its 6-core Istanbul chip. How will it fare against Intel's 8-core Nehalem EX?
NASA To Offer Innovation Advice To NHS
Space experts will join speakers including dot-com innovator Martha Lane Fox at an upcoming health service conference
US To Fingerprint Visitors On Departure And Arrival
Non-US citizens will now have to give digital fingerprints on exit as well as entry
Google Android On 20 Handsets This Year
Although Android is open-source, manufacturers will be able to sign distribution deals with Google in order to pre-install their phones with more options such as Google Apps
IBM Luring Unix Customers Onto Linux Mainframes
IBM, which is seeing a continued resurgence in the mainframe space, is offering new migration services and financial incentives in hopes of luring away some HP and Sun Unix customers
Obama Declares IT A Strategic Asset
In a speech today, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to treat the country's digital infrastructure as a strategic asset and announced the creation of the position of cyber-security coordinator
Early Review In For Palm Pre
Palm Pre, the smartphone that Palm hopes will revive its ailing fortunes and provide a viable smartphone competitor to Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry, was reviewed by The Boy Genius Report