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Haiti Gets 1,000 Solar Mobile Phones
Solar-powered phones could keep aid workers and survivors in touch, despite the lack of basic infrastructure
German Government Advises Citizens To Avoid IE
More than 20 companies including Google may have been hit by hack attacks, made possible by a flaw in Microsoft's browser
Computer Games Sales Down 8 Percent
The NPD Group reports that despite a strong December finish, full-year video game sales came in 8 percent below last year's record-setting revenues
China Google Attack Code Circulating On Internet
Attack code linked to the Internet Explorer vulnerability exploited by hackers in recent cyber-attacks against dozens of companies is circulating on the Internet
US Lawmakers Propose China Internet Customer Ban
Lawmakers push legislation that would prohibit U.S. Internet companies doing business with China from sharing customer information with Beijing
IBM and APC Collaborate On Portable Data Centres
Businesses now have the option of buying IBM's Portable Modular Data Centre that comes integrated with a new power and cooling architecture
Greening The Data Centre – What You Need To Know
From HVAC to rack density to hot/cool aisles, eWEEK looks at the computing models and energy-saving practices to focus on for the biggest rewards
Cisco’s New SAN Tools To Connect With UCS Fabrics
New SAN tools from Cisco can direct data traffic using any protocol from any node to any device within a Cisco fabric
Tech Companies Offer Aid To Haiti
Google, Microsoft, Apple and a variety of other tech companies have signaled that they will donate funds and employee resources to help Haiti recover from the earthquake
Wireless Company Aruba Bids To Manage Wired LANs
Newest version of wireless management product controls client devices and wired networks – and multi-vendor equipment
Government Pledges To Close Over-65 Digital Divide
Up to 20,000 residents of sheltered housing over the age of 65 could be provided with Internet access under the government's Get Digital scheme
Telecom Emergency Team Deploys To Haiti
Telecoms Sans Frontieres is attempting to re-establish communications in Haiti following the earthquake, but severe damage to the country's capital is hindering efforts
Skype Hires Sony Ericsson Exec As New Chairman
Skype has made Miles Flint, former president of Sony Ericsson Mobile, its new chairman
HP And Microsoft Team Up Over Cloud Tech
Microsoft and HP have announced a plan to collaborate on engineering, sales and marketing initiatives for enterprise hardware and software
Intel Attacks Ignorance Of US Authorities
Intel says the Federal Trade Commission has no understanding of the processor business and has faulty knowledge of graphics technology
IBM Chief Executive Lays Out Smart System Vision
In a recent speech in London, IBM chairman, president and CEO Sam Palmisano laid out IBM's vision of the next decade as the decade of the smarter system
IBM Says Green Spending Lets Companies Save Long Term
IBM figures that for every dollar saved in energy drawn from the wall, a company saves £4 to £6 in operational costs as a result.
Forrester Predicts IT Spending Rebound In 2010
With the dismal numbers of 2009 that resulted from the global recession, spending on technology will grow substantially in 2010 in most regions, according to Forrester
VMWare Acquires Email Specialist Zimbra
Continuing on its mission to bring greater simplicity to users of its cloud platform, VMware has announced its agreement to acquire Zimbra, a provider of email and collaboration software, from Yahoo
Google’s Bid To Resell Power Is Primarily Capitalistic
Google Energy has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the right to buy and resell electricity to consumers as it seeks to keep its data centres fed with power
ntl:Telewest Tells Apprentices ‘You’re Hired’ Despite Difficult Recovery
ntl:Telewest appears to agree with graduate recruitment groups, which say businesses risk their own future if they cut back on hiring new talent
Alcatel Lucent Vows To Boost Network Efficiency 1000-Fold
The Green Touch consortium, led by Alcatel Lucent's Bell Labs, promises it can cut the energy used by the world's data networks by a factor of 1000
Twitter Hiring Push Focuses On Security And Products
In a sign of Twitter's increasing commercial focus, the micro-blogging site has announced it is to hire 27 new employees in a push for profitability
MOD Dragon’s Den Funds Intelligent Networking Tech
The MOD's military technology fund has invested in a new product called Bubblephone, which could be used to help troops stay in contact in Mountainous areas
Government Hails Recession-Busting European GPS-Rival Contracts
A UK company has won the contract to create a European rival to GPS, but the satellites themselves are to be built by a German manufacturer in Bremen
US FCC Questioned Over Net Neutrality Decision
The FCC faces tough questions about its legal authority to penalise Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer traffic from BitTorrent
Microsoft Requests Judicial Review Of Word-Ban Case
Microsoft requests that all 11 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit review a long-running case between the software giant and i4i
Green IT Investments Return Despite Uncertain Recovery
In its quarterly look at green IT, Forrester found that as the global recession begins to ebb, businesses are starting to ramp up investments in green IT
Nvidia Looks To Tablets With New Tegra Chip
Nvidia unveiled its next-generation Tegra processor which it is targeting at the tablet PC and low-cost notebook space