Innovation

Flood Hack Creates Applications To Help UK Flood Relief Effort

Flood Hack brings together UK tech community

11 years ago

Google Launches World’s Largest Solar Power Project

Ivanpah solar plant will look to power more than 140,000 California homes

11 years ago

UK Economy Being Hit As Businesses Suffer “Connectivity Deficit”

Survey believes UK businesses could be losing up to around £30bn growth due to lack of flexible working

11 years ago

Twitter Starts Taking Applications For ‘Data Grants’

A few lucky research organisations will get free access to the platform's public and historical data

11 years ago

EU Carbon Trading Chokes On Data Centre Diesels

Data centres burn almost no diesel, but the EU's carbon trading scheme is taxing them by mistake, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

NHS Choices Website Typo Sends Users Into Malware Danger

Coding error added one letter to a linked domain, leading to threats affecting NHS site visitors

11 years ago

Windows 8 Tablets Speed Up London Underground Maintenance

Tube Lines says Windows 8 is better than paper (and the iPad) for keeping London moving safely

11 years ago

Apple Wants Solar Power For The iWatch – Report

Despite publicised difficulties, Apple wants a smartwatch you don't have to charge, using solar or kinetic energy

11 years ago

Fujitsu To Merge Smartphone And Wearable Technology Businesses

Japanese manufacturer is looking to consolidate its business arms to better refocus its strategy

11 years ago

EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring

London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks

11 years ago

Microsoft Builds Its Waste-Powered Dream Data Centre

Microsoft's plan for a data centre that makes its own electricity sounded fanciful. Peter Judge is pleased it's becoming reality

11 years ago

Infinity SDC Opens Flagship Data Centre In Slough

The Home of Horlicks is becoming the data centre capital of the UK

11 years ago

Equinix To Open £47.5m Data Centre In Slough

Built to LEED specifications, the new facility could become “the most advanced data centre in the UK”

11 years ago

Smart Meters Really Are Saving People Money – British Gas

Nine out of ten customers have managed to improve their energy usage habits thanks to smart devices

11 years ago

Sugar-Powered Battery Could Be Your Phone’s Next Boost

Breakthrough from American scientists means your smartphone or tablet could be sugar-powered in just a few years

11 years ago

Google Agrees Swedish Wind Power Deal For Finnish Data Centre

The company will buy all energy produced by 29 wind turbines for the next ten years

11 years ago

Microsoft Readies Zero-Carbon Data Centre

Microsoft to utilise biogas derived from local municipal waste for clean data centre energy

11 years ago

Open Source Mobile Networks Could Solve Rural ‘Not-Spots’

Lime Microsystems says its transceiver technology can make it cheaper for rural communities to get 3G and 4G

11 years ago

Jimmy Wales To Lead Charity MVNO The People’s Operator

Jimmy Wales targets "viral growth" and US expansion in his role as co-chair

11 years ago

MWC 2014 Will Be World’s Largest Carbon Neutral Trade Show

GSMA plans to make MWC 2014 the most environmentally friendly ever

11 years ago

Sharing Your Healthcare Data Is The Ethical Thing To Do

The NHS wants to share your healthcare data. Gayna Hart tells us that the scheme is safe - and it…

11 years ago

Can We Clean The Blood Off Our Gadgets?

Some people doubt whether Intel can clean bloodstained "conflict minerals" from its supply chain, but Peter Judge applauds it for…

11 years ago

Iceotope Raises $10 Million For Liquid Cooling In Data Centres

The tiny start-up from Sheffield is making waves in the liquid cooling market

11 years ago

Airware Says Drones Could Save Rhinos From Extinction

The developer of drone autopilot solutions helps fight poaching in Kenya

11 years ago

Npower Asks Developers For Energy-Saving Apps

£10,000 prize on offer to winning designer of a new energy-monitoring app

11 years ago

Google To Pay £2bn For Home Electronics Start-Up Nest

Two former Apple executives will join Google as part of the deal

11 years ago

Computer Aid Receives Royal Warrant To Recycle The Queen’s Computers

Organisation is the first UK charity to receive a Royal Warrant

11 years ago

CES 2014: ZTE Shows Off Eco-Mobius Modular Phone Concept

Innovative design will let users upgrade and improve their device whenever they want

11 years ago

Microsoft Hints At Green IT Priorities For 2014

Microsoft's chief environmental strategist opens up about Redmond's main environmental priorities in 2014

11 years ago

Here’s a Toast To Liquid Cooling!

Liquid cooling dominates the Green500 list - even though it doesn't full measure efficiency, says Peter Judge

11 years ago