Innovation

UK Councils Save Millions With Smartphone Apps

Councils in the UK saved more than £200 million in 2009, through the use of innovative mobile apps and web…

14 years ago

Google’s Blobby Birthday Doodle Wastes Power

Google has ticked off users by wasting their CPU and energy on doodles which could have been done more economically…

14 years ago

Britain Leads In Fujitsu Green IT Index

The UK has come out top for sustainability in Fujitsu's international green IT index, scoring 61 out of a possible…

14 years ago

Windows 7 PC Refresh Could Create Junk Mountain

As analysts predict imminent upgrades to Windows 7, Computer Aid urges firms to give old PCs to reuse programmes

14 years ago

Prince Charles Backs IBM’s ‘Start’ Green Summit

While Prince Charles makes a much-criticised train journey promoting green living, IBM is holding a summit on the future role…

14 years ago

Switch Off PCs, Say eWEEK Readers

The number one way to cut IT's carbon footprint is to switch off PCs overnight, say eWEEK readers. Our next…

14 years ago

Small Businesses Increasingly Opt For Free Web Conferencing

Small businesses are increasingly making use of web conferencing solutions as an affordable alternative to travel

14 years ago

Qi Group Announces Wireless Power Prototypes

The Wireless Power Consortium has announced certified iPhone and BlackBerry chargers using the 'Qi' wireless power spec

14 years ago

Green Attack On Facebook: Unfair, But Could It Help?

Greenpeace's campaign unfairly targets Facebook's very efficient data centre. But, Peter Judge asks, is changing behaviour about fairness?

14 years ago

Researchers Plan To Save Data Centre Power With DC

Scientists in California plan to prove whether data centres can save power by cutting out the AC power

14 years ago

Facebook Defends ‘Green’ Data Centre

Greenpeace may not "Like" it, but the Oregon data centre is more efficient where it is, says Facebook

14 years ago

Ovum Slams Government’s ‘Hasty’ Smart Meter Rollout

Ofgem's prospectus on smart metering is not all it's cracked up to be, according to analyst firm Ovum

14 years ago

Sustainable Practices Can Lead To Business Savings

Sustainability will be 'critical' to businesses, bringing cash savings as well as carbon cuts, according to Capgemini

14 years ago

Greenpeace Asks Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal

Greenpeace's director, and 500,000 Facebook users, ask the company to use clean energy

14 years ago

VMware Unveils Do-It-Yourself Cloud Building

Running on VMware's bread-and-butter vSphere platform, the new management controls include management, security, data centre services and consulting

14 years ago

Microsoft Partners With University On Sustainability Tool

The company is planning an online tool to help companies quantify energy savings from its new Windows 7 operating system

14 years ago

Cisco Donates To Areas Hit By Asian Floods

The networking specialist is providing remote healthcare services to Indian villages hit by flooding

14 years ago

PC World and Currys Offer Old Computer Trade-In

PC World and Currys are offering cash for old working laptops, desktops, and Macs as part of a six day…

14 years ago

‘Zero Clients’ Could Cut Bills And Emissions

One PC can serve applications to many users, in a radical thin client system which could help small businesses and…

14 years ago

Green Data Centres: A Quest For PUE-rity

The PUE efficiency measure is barely three years old but may be obsolete, says Andrew Donoghue - but it's the…

14 years ago

Desktop Virtualisation – Worth The Cost?

Centralising desktops and getting rid of PCs is a green move which could save money, but users should watch the…

14 years ago

Apple Spurns O2’s Green Phone Ranking

The UK's first eco mobile phone rating scheme launched today, examining the overall environmental impact of devices during their lifespan

14 years ago

IBM Introduces Sleep Mode For Power Chips

IBM will add a deep sleep mode to its Power line of chips in which the processors draw virtually no…

14 years ago

UN Tech Experts Help Pakistan Flood Victims

Around 945 victims have been given access to mobile and satellite calls to connect with friends and families abroad

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Doubt The Cloud

Years of hype haven't convinced eWEEK Europe readers. Half our poll don't trust the cloud. Next: how are you going…

14 years ago

US Environment Agency Targets E-Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency has added the safe disposal of electronic waste to its list of top priorities

14 years ago

Silly Season: Electricity From Waste Server Heat?

It's not perpetual motion, but the idea of generating electricity from server heat is a very wasteful way to save…

14 years ago

Greenwave: Smart Meters Need Smart Sockets

With increasing pressure to reduce carbon outputs, Tom Jowitt talks to a company that is using technology to help the…

14 years ago

Chip Start-Up Focuses On Probability Processing

Many now ubiquitous applications are not looking for the yes/no answers, but rather the best guess answer from among a…

14 years ago

Environment Agency Plants Itself In Green Data Centre

The UK Environment agency is using Capgemini's Swindon data centre, claimed to be the world's greenest with a PUE of…

14 years ago