Innovation

Orange Shows Phone-Charging Festival Wellies

Hot-footed festival goers can charge their phones using a pair of thermal-energy wellies from Orange

14 years ago

Leave Your Computer At Home Over Summer

Using as little technology as possible on your summer holiday could help you reconnect with the world, says Cameron Sturdevant

14 years ago

Companies Urged To Transfer PCs Ahead Of World Cup

If you think it's all over for your PC, boot it off to South Africa before the World Cup, says…

14 years ago

IBM: System Z Is Not A Cash Cow

Other systems can't match mainframe reliability, says IBM's Jim Porell, and he dismisses any talk of IBM abusing a monopoly

14 years ago

Haiti Disaster Satellite Wins UK Engineering Prize

Inmarsat's BGAN service has been praised for its humanitarian applications by the Royal Academy of Engineering

14 years ago

US Extends Energy Star Rating To Data Centres

Data centres can now earn the familiar aqua-and-white Energy Star label if they pass the agency's qualification requirements

14 years ago

BT Patches Welsh ‘Not-Spots’

A new deal between the Welsh Assembly and BT will enable four more "not-spot" communities to get online

14 years ago

Nokia Shows Bike-Powered Mobile Phone Charger

A new Nokia charging kit uses a dynamo powered by the wheels of a bicycle

14 years ago

Infinit Solar Backpack: Review

Charging mobile devices on the go using the sun is a good idea, and Infinit's backpack is well thought out…

14 years ago

Cloud Adoption Still Faces The Trust Issue

Most IT professionals see the cloud as something for the future, according to a web seminar chaired by eWEEK Europe

14 years ago

EU Considers PVC And Nanotech Hardware Ban

Green groups have been taking direct against HP and Dell to force a ban on of potentially toxic compounds in…

14 years ago

IBM And Prince Charles Host Green Tech Garden Party

The Prince has praised thin clients in the past and is now teaming up with IBM to tackle climate change

14 years ago

Microsoft’s XP Deadline Is A Green Timebomb

Natural attrition is financially and environmentally sustainable, and Microsoft's expiry date for XP is eco-hostile, says Andrew Donoghue.

14 years ago

BT Pledges 80 Percent Carbon Cut By 2020

BT's sustainability review builds on the company's long-standing record for reducing carbon emissions, and helping customers do the same

14 years ago

Bell Labs Promises Efficient Networks

Future networks are going to be more efficient, according to displays at a research open day at Bell Labs in…

14 years ago

Cell Tower Combines Solar And Wind Power

A mobile phone base station from Alcatel Lucent could reduce the carbon footprint of networks by combining renewable energy sources

14 years ago

Government Tech Chiefs’ Six-Figure Salaries Exposed

The publication is part of moves which see Tim Berners-Lee and other tech experts appointed to a Transparency Board

14 years ago

UK Leads The Way In Carbon Reduction Targets

The UK is a better position than most to meet proposed tougher EU emissions targets, but it still has a…

14 years ago

Apple Fans Scramble For First UK iPads

Hundreds of people queued overnight outside Apple's flagship London store to be among the first to buy an iPad

14 years ago

OLPC And Marvell To Build Single Watt Tablet

The One Laptop Per Child project is teaming up with Marvell to build a tablet that officials hope will bring…

14 years ago

Microsoft Launches Hohm Energy Management Tool

Microsoft joins the likes of Google in launching online tools to help consumers manage their energy usage

14 years ago

Talking Non-CeNSE About Sustainability In Dubai

HP hopes to protect the earth with a vast network of sensors but the real concern should be protecting ourselves,…

14 years ago

Cisco Launches Smart Grid Router And Switch

Cisco Systems wants to bring intelligence and greater security to the networks used by utility companies

14 years ago

OKI Targets Mid-Market With New LED Printers

New LED printers offer energy-saving features and compact footprint for cost-conscious businesses

14 years ago

Ebay’s New Data Centre Is ‘Like An Energy Efficient Tank’

The new site in Utah uses rain water for cooling as well as outside air

14 years ago

IBM Supplies Database Tech For EU Smart Grid

EU smart meters project uses Informix, but some critics question if consumers want the technology

14 years ago

HP Labs’ Manure-Fuelled Data Centre Creates Stink

Research paper suggesting cow poo could be used to fuel a 1-megawatt data centre has industry watchers wondering what the…

14 years ago

Google Launches Chrome Web Store

The search giant introduces Chrome Web Store so 70 million users of its web browser can find create shortcuts to…

15 years ago

UC Standards Group Doesn’t Include Cisco or Avaya

HP, Polycom and Microsoft have launched a Unified Communications group, but Cisco and Avaya are playing a different game

15 years ago

The Cloud Is Green, But Don’t Expect It To Be Easy

UK Government departments plan to cut their carbon by ten percent in a year. The cloud will help, says Peter…

15 years ago