Slough's data centres have kept out of the floods. Peter Judge suggests they think about contributing to flood defences to keep it that way
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Microsoft Office 365 Adds DocuSign Electronic Signatures
Microsoft Office 365 users will be able to sign documents without leaving Outlook or Word
Flood Hack Creates Applications To Help UK Flood Relief Effort
Flood Hack brings together UK tech community
Google Launches World’s Largest Solar Power Project
Ivanpah solar plant will look to power more than 140,000 California homes
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
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
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
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
EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring
London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks
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
Infinity SDC Opens Flagship Data Centre In Slough
The Home of Horlicks is becoming the data centre capital of the UK
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”
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
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
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
Microsoft Readies Zero-Carbon Data Centre
Microsoft to utilise biogas derived from local municipal waste for clean data centre energy
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
Jimmy Wales To Lead Charity MVNO The People’s Operator
Jimmy Wales targets "viral growth" and US expansion in his role as co-chair
MWC 2014 Will Be World’s Largest Carbon Neutral Trade Show
GSMA plans to make MWC 2014 the most environmentally friendly ever
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 trying
Iceotope Raises $10 Million For Liquid Cooling In Data Centres
The tiny start-up from Sheffield is making waves in the liquid cooling market
Airware Says Drones Could Save Rhinos From Extinction
The developer of drone autopilot solutions helps fight poaching in Kenya
Npower Asks Developers For Energy-Saving Apps
£10,000 prize on offer to winning designer of a new energy-monitoring app
Google To Pay £2bn For Home Electronics Start-Up Nest
Two former Apple executives will join Google as part of the deal
Computer Aid Receives Royal Warrant To Recycle The Queen’s Computers
Organisation is the first UK charity to receive a Royal Warrant
CES 2014: ZTE Shows Off Eco-Mobius Modular Phone Concept
Innovative design will let users upgrade and improve their device whenever they want
Microsoft Hints At Green IT Priorities For 2014
Microsoft's chief environmental strategist opens up about Redmond's main environmental priorities in 2014
Here’s a Toast To Liquid Cooling!
Liquid cooling dominates the Green500 list - even though it doesn't full measure efficiency, says Peter Judge
CES 2014: FLIR ONE Case Turns iPhone Into Thermal Imaging Tool
FLIR promises to deliver affordable heat detection technology to consumers for the first time
Inside The World’s Most Interesting Data Centres
Data centres have to be efficient. That doesn't stop them being beautiful