The Internet giants may be cleaning up their energy act, but Peter Judge asks how deep is their care for the planet
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Raspberry Pi Sales Hit Two Million
Raspberry Pi Foundation says popularity of the device comes as “a bit of a shock”
Canadian Scientists Claim A Major Breakthrough In Quantum Computing
A team of researchers has managed to keep quantum memory ‘coherent’ for 39 minutes at room temperature
Google And Friends Invest £250 Million In Solar Projects
Finance firm KKR and Google buy six solar plants of Sharp's Recurrent division
Quiz Of The Week: Renewable Energy
Solar, wind and hydro-electric are just some of the ways to power data centres and phones
Google Offers Online Help For Philippines Typhoon Victims
Google launches online services and tools to help victims of the devastating Typhoon Yolanda
Microsoft Proposes Fuel Cells Inside Data Centre Racks
Making racks that power themselves could cut data centre energy needs, says Microsoft
Green Taxes Need To Catch Up With Data Centres
Governents want to use green taxes to regulate emissions - but Peter Judge thinks they don't understand the special role of data centres
AMD Bets On APU Servers, Rolls Out The Developer Tools
"If you build it, they will come," goes the thinking at AMD
Open Compute Project Tests Three Open Switch Designs
In just six months, Broadcom, Intel and Mellanox have all submitted independent open switch proposals
Vodafone Foundation Deploys Pop-Up Networks In The Philippines
Two mobile networks in the Palo region help victims of Typhoon Haiyan
Intel Wants A Leadership Role In The Internet Of Things
Chip manufacturer will provide end-to-end services for IoT including security and analytics
Intel Creates New Internet Of Things Business Unit
Intel is creating a new business unit specifically aimed at Internet of Things and reporting directly to CEO Brian Krzanich
Does HPC Need A Different Shade Of Green?
Is high-performance computing (HPC) a special case, or does it have the same efficiency needs as the rest of IT, asks Peter Judge
Liquid Cooling Cuts Costs, Heats The Building At Innovation Centre
Iceotope has prepared the facility for the "worst winter in decades"
Microsoft Previews Offline Data Transfer For Windows Azure
Following on the heels of Google and Amazon, Microsoft will let users ship hard disks directly for import of large amounts of data into Azure
Rackspace Soups Up Servers And Cuts Prices
Rackspace goes on the offensive with super-powered servers with a load of flash to boot
Microsoft Backs Texas Wind Power Project
The software maker has signed a 20-year renewable energy purchasing agreement with a new Texas wind farm - which it is also backing financially
Western Digital Inflates 3.5in HDD Storage To 6TB Using Helium
Helium cuts turbulence, boosts drive capacity to 6TB, and opens the way to liquid cooling
Does The Data Show We Need Green Data Centres?
An efficient data centre is better than an inefficient one, regardless of how you interpret the latest climate data, says Peter Judge
G-Cloud 4 Goes Live With Amazon Web Services
The latest iteration of the government's G-Cloud goes live with Amazon Web Services finally on board
Rackspace And Hortonworks Launch Managed Hadoop Hosting
New service lowers barriers to entry into Big Data analytics
Motorola Mobility’s ‘Project Ara’ Envisages Modular Smartphone Future
Motorola wants Project Ara to be the Android of hardware
Microsoft Brings Hadoop Big Data To Windows Azure
Microsoft makes Hadoop-based HDInsight generally available as part of big data push
Phonebloks Wants Users To Build Their Own Smartphones
Modular, Lego-like Phonebloks platform aims to end the concept of 'disposable' handsets
London Buildings Pack MicroGrids And Death Rays
Adding renewable energy to a building makes sense - but solar power can be dangerous, says Peter Judge
Intel Opens Parallel Computing Centres And Seeks Partners
Intel establishes Parallel Computing Centres around the world as it seeks to drive HPC hardware improvements
Data Storage Needs To Become More Complex
IDC warns that data storage requirements are becoming more complex, as demand continues to grow
IP Expo: Brocade Fighting Network Cost And Complexity With New Switch
Julian Starr from Brocade talks about the benefits of Software-Defined Networking
Cloud Traffic To Dominate Data Centres, Says Cisco
Cloud traffic is the fastest growing element of data centre traffic, and is set to grow over the next few years