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City Of London Bins Recycling Firm’s Phone Tracking Test
Renew's recycling bins identify smartphones with Wi-Fi switched on, but the London startup says it isn't snooping
IBM Provides Modelling Technology For Renewable Energy System
IBM's big data analytics technology will help utilities predict the availability of renewable energy resources
IBM Creates Programming Model For Brain-Like Computing
Super smart IBM researchers are creating a high level language that will let anyone build brain-like applications
The End Of The Phoney Cloud War
Amazon and the rest talk about competition. Peter Judge thinks it hasn't really started yet
Seagate: Hybrid Drives Don’t Need More Than 8GB Of NAND
In the future, all hard drives could feature a chunk of Flash memory
Bristol’s XMOS Joins EU Project For Efficient Chips
The European ENTRA project will build energy awareness into the chip design stage, to make gadgets more efficient
Cyber Attacks Strike Zimbabweans Around Controversial Election
Zimbabweans knocked offline and see data wiped because of slew of cyber attacks last week during the elections, TechWeekEurope learns
Apple Offers £6.50 Replacement For Dodgy Third Party Chargers
iPhone and iPad users can swap third-party kit for official Apple chargers for a limited time
Warmer Data Centre, Cooler Planet?
Let your servers heat up, and your data centre could combat global warming, says Peter Judge
The Sinofsky Deal: Or How Microsoft Is Terrified Of Losing The Cloud Race
Microsoft isn't letting Sinofsky run off to competitors, and it is largely because of its fears over cloud, says Tom Brewster
Nokia 301 Joins O2 “Chargers Out Of The Box” Range
Nokia 301 is the first mass-market handset to ship without a charger on O2
DataKind UK Helps Charities Make Informed Choices Using Analytics
The first DataDive event sees over 100 volunteers consulting four non-profit organisations
Another Apple Supplier Accused Of Violating Worker Rights
China Labour Watch claims it found 86 violations at three Pegatron factories in China
Greening Up The Data Centre: How to Identify Big Resource Drains
Professor Ian Bitterlin gives his tips on how to save energy in your data centre by identifying the biggest resource drains
ARM Reports Stellar Second Quarter, Expects Good Times To Continue
British chip designer beats analyst expectations, reporting pre-tax profit of £86.6 million
Intel Announces 14nm Chips For An Efficient Datacentre
Intel reveals energy-efficient versions of its Xeon chips, its first products under new CEO Brian Krzanich
Facebook Finds Data Centre Disclosure Is A Mixed Blessing
Peter Judge gives Facebook full marks for sharing its energy data. It's a shame no one seems to be interested.
Scientists Invent Mobile Phone Charging Powered By Urine
Boffins assure sceptics they are not taking the proverbial after revealing a mobile phone charged by urine
Google Gives UK Charities Free Enterprise Apps
Google's Nonprofits programme offers tools and services to qualified charity organisations in England and Wales
Big Data Charity Announces First London Event
DataDive, organised by DataKind UK, will help organisations like Oxfam and HelpAge take advantage of analytics without any risk
Why Matt Smith Isn’t On Facebook
The Doctor talks about milkshakes - and warns against Facebook's "surrogate" world
95 Percent Of Business Computers End Up In Landfill
Most firms break the rules,smash their e-trash and dump it with the bins
How Green Data Spilled A Snooper’s Secret
Boasting about your green tech is a bore, but in France's case, it turned out to be revealing, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Launches Imagine Cup 2013
Students from 71 countries meet in St Petersburg with a chance for a prize from Matt "The Doctor" Smith
Ageing Data Centre Tech Hampers Enterprises, Brocade Warns
Outdated data centre infrastructure hampers the ability of enterprises to handle growing business demands
Energy Efficiency Firm Fined £45k For Nuisance Calls
Tameside Energy Services would have been fined more if it weren't for its poor finances
Fujitsu Cloud Platform Automatically Configures Physical Servers
Fujitsu's platform, still undergoing internal testing, allows physical servers to be configured as easily and quickly as virtual machines
Tech Success: Knowledge Is Power
Cadoxton Primary School has built a brand new zero-client ICT suite fully powered by solar panels
EU And Japan Partner For 100 Gbps Internet
Japan and Europe have teamed up on a number of research projects, including one to develop 100 Gbps Internet technologies