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Britons Send 17m Gadgets Per Year To Landfills
O2 study finds that one in three UK adults dump devices rather than recycling them, raising environmental concerns
MPs Could Get Taxpayer-Funded iPads
MPs' iPads would pay for themselves in reduced paperwork and greater efficiency, a House of Commons committee has said
Battery Powered Clothing To Charge Mobile Devices
Scientists have touted a flexible battery that can be woven into clothing in order to power mobile devices
British Student To Release Bamboo Smartphone
The Android-powered ADzero is made from durable bamboo and is set to launch in the UK later this year
The Human Cost of Electronics Manufacturing in China
Apple is not just to blame for conditions at Foxconn. Other companies and even consumers are also culprits, says Wayne Rash
Cisco Live: In Pictures
Fast cars, pinball, and a distance record for 100 Gigabit Ethernet.. Cisco Live visitors know how to live
Better Tech Recycling Could Avoid Rare Metal Shortages
The tech industry is facing a new threat, not from restricted IT budgets but an increasing shortage of vital rare metals
SeaMicro Packs Xeon Chips Into A Microserver Architecture
SeaMicro's SM10000-XE applies its Intel Atom microserver concept to the Xeon chip to green up the data centre
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte
UK Business Investment In Sustainability Will Increase Dramatically By...
"Green" spending in Britain is predicted to grow 20 times faster than the economy in the next three years
Environmentalists Turn WEEE Into Bins And Stools
Innovative South American utilitarian artists come up with novel ways to deal with growing e-waste problem
Cisco Live: Microsemi Reveals Latest Green PoE Midspans
Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspans from semiconductor-maker Microsemi could cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent
Tilera Launches Third-Generation Chips
Tilera has released its latest 36- and 16-core server processors, offering performance and energy efficiency improvements
e-Waste Profiteering Costs UK Firms £50 Million Per Year
Firms charge for disposing of e-waste, even though the raw materials it contains give it a positive value, a report says
Huawei Acquires Green UK Photonics Technology Developer CIP
Huawei has completed its acquisition of UK photonics researcher CIP as an investment in green fibre-optic technologies
Smart Meters Offer Best Hope Of Cutting Energy Use
IT applied to home energy use just might bring down our emissions, says Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe
Businesses Are Unprepared for Carbon Accounting
With carbon taxes in the offing, more than half organisations have not heard of carbon accounting, says a survey
EU’s New WEEE Directive Fails On Reuse, Says Computer Aid
The EU has forgotten that re-use is better than recycling, says charity Computer Aid
DOE Olympus Supercomputer Cooled By Groundwater
US Department of Energy makes big savings cooling Olympus supercomputer with 65 degree groundwater
The SOPA Protests: What Next?
After the site blackout, what can non-US citizens do to protest a law which would damage the World's Intenret, asks Peter Judge
PureSilicon Launches Kage Platform Solid-State Storage Series
Both products are available for pre-order via the company’s Website and begin shipping late in the first quarter
Smart Meters Get A Parliamentary Kicking
Savaged by Parliamentery committees and consumer watchdogs, the people behind the government's smart meter plan need to get work on their figures, says Peter Judge
Government Smart Meter Benefits Called Into Question
The Public Accounts Committee warns the benefits of smart meters are unproven, ahead of an £11.7bn project
Apple Offers Cash For Old Hardware
Apple has launched a recycling scheme offering cash for old Apple or Windows hardware, including iPhones and iPads
CES 2012: EcoATM To Roll-out Automated Phone Recycling Machines Across...
ecoATM which gives instant cash for gadgets, helping to solve e-waste problem, shown at CES
The Uphill Struggle For Data Centre Efficiency
After years of effort, why has the efficient data centre movement made so little impact, asks Peter Judge
UK Data Centres Won’t Cut Energy In 2012
The majority of data centres in the UK will fail to cut energy use in 2012, despite environmental and economic pressure
Businesses Lack Credit Access For Green Schemes
The lack of credit to finance energy-efficiency schemes is hamstringing potential green moves by British businesses, a report has warned
IBM Data Centres Get Green Kudos From EU
The European Commission has recognised 27 IBM Data Centres for energy efficiency