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O2’s ‘Digital Butterflies’ Aim To Highlight Value Of Phone Recycling
O2 creates 'digital butterflies' from old mobile phones to show how old technology can gain a new lease of life
What Tech Projects Can Learn From Solar Roadways
You probably can't raise $2 million in crowdsourcing for your Green IT project, says Peter Judge. But you have to win hearts and minds
Cavium Announces Mainstream ARM Server Chips To Challenge Xeon
Cavium's Thunder line of chips will offer up to 48 cores per SOC, with versions tuned to particular workloads
HEG Data Centre Re-Opens In Leeds
Host Europe Group (HEG) improves efficiency with a data centre re-fit in Leeds
Samsung Targets Wearable Health Market With Simband
The next evolution in the wearable market arrives with Samsung's Simband device and Sami platform
Google Is Building Its Own Self-Driving Cars
No steering wheel! Google is to become a car maker, by building its own self-driving cars
The Data Centre Tax Break Might Offend PUE-rists
The data centre Climate Change Agreement doesn't quite use the PUE efficiency measurement. So what, says Peter Judge
Britain’s Green Tax Break Will Boost Shared Data Centres
Westminster has noticed data centres, and tiven them a slice off their electricity bill - if they sign up to improve efficiency, says Peter Judge
Intel’s Silicon Photonics Project Is Almost Ready
Intel says the technology offers a cheap way to connect all computers with optical fibre
Arqiva To Build UK Low-Energy Ultra Narrowband IoT Network
Arqiva aims to reduce the cost and energy use of connected devices with new M2M network
Autodesk To Launch Its Own 3D Printer Later This Year
The ‘Spark’ platform includes both software and hardware, is expected to cost around £3,000
Intel Shows A Glimpse Of The Future: Gallery
Smart cars and gesture interfaces will become mainstream in the next few years, says Intel
Colo Carbon Tax Deal Will Cut UK Data Centre Power Bills
A Climate Change Agreement will get UK data centres out of the green taxes, if they jump through the right hoops
Data Centre Developments Will Focus On The Building
Facebook has got data centres as efficient as it can. Now it's working on the building process, says Peter Judge
One In Four Kids Could Be Runaways: Tech Industry Responds
The annual Byte Night charity event needs you to help support homeless children
Rackspace Reports Strong Quarter On Cloud Demand
The Texas hosting company's shares rose as it benefited from rising demand for cloud services
Bletchley Park Museums Split By ‘Berlin Wall’ As Row Escalates
New fences are another sign of disunity at Bletchley Park, which houses the National Museum of Computing and its collection of vintage computers
Colt Expands Data Centre Capacity In UK, Germany
Growing business demand for secure colocation options has led to the expansion of two Colt data centres
Why Unix Server Makers Are Still Fighting
Unix may be declining, but HP, IBM and Oracle could keep customers on board a bit longer with more efficient designs and shared technology, says Peter Judge
AMD Extends ARM Roadmap
AMD has said it sees half of its revenues coming from non-PC markets by the end of next year, thanks to its ARM-powered 'ambidextrous computing' strategy
Let’s Build A Data Centre From Straw!
Dell is making computer packaging out of wheat straw. Peter Judge wants to see the company go further and build a data centre out of straw bales
IBM Launches First OpenPower Servers For Hyperscale, Big Data
IBM creates mega servers with its Power8 processor, but will other OpenPower partners like Google also pick it up ?
HP Moonshot: Micro Servers Versus Virtualisation
Early users of HP's Moonshot microservers buck the virtualisation trend, and early customers are in strange niches, says Peter Judge
German Hoster MyLOC Launches HP Moonshot Service
HP's Moonshot micro servers replaces shelves and shelves of tower servers
Could Scotland Achieve Data Centre Independence?
Customers want local data centres after The Snowden revelations. Peter Judge thinks a new site might be just what Scotland needs
Dell Cuts Waste By Packing Laptops In Wheat Straw
Wheat straw packing protects Dell laptops, saves waste and cuts air pollution in China
Apple Offers Free Recycling For All Its Products
Apple outlines environmental vision, promising free recycling for all iPhones, iPads and Macs, with the prospect of a gift card as a reward
Microsoft To Spend $1bn On Iowa Data Centre
Microsoft is reportedly the company behind a massive data centre project in Iowa, joining the company's nearby 'Project Mountain' cloud facility
Microsoft Partners University For Data Centre Energy Efficiency
Microsoft teams up with Texan university to explore green ways to meet data centre energy needs