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Vince Cable Starts Britain’s Self-Driving Car Programme In Milton Keynes
The £150 million project aims to put self-driving cars on the British roads and help modernise the country’s transport infrastructure
IBM Builds Two Data Centres For US Federal Government
IBM readies two new data centres for the US government as part of its program to deliver 15 new facilities globally
HP Discover: Photons And Memristors Will Make ‘The Machine’
HP wants to rebuild computers with photonic networks and massive memristor storage, - in the next five years
Salesforce Launches Developer Suite For Wearable Computing
Salesforce Wear initiative wants to help businesses build apps for smart watches, smart glasses
European Data Centre Rules Are On Their way
You might not want the EU meddling, but Peter Judge says the data centre industry must get involved or suffer bad regulations
HP Discover: HP Launches Apollo Water-Cooled HPC Servers
HP uses warm water to deliver efficient HPC systems
Mini-Survey: How Do You Manage Your Data Centre?
How do you tackle the data centre challenges? Let us know!
How To Smarten Up Your Office
Touchscreens, sensors and meeting room management will make employees happier, says Andrew Howells from Condeco
BT Signs £440m Wind Farm Contracts
Long term renewables backer BT pumps £440 million into wind farms in Wales, Scotland and Lancashire
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