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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
Survey: Public Sceptical Of Wearable Tech
In a Harris survey, Americans were split on whether wearable technology could be stylish, and showed little interest in head-mounted devices such as smart spectacles
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
TechWeek Research: Security On A Budget
Readers haven't got the money to close every security gap - but prioritisation is keeping most of the bad guys out, our research reveals
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
Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin
A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer
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
Oracle, Google, Red Hat Engineers Help Fix Crashing Obamacare Site
Government and private sector personnel have been called in to help fix Healthcare.gov, the crash-prone web portal created under the US' affordable heath-care act
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
Women Represent Just 11 Percent Of The InfoSec Workforce
A survey finds that women in the industry have the same experience and technical background as men, but a broader range of skills
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
Google Glass Users Get Trade-In Scheme
Google Glass users can trade-in their old Google Glass models and also invite their friends to try the devices
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
Microsoft Tests Eyewear Rival To Google Glass
More signs that Microsoft is considering a move into the wearable computing market after eyewear tests