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Foxconn Closes Factory After Riot
Foxconn stops production at a factory in China, after a fight broke out among 2,000 workers
Open Compute Publishes Open Rack Data Centre Standard
The Open Compute Project has released its latest hardware specs for more power efficient data centres
Green IT Success Is More Than Just Eco-Talk
Green IT projects should benefit the whole company, not just its carbon footprint, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Cuts Data Centre Waste Water To Zero
Next on the agenda - getting rid of diesel generators and producing energy on the spot
The Cloud Will Manage Our Health And Work By 2025: Video
Don't stress about super-crowdsourcing, printed medication and the ubiquitous workplace, says Virgin Media Business
Six Year Old Helps Build Raspberry Pi ‘Supercomputer’
“Iridis-Pi” is housed in a rack made of Lego
Are You Plugged Into USB? Quiz Of The Week
As seen in memory sticks and the George Forman USB grill, our quiz celebrates the supreme connector!
Smart Dutch Rubbish Bins Tell Council When They Are Full
The clever M2M-enabled devices save time, money and improve carbon footprint
The WEEE Directive Is Great! Oh, Wait, What Is It Again?
Readers like the EU's waste-reducing WEEE Directive, says Peter Judge. But they don't know what it is
AMD Targets Big Data With SeaMicro Low Power Server
AMD has launched a new low power server thanks to its SeaMicro acquisition, as it looks to ramp up its data centre offerings
Intel’s Haswell Ultrabook specifications revealed
Haswell ultrabooks - due next year - will make up for the shortcomings of this year's models
Nokia Lumia 920 To Spark A Surge In Wireless Charging
Analysis: the Nokia Lumia 920 could spark a surge in wireless charging, thinks Michelle Maisto
HP And Intel Team Up For Energy-Efficient Supercomputer
HP and Intel are using Xeon processors and ProLiant servers to build an energy-efficient supercomputer system
If We Cool Our Data Centres With Liquid, What Do We Do Next?
Well done Intel for getting a PUE of 1.02, says Peter Judge. Now let's look beyond the PUE measurement for efficiency
Liquid Cooling For Data Centre Servers Passes Intel Tests
Dunking servers in oil doesn't hurt them, Intel says
Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds
The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download
NHS Claws Back What It Can From CSC, As NPfIT Ends
The government claims £1 billion savings as parts of NPfIT live on
Samsung Demands Improvements At Chinese Factory
Samsung's audit at HEG Electronics found no under-age workers, but discovered other dangerous practices,
Bristol Scientists Promise Commercial Quantum Computing Chips
Nokia and Toshiba to build photon chips based on Bristol breakthrough
SAS Plans Savvy SaaS Splash for Big Data
SAS is getting SaaSier says UK director Mark Wilkinson
Byte Night Aims To Break Charity Records In Fifteenth Year
Sponsor us and support Action For Children!
Solving E-Waste Will Take More Than A New WEEE Directive
Other rules have to change if we are going to re-use and recycle our e-waste properly, says Peter Judge
Sony Optical Drive Division Set To Close As Restructuring Continues
With Apple dumping DVD drives , sony is shutting its optical shop
IBM Upgrades zEnterprise Cloud Mainframe
IBM has launched a new and more powerful zEnterprise mainframe system, boasting enhanced cloud security
Rackspace Expands Cloud Email With Mailgun Acquisition
Rackspace has boosted its portfolio of cloud-based email services and applications with the acquistion of Mailgun
Poll: Do You Think WEEE Rules Are Rubbish?
Are WEEE rules overbearing - or not strict enough?
VMworld: VMware Launches vCloud Suite And Cloud Ops Forum
New suite for virtual data centres and a cloud promotion package launch at VMworld
Is Liquid Air Energy Storage The Key To Making Data Centres Green?
Cylinders of liquid air could back-up your data centre and make the grid smarter, says Peter Judge
Inside the Facebook Green Data Centre: Pictures
Facebook's data centre in Oregon is an energy efficiency leader. We took a look inside