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Top UK Firms Pledge Support For Davey’s Green Agenda
Sony and Vodafone among 16 organisations to offer support to new Energy and Climate Change minister
CA Launches ecoDesktop Power Management Software
CA Technologies enters power management software market with ecoDesktop and adds update for ecoMeter
MWC 2012: ITU And Telefonica Announce Green ICT Hackathon
Application developing hackathon focuses on sustainable energy as part of UN's International Year of Sustainability Energy for All
Storage Breakthrough Claimed With Hot Disk Technology
Scientists are detailing a potential storage breakthrough that uses heat to magnetically record and store data
Verne Global’s Icelandic Data Centre: In Pictures
Cooled by the outside air and powered by renewable energy, the data centre in Verne's warehouse is made from modules
New Centre Bids To Establish Iceland As Data Hub
As Verne Global's Icelandic data centre goes live, Colt upgrades its partnership to include a Point of Presence
CRC Scheme Triggers Rise In Data Centre Energy Management
A survey suggests that the CRC legislation is responsible for an increase in data centre energy management policies
O2 Shuts Down Slough HQ In Olympic Trial
O2 says 3.000 of its staff will work from home, showcasing the economic and environmental benefits of flexible working
e-Waste: Liability Or Resource?
Electronic waste is a problem. But the solution could give gadgets a more human life cycle which conserves raw materials and improves lives, says Peter Judge
Google Topples Cisco To Top Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard
Google has dethroned Cisco in the environmental NGO's fifth edition of its environmental awareness, green leaderboard
Google ‘We Solve For X’ Targets The Big Technology Challenges
Google's "We Solve for X" initiative will enable some of the world's top thinkers to collaborate on worldwide challenges
IBM and Tulip Telecom Build Massive, Sustainable Data Centre In India
IBM has helped to create the largest and greenest data centre in India as a modular, stacked design for Tulip Telecom
Semprius Sets Solar Panel Efficiency Record
Smaller, cheaper and making more electricity - Semprius claims a breakthrough in solar panels
Researchers Integrate Electronic Components Into Optical Fibre
Transatlantic team of scientists develop technique which could make communications technology faster, cheaper and more efficient
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
Scientists Achieve Advance Toward Graphene Transistor
Researchers at Manchester University have found a way of creating viable graphene transistors, without lowering the material's extraordinary conductivity
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
Apple Surges Past HP To Become The Top PC Maker
Tech analyst firm Canalys declares Apple as the global PC market leader, but only when iPad sales are included
UK Business Investment In Sustainability Will Increase Dramatically By 2015
"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