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Climate Email Investigator Resigns After Backing Researchers
One of the investigators looking into claims that climate change scientists covered up flawed data has been forced to resign after publicly backing the researchers
UK Company Brings £63 Smartphone To Developing Countries
A British company has developed a low-cost smartphone, which could bring mobile Internet to emerging economies, ahead of the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona
Space-Based Internet Could Slash Carbon Emissions
Report claims that broadband delivered from space could cut carbon emissions and plug holes in rural Internet provision
Green Data Centres: Energy Efficiency Is No Longer Enough
Companies should stop scrambling for PUE and concentrate on extending the lifespan of their facilities, according to Charles-Antoine Beyney, president of the first "sustainable" data centre in France
IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance
IBM says smart information systems could help improve the image of nuclear energy, but green groups claim such efforts are a dangerous distraction from renewables
IBM Releases Energy Efficient Power7 System
IBM launches a set of Power7 systems that it says deliver up to four times the energy efficiency and twice the performance
Plastic Supercapacitor Points To End Of Batteries
British boffins may have signalled the end of the traditional battery as we know it, after they developed a composite plastic that can store and release electricity
IBM Rolls Out Power 7 Against Sun, HP
IBM has launched four servers using its Power7 processor, designed to take the wind out of the sails of the Intel Tukwila processor and give Oracle/Sun some competition
Companies Not Helping Themselves With Data Centre Efficiency
Green Grid research reports that most companies are not offering incentives to their employees to help increase energy efficiency
Green Grid Offers Data Centre Efficiency Tools
The Green Grid is to introduce two online tools, free of charge, that are designed help data centre managers keep track of power and cooling efficiency
Green IT Is Still On the ‘To Do’ List
Government incentives are needed to get firms to take their environmental impact seriously, according to a survey
Cisco Is Losing Business Through UCS, Says Blade CEO
UCS was supposed to launch Cisco into the server market, but instead it has undermined the company's data centre switch business, claims Vikram Mehta of rival Blade Technologies
Fraudsters Net £2.6m In Carbon Phishing Scam
EU registries have been duped out of more than €3 million (£2.6m), after a phishing scam resulted in hackers stealing an estimated 250,000 carbon permits
Samsung Cuts DRAM Power With 30nm Tech
Samsung says its 30-nanometer-class, 2GB DRAM is greener, but memory only uses a small percentage of the power consumed by a laptop
Morse Identifies Loopholes in CRC Regulations
The government's CRC laws are flawed, as companies can simply offshore their data centres and it doesn't take into account power from renewable sources, warns Morse's Brian Murray
NHS Staff Told To Abandon IE6
The Department of Health is advising NHS organisations to abandon Internet Explorer 6, despite the government's decision to ignore security warnings about the browser
Uptime Institute Plans Green Update
The analysts responsible for a data centre reliability rating scheme are planning to add efficiency to the mix
Carbon Reduction Commitment Is ‘A Tax On The Cloud’
Cap and trade rules will drive companies away from more efficient IT, says Dan Lowe of hosting company UKSolutions
Intel Sees The Light With Solar Power
Intel is continuing to flash its green credentials after announcing plans to install solar panels at eight locations in order to generate about 2.5 megawatts of renewable power
University Defends Against Climategate Criticism
The University at the centre of the Climategate emails scandal denies it broke information laws
Climategate University Broke Information Rules
The climate research unit, whose hacked emails sparked a row, broke the law according to the Information Commissioner
Toxic Tech Group Slams Avatar 3D TV Upgrades
The film's environmental message has been undercut by a push to purchase 3D technology and consign old TVs to the waste stream
Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft
More than 33,000 unencrypted patient records have been stolen from an unattended hospital vehicle, including details about diabetes and results of retinal screening tests
OLPC Sends Refurbished Laptops To Haiti
One Laptop Per Child, the organisation behind the $100 laptop, is calling for previous customers to donate old machines to aid efforts
New Data Centre To Help With Future Ecosystem
TelecityGroup has built a new data centre in Paris that will help scientists establish which plant and trees will be best suited to the region's climate ... in 50 years time
Facebook Planning Green Data Centre
Popular social networking site Facebook announces plans to build an environmentally-friendly data centre – its first – in Oregon
on365 Issues CRC Advice Amid Awareness Concerns
A data centre specialist has warned that many organisations are still unaware of the pending legislation over their energy usage
Businesses Increasingly Go Green To Cut Costs
Companies are increasingly pushing the green agenda despite the economic downturn, providing it can demonstrate a positive return
$100 Laptop Project Recruiting Haiti Volunteers
The earthquake-hit country is just one of the destinations where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation wants to send interns and volunteers