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USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

USB device lets PCs run tasks in sleep mode

Researchers from the University of California and Microsoft have demonstrated a new USB device that will let the user perform basic computing tasks even while their machine is in energy-saving sleep mode.
David Neal May 2 2009 7:25AM Hardware
IBM wins a slice of Energy Australia's smart grid

IBM wins a slice of Energy Australia's smart grid

IBM has won a $3.2 million systems integration deal to help Energy Australia capture and make use of the data drawn from its world-leading $170 million Intelligent Network or "smart grid".
Brett Winterford Apr 1 2009 12:19AM Telco/ISP
Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google PowerMeter tracks home juice use

Google wants consumers to have direct access to real-time electricity information, and has developed plans for a PowerMeter tool while setting forth its latest agenda for the development of a "smarter" electricity grid.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 11 2009 6:22AM Software
Nokia N79 Eco to ship without charger

Nokia N79 Eco to ship without charger

Nokia's upcoming N79 Eco will be the first handset from the company to include the option of buying the device without a charger and in a smaller box.
Ian Williams Jan 20 2009 6:41AM Hardware
Google debunks search energy usage claims

Google debunks search energy usage claims

Google has denied claims that just two searches on its site uses the same amount of energy as boiling a kettle.
Ian Williams Jan 13 2009 6:44AM Software
ACS renews calls to include ICT in energy star system

ACS renews calls to include ICT in energy star system

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has renewed its call for the Federal government to introduce an energy star rating system for commercial ICT products.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2008 10:34AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Inside the Macquarie Telecom data centre refit

Inside the Macquarie Telecom data centre refit

iTnews gets a first-look at how Macquarie Telecom is refreshing the managed services and ‘colo’ floors of its Sydney data centre – and we have the photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Nov 28 2008 6:29AM Networking
IBM dominates green supercomputer list

IBM dominates green supercomputer list

IBM produces the most powerful and energy efficient computers on the planet, according to the latest supercomputing Green500 list.
David Neal Nov 25 2008 6:11AM Hardware
Green IT could have big global reach

Green IT could have big global reach

An increasingly consolidated and energy efficient IT infrastructure could play a major part in cutting emissions, according to a recent report.
Shaun Nichols Nov 20 2008 3:15PM Hardware
Mobile chargers get green rating system

Mobile chargers get green rating system

Five of the major mobile phone manufacturers have launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers to help consumers make greener choices.
Ian Williams Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Hardware
Government asked to subsidise virtualisation

Government asked to subsidise virtualisation

VMware will lobby the Australian government to offer incentives to business to encourage adoption of virtualisation technology.
Ry Crozier Oct 14 2008 12:57PM Software
Intel claims big bucks from low-power chips

Intel claims big bucks from low-power chips

Intel is claiming that its Core line of processors has allowed for $2bn in savings since release.
Shaun Nichols Sep 25 2008 2:34PM Hardware
Intel gets behind smart grids

Intel gets behind smart grids

Speaking at his keynote at Oracle OpenWorld, Intel chief executive Paul Otellini told delegates that his company was supporting a new effort to build an intelligent electricity grid.
Iain Thomson Sep 24 2008 3:06PM Hardware
Energy Star for servers gets closer

Energy Star for servers gets closer

The long-awaited Energy Star certification for servers has drawn one step closer with the release of a second draft specification by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)..
Phil Muncaster Aug 19 2008 7:23AM Storage
Low-cost, silicon-based LEDs expected within two years

Low-cost, silicon-based LEDs expected within two years

A newly developed technique for building light-emitting diodes (LEDs) could bring low cost, energy efficient solid state lighting to households.
Staff Writers Jul 21 2008 4:52PM Hardware
Green500 v3 ranks supercomputer energy efficiency

Green500 v3 ranks supercomputer energy efficiency

IBM’s BladeCenter QS22 Cluster and the one-year-old Blue Gene/P have topped the latest edition of the Green500 List of the most energy-efficient supercomputers.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2008 2:59PM Hardware
Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Two new solar cell designs are using light-directing nanomaterials to develop thin-film solar cells with record-breaking conversion efficiencies.
Liz Tay May 16 2008 12:21PM Hardware
Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Nearly two-thirds of IT and facilities staff consider the energy efficiency of their data centre to be 'average' or 'worse than average', new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Networking
Boffins break solar energy conversion record

Boffins break solar energy conversion record

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems have set a new record for solar energy conversion with a solar-to-grid system net conversion efficiency of 31.25 percent..
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2008 8:14AM Hardware

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