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Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centres account for around a quarter of all IT industry carbon emissions, according to a new report from Gartner..
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Hardware
Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun Microsystems has unveiled three servers running its T2 processor released last August. The chip is also known by its Niagara 2 codename.
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007 7:16AM Hardware
Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

US boffins have unveiled a material which they believe could be as important to next-generation quantum computing as silicon is to the computers of today.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:38PM Hardware
41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus.
Simon Burns Oct 9 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Scientists have demonstrated that a new 'soft lithography' technique can be used to manufacture complex nano-materials inexpensively on an industrial scale.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell has begun shipping its Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux platform to customers worldwide.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
Intel rebrands processor lines

Intel rebrands processor lines

Intel plans to modify the way it brands its processor offerings in an effort to consolidate and simplify its line-up.
Shaun Nichols Oct 8 2007 10:32AM Hardware
Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo is providing all Wii owners with free non-slip covers for their Wii-mote controllers after complaints that the devices become slippery during use.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 2:40PM Hardware
IBM intros small blades for SMBs

IBM intros small blades for SMBs

IBM has entered into the market for small, portable blade servers with an 'Office Ready Kit' enclosure for its BladeCenter S line of servers.
Shaun Nichols Oct 5 2007 1:21PM Hardware
IT execs slam lack of green storage

IT execs slam lack of green storage

The vast majority of UK IT departments claim that storage vendors should be doing more to improve the energy efficiency of their products, according to a survey by storage management software company BridgeHead Software.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 7:37AM Hardware
Palm Linux smartphone delayed till late 2008

Palm Linux smartphone delayed till late 2008

Palm will not ship its next-generation smartphone until the end of next year, chief executive Ed Colligan said in an earnings call this week.
Tom Sanders Oct 5 2007 7:33AM Hardware
Xerox moves to cut colour print costs

Xerox moves to cut colour print costs

In a bid to increase the use of colour in standard business documents Xerox has introduced new printers that output colour documents costing no more than the same prints would in black-and-white, according to the firm.
Daniel Robinson Oct 3 2007 9:52AM Hardware
Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

US researchers at the University of Pittsburgh claim to have created "the best method so far" of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide.
Robert Jaques Oct 2 2007 11:43AM Hardware
HP honours warranties for second-hand kit

HP honours warranties for second-hand kit

HP has said that it will honour the lifetime warranty of its ProCurve networking kit even if it has been sold on to a second party.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 6:59AM Hardware
Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

ASX-listed Optima Technology Solutions has made a $10,000 donation of PCs and notebooks to SHINE for Kids, a non-for-profit organisation for children with parents in prison.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 2:37PM Hardware
Customs to destroy 11,000 Bollywood DVDs

Customs to destroy 11,000 Bollywood DVDs

Australian Customs is this week on the verge of destroying more than 11,000 pirated Indian movies that arrived in both Sydney and Melbourne via Sea Cargo in March.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 12:32PM Security
Green Ethernet moves closer as regulations loom

Green Ethernet moves closer as regulations loom

D-Link unveils Green Ethernet desktop switches, boasting energy savings of up to 44 percent.
James Murray Sep 28 2007 10:55AM Hardware
Boffins double mobile phone memory

Boffins double mobile phone memory

US computer engineers have developed compression technology that effectively doubles the usable memory on embedded systems such as mobile phones and cameras without any changes to hardware or applications.
Robert Jaques Sep 28 2007 10:47AM Hardware
Cyber-cars hit the streets

Cyber-cars hit the streets

A computer-controlled driverless car that runs on tracks and uses lasers to avoid obstacles is being tested in the Northamptonshire town of Daventry.
Jane Hoskyn Sep 28 2007 7:34AM Hardware
Dell vows to save the planet

Dell vows to save the planet

Dell has announced plans to neutralise the carbon impact of its worldwide operations.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 6:56AM Hardware

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