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Intel Haswell Chip Promises 2-In-1 Devices, Better Battery Life

Intel's Haswell arrives along with a new spec for 4th generation ultrabooks and 2-in-1 devices

11 years ago

FM and IT: The Yin And Yang Of The Data Centre

Facilities management looks after the data centre building and IT looks after the equipment - Eddie Desouza asks who manages…

11 years ago

UK Researchers Make Big Step To Bio-Batteries

Study finds bacteria's proteins can directly "touch" mineral or metal surfaces to produce an electric current

11 years ago

Apple Data Centres Use Only Renewable Energy

Apple's total consumption is 75 percent renewable - Greenpeace still not impressed

11 years ago

Europe’s Data Centres Hit By US Shale Gas Prices

Europe's data centres could be hurt by cheap US competition fuelled by shale gas, while efficiency technology could also lose…

11 years ago

IBM Launches Low Cost SMB Power Servers With Watson Tech

Big Data for the masses on new IBM Power servers

11 years ago

Green Grid Advocates Using Eco-Mode For Data Centre UPS

Power supplies are good enough to alter your UPS settings

11 years ago

Tell TechWeekEurope All About Your UPS

Let's not overlook the humble UPS. Tell us about yours.....

11 years ago

Did New York’s Hurricane Response Change Everything?

Hurricane Sandy got global warming on the agenda and highlighted data centre energy use, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Data Centre Power Usage Surges 63 Percent

Data centres want more power per rack as the cloud boosts demand

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

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!

12 years ago

The Best Laid Disaster Recovery Plans Could Leave You On Your Own

In storm-tossed Washington, Wayne Rash's disaster recovery plan brought his data centre back to life - but there was no…

12 years ago

Prepare For Power Struggles In The Data Centre

Low energy servers, and high voltage outages. It all add up to an industry power play, says Peter Judge

12 years ago

Can Data Centres Really Go Off Grid?

Data centre makers want to operate independently of the power grid. That would mean cloud services that close down at…

12 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Green Tech

How good is your relationship with mother Nature?

12 years ago

Greenpeace Activists Picket Apple HQ In “iPod” Survival Dome

Apple faces Greenpeace pressure to power its iCloud with renewable energy

12 years ago

Methane Power – Let’s Not Burst The Bubble

Most renewable energy sources require a lot of land. Methane farming is no different, says Peter Judge, but it is…

12 years ago

Apple Buys Bloom Fuel Cells, Promises 100% Green Data Centre

Apple is using Bloom's fuel cells in North Carolina, and says a new plant in Oregon will use 100 percent…

12 years ago

Infinity Launches Methane-Powered Data Facility On UFO Base

A data centre powered by biogas is ready for your use, says Infinity

12 years ago

Trevor Baylis: Will Somebody Run With My Electric Shoes?

Creator of the clockwork radio Trevor Baylis tells TechWeekEurope how industry should support inventors

12 years ago

Data Centre Module Switches To DC To Cut Power

The data centre module from ABB and IO uses DC power throughout and claims to significantly reduce power and equipment…

12 years ago

Staffordshire Uni Reduces PC Power Use By 60 Percent

University on course to save £27,000 through power management software

12 years ago

Free Apps Drain Smartphone Batteries

Ads in free apps can eat up to 75 percent of battery power

12 years ago

Data Centres Hit Capacity Crunch, But Efficiency Is Ignored

Despite a lack of capacity and power, data centre owners are ignoring efficiency measures, says a survey

12 years ago

Intel Rolls Out Energy-Efficient Xeon E5 Chips For Cloud And Big Data

IBM, Dell, HP, Hitachi unveil Intel’s Xeon servers offering 80 percent more performance and 50 percent better energy efficiency

12 years ago

Infinity To Open Data Centre In Stockley Park

Company says getting more data centres within the M25 is a matter of finding the power

12 years ago

Delegation Aims To Pull Silicon Valley Data Centres To Sweden

Officials from Sweden are on a mission to lure Californian data to the cooler, greener Nordic environment

12 years ago

Iceland’s Thor Data Centre: In Pictures

Iceland's bid to be a cloud super-power is based on two data centres. We took a trip round the first…

12 years ago

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

12 years ago