As expected, ARM officially announced its new Cortex-A chip design and in addition to specs that portend a new generation of powerhouse smartphones, it looks like ARM is finally laying the groundwork for some serious competition in the server processor space. ARM’s latest design is an upgrade in every regard, from clockspeed (up to 2.5 […]
Archives for September 2010
Taxes halt green data center momentum in Iceland
In recent months, Iceland was emerging as a prime spot to situate green data centers. The country seemed to be rolling out the red carpet for businesses with the prospect of opening up shop in the geothermally powered, energy free-cooling friendly nation. By all measures, it seemed like a dream come true for technology firms […]
Best Buy to sell Kindle
Score another brick and mortar victory for Amazon. Best Buy has announced that it will start selling the Kindle this Fall starting with the 3G an Wi-Fi versions. It’s an interesting turn of events considering that Best Buy also offers Barnes & Noble’s Nook, making it the first physical location where both e-readers will presumably […]
FTC: We’re watching those LED claims
The New York Times Green Blog reports that the Federal Trade Commission has filed its first suit against a company for LEDs that fall short of their marketing claims. The agency is taking aim at Lights of America for selling bulbs that don’t match the equivalent light output of a 40W bulb. Worse, they last […]
Pliant goes MLC for enterprise drives
Are cheaper solid-0state storage arrays finally here? Pliant Technologies says yes. The company is currently shipping its 2.5-inch, Serial Attached SCSI, MLC-based Lightning LB 200M (200 GB) and Lightning LB 400M (400 GB) enterprise solid-state drives (SSD) to OEMs for evaluation purposes. General availability is scheduled for October 2010. Pliant figures that energy-conscious IT shops […]
Citrix, Cisco team for desktop virtualization
Is the full-featured corporate desktop going the way of the dodo? Maybe not, but Citrix and Cisco are doing their part to make them a rarity in offices where hundreds, or even thousands, of the machines currently consume vast amounts of power. Bring on the thin clients! The companies today revealed that they plan to […]
Solarflare announces low-power 10GbE server adapters
Irvine, Calif.-based Solarflare Communications announced the availability of network adapters that, because of the company’s low-power SFC9000 chipset, offers high-speed networking for servers while helping to trim energy costs. And not just for any servers either, but systems that drive virtualized and/or cloud environments thanks to its hardware assisted virtual I/O acceleration for VMware, Microsoft […]
eBay offering reusable shipping boxes
Taking a cue from interoffice envelopes, eBay is looking to cut the carbon impact of shipping between its members by offering recycled, multi-use shipping boxes. The online auction giant is testing the waters with a preliminary batch of 100,000 eBay boxes which are designed to be durable enough handle several trips. Let’s hope it takes […]
Go paperless: Electronic medical records by the numbers
Infographic: Want to know how much time, energy and resources are wasted in healthcare paperwork? Tons, according to GE. The company has created a neat video infographic highlighting the tremendous amount of waste — not to mention the negative impact to patient care — surrounding dead-tree record keeping and billing in the healthcare industry (embedded […]
Go paperless: Blood costs less than printer ink
Want another reason to go paperless? How about this interesting stat from an Investopedia article on outrageously overpriced products over at Yahoo Finance: Over the life of your printer, you’ll probably pay more than 500% of the total price of the printer itself on ink refill cartridges. At $30, a 42ml cartridge of black printer […]
