Poor Intel. (Insert sad emoticon.) Its energy-saving Atom chips helped fuel the rise of netbooks. But now, smartphones and tablets are all the rage and it’s ARM that’s reaping the rewards. So dominating is ARM in mobility that Microsoft’s touch-tastic Windows 8 OS will also run on the company’s processor tech. Now, after a seeming […]
Stuxnet: Prelude to smart grid security threats
Have you heard of Stuxnet? Unless you run industrial or power control systems, the emergence of this nasty little piece of malware probably didn’t even cause the slightest blip on your radar. But that’s no reason to ignore it. Stuxnet targets Siemens Simatic WinCC, a Windows-based suite of software that’s used by industrial plants and […]
Green IT News Roundup – Monday, April 27
Lowering data center cooling costs with airflow modeling and perforated raised-floor tiles – SearchDataCenter.com An Uptime Institute study of 19 computer rooms with a total of 204,000 square feet determined that most facilities are ill prepared to remove current heat…
