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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) review: A nice price, but where's the 'wow'?

Android devices - both smartphones and tablets - are getting increasingly affordable. With its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) tablet, Samsung is obviously hoping to claim its piece of the budget-price pie.

By JR Raphael | 12 April, 2012 09:18

Tags: Emerging Technologies, hardware, hardware systems, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile OSes

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime: The Rolls-Royce of Android tablets

Watch out, Android tablets: There's a new king in town.

By JR Raphael | 03 December, 2011 10:56

Tags: Asustek Computer, hardware systems, tablets

Slideshow: Verb IT first with HP Performance Optimised Datacentre (POD)

Sydney-based Verb IT is the first company in the Asia Pacific region to provision an HP Performance Optimised Datacentre (POD) next-generation data centre in a shipping container. The new Verb DC site where the POD is located is a standard industrial warehouse in Wyong on the NSW Central Coast (one hour north of Sydney). Verb DC is schedueld to go live in September after a 14-week project, including the POD delivery time. In what is being painted as a big win for the Central Coast IT industry, the new POD will provide computing services to local businesses and the world.

By Rodney Gedda | 20 August, 2010 08:57

Tags: data centres, green IT, HP, HP POD, Portable Modular Data Centre (PMDC), Triforce Services, Verb IT

NY hospital cuts power bill with thin-client virtualization

New York City's Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is saving power and money by replacing its desktop computers with thin clients running virtualized operating systems.

By Joab Jackson | 05 February, 2010 04:33

Tags: energy efficiency, hospital, medical, power, thin clients, virtualisation

Digital Gear: Gadgets to cut energy costs

Consumer electronics like monitors, even in standby mode, can be notorious energy hogs that silently add to monthly electricity bills. Companies are coming out with smarter devices -- including power strips, plugs and electricity monitoring devices -- to help pinpoint and shut down such electricity eaters. If used correctly, the devices ultimately pay for themselves over years by cutting electricity bills and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

By Agam Shah | 12 May, 2009 05:14

Tags: energy efficiency, power supplies

Five tools to prevent energy waste in the data center

These products will make the data center more efficient by reducing power usage of existing hardware

By Jon Brodkin | 23 April, 2009 15:02

Tags: data center power consumption, data centre top pick

Measuring data center efficiency easier said than done

Containing the cost of powering the data center is one of the chief priorities for many IT and facilities professionals. But determining whether a data center is a paragon of green virtue or an unrepentant gas guzzler is trickier than it might seem at first glance.

What role should IT play in reining in energy costs?

IT buys the technology; facilities buys the energy. That's the way it's always been in corporate America. But that may be changing.

By Tam Harbert | 06 February, 2009 08:58

Tags: green IT

Companies are overstating green claims, consumers say

Sixty-five percent of consumers think some companies overstate their green credentials to sell more products, according to research presented by industry organization Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 08 January, 2009 08:11

Tags: CES, green IT

Sun, wind, algae: Future data-center power sources?

The potential for wind power in the upper Midwest United States has led some to dub the region the "Saudi Arabia of wind." But tapping that potential isn't easy. In particular, the difficulty of integrating wind power into utility companies' transmission grids is hampering adoption.

By Ann Bednarz | 26 November, 2008 07:37

Tags: data center power consumption, green IT, data centre top pick

Google, Microsoft spark interest in modular data centers

Interest in modular data centers is growing, fueled by high-profile endorsements from Microsoft and Google. But the model raises new management concerns, and efficiency claims may be exaggerated.

By Jon Brodkin | 14 October, 2008 08:51

Tags: data backup, datacentre

Six Steps to a Green Data Center

Environmental issues exposed by the media and driven by consumers have placed IT departments under pressure to develop "green" data centers. Factors including the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in large data centers often provide the impetus for becoming green. A recent report issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the need for data center efficiency and demonstrates the increased pressure that IT departments are under.

By Darryl Wilson | 13 October, 2008 09:31

Tags: data centre, green

10 power-saving myths debunked

Companies are finding themselves embroiled in a power crisis as they struggle to find ways to rein in soaring energy costs -- as well as do their part to address global climate change. However, how can you be certain that the power-saving strategies your company has adopted are, in fact, the best ones? After all, there are plenty of myths out there about saving energy that are patently false. In this report, we examine 10 such myths and bring the truth to light.

By Logan G. Harbaugh | 07 October, 2008 08:40

Tags: hardware systems, lcd, power supplies

Tech's looming battle against rising energy costs

IT has gotten a bad rap when it comes to energy consumption. Walk into any datacenter, and you can almost feel the carbon emissions leaking into the atmosphere. However, research shows that the datacenter actually accounts for a very small percentage of a company's overall energy usage. And businesses are missing the other significant opportunities where they could cut energy usages -- and costs. Ironically, the same IT department that is reducing energy usage in the datacenter could lead the energy-savings initiatives across the enterprise.

By Betsy Harter | 10 September, 2008 08:59

Tags: data center power consumption, environment, Web telephony and conferencing

A green IT checklist: From first steps to stretch goals

Chief Technology Officer Arvind Thapar wants to bring new green technology to his company, but his proposed initiative -- installing wind turbines to generate power -- is decidedly outside the usual realm of IT.

Technology that's green from the roots up

HP saw potential in used water bottles. Hewlett-Packard found a way to turn those old bottles, along with other types of recyclable consumer plastics, into ink-jet printer cartridges.

PC owners urged to manage power use and save money

Businesses and home users can help the environment and save money at the same time by making better use of basic tools for desktop PC power management.

Transforming the data center from hell

Some CIOs and data center managers have found themselves having to wring performance out of monstrously deficient facilities. Ultimately, these three wrestled with their infrastructures, made major changes and won the day.

Good incentives boost data-center energy efficiency

A Microsoft executive shared techniques the company has used, including new kinds of employee incentive programs and internally created automation tools, to reduce the energy consumption of its growing data centers.

Making power policy just work

The kernel can't know if you want those low-priority processes to use all the CPU power on the system, or if you want them to pile up on one CPU and save power on the rest. Developers debate the best way to set the system's power rules.