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Win a Centrino Pro-powered Lenovo laptop review
Reviews Another energy-saving feature in Centrino Pro is Turbo Memory, a flash-based hard disk cache used to cut down on the time and energy used in system start-up, waking from sleep and loading applications.
[December 21, 2007, 12:46]
IBM and AMD form chip alliance
News The IBM-AMD alliance will specifically concentrate on how to better incorporate energy-saving technologies, such as silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and "low-k dielectrics", into chips. Transistors require energy, but pumping electricity into chips...
[January 9, 2003, 9:32]
HP introduces Nehalem-based ProLiant servers
News In addition to the energy-saving features, the G6 servers provide several performance tools. Depending on the readings, the system will then try to adjust components, such as memory and fans, to optimise cooling and so save energy.
[March 30, 2009, 20:00]
HP releases more 'green' machines
News Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk at the time, Todd Kruse, HP business desktop product manager, said it was important that IT managers should be given incentives for buying energy-saving products. HP has claimed users can reduce processor heat and energy...
[January 25, 2008, 9:24]
Japanese researchers harness parallel chips
News When contacted, a Japan-based NEC spokesperson confirmed the company is participating in an API standardisation project "using energy-saving software invented by Waseda University's professor Kasahara".
[September 30, 2009, 15:22]
SpeedStep Pentium III on tap for Tuesday
News As earlier reported by ZDNet News UK, SpeedStep -- formerly code-named Geyserville -- will allow the two new Pentium III chips to run at two different speeds, a higher, more energy-consuming speed when connected to an electrical outlet, and a...
[January 17, 2000, 14:31]
IBM challenges Sun and HP with Power6
News The company says it will continue to offer energy-saving initiatives that can be traded off against performance, IBM said. On power saving, the Power6 contains all the improvements introduced by IBM earlier this month.
[May 21, 2007, 17:41]
Planning a power-management strategy
News Because the amount of money you spend on electricity to power your systems increases as your business grows and you add more computers, it’s important to come up with a strategy that will implement more energy-saving measures as usage increases.
[July 14, 2006, 13:05]
Intel set to overhaul Pentium 4 by 2005
News So-called micro ops fusion, for instance, will combine routine instructions and tasks, thereby saving time and energy, the company has said. Intel is currently working on two new types of transistors -- called the terahertz and tri-gate -- that...
[October 9, 2002, 8:52]
IBM launches 'Big Green Linux' initiative
News The "Big Green Linux" initiative is part of the wider Project Big Green, launched in May, which is specifically aimed at helping IBM and its clients reduce data-centre energy consumption. The initiative doesn't centre on any one product...
[August 9, 2007, 10:07]
How to make hot chips that stay cool
News Use transistors to turn off power to entire blocks of logic when they're not being used, and you can get up to 1,000 times less wasted energy. If your chip is spending energy even if it's not doing any work, then keeping it busy means more bang for...
[September 10, 2004, 10:35]
3G chips come armed with security
News Among the power-saving techniques, IEM examines code coming into a processor and determines whether the processor speed needs to be increased, which would mean an increase in energy consumption, or whether it can be slowed.
[October 15, 2003, 15:00]
IDF: Intel focuses on wireless
News The chip will come with 77 million transistors, more than the 54 million found on the current Pentium 4, but the chip will consume low amounts of energy. Micro Ops Fusion, for instance, will combine routine instructions and tasks together and...
[September 11, 2002, 9:58]
IBM to hit 1GHz with PowerPC chip
News Besides consuming a relatively low amount of energy, the upcoming chip -- which will come out in samples in January and debut commercially later -- will also trump the PC camp's chips on performance, IBM said.
[October 15, 2001, 10:35]
ADC datacentre exploits outdoor air for cooling
News The Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, provided by the US Green Building Council, rates buildings on a range of environmental factors, including energy and water usage, materials and site location.
[August 5, 2008, 11:22]
Green IT still a priority despite credit crunch
News IBM is sponsoring an energy-efficiency zone at Storage Expo this year. The increasing cost of energy.is making an energy-efficient datacentre a more compelling proposition," Walker suggested. Of the 513 organisations surveyed in the UK, 70 percent...
[October 14, 2008, 13:45]
Rackable announces low-power rack system
News The intention is that each rack produces less heat, so the energy required for air conditioning will be less, the company said in a statement on Thursday. CloudRack C2 provides server densities with "up to 1,280 cores per cabinet and 99 percent...
[March 27, 2009, 14:47]
Easynet's green Rally cry
Blog The latest example of financial frugality dressed in the green robes of energy efficiency comes courtesy of managed network provide Easynet. Easynet boasts that the new hardware will “increase IT utilisation to 85% whilst boosting energy efficiency...
[January 28, 2008, 14:42]
Intel showcases new technologies
News At its Intel Research Day at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, on Thursday, the company showed projects to enhance the WiMax regional wireless network, improve the processing power and cut the energy consumption of mobile...
[June 22, 2009, 13:19]
Get ready for the 9-to-5 notebook
News The equation for studying battery performance, Trainor said, is relatively straightforward: divide the amount of energy stored in batteries -- measured in watt hours -- by the average power consumption of a notebook.
[June 7, 2005, 11:25]
