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Article | 20/10/2011 Sony delays new camera launch due to Thai flooding
Sony said Thursday it has been forced to postpone the launch of a new camera and cut production of another because a factory in Thailand has been affe...
Article | 18/10/2011 Odor from Apple supplier factory in China unbearable, residents say
For months, Luo Xiaoqiang has lived with an odor she describes as a mix of chemical fertilizer and burning plastic.
Article | 5/10/2011 3M film turns windows into transparent solar panels
3M has developed a see-through film that turns ordinary windows into solar panels. It will go sale next year.
Article | 5/10/2011 New EU proposals on e-waste to help consumers recycle
All but the smallest electronics retailers in Europe could soon be required to take back unwanted electronics under new measures aimed at reducing e-w...
Article | 29/09/2011 ITU agrees on green IT measurement standards
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reached an agreement on ways to measure the impact of IT systems on the environment, in an effort ...
Article | 29/09/2011 SPEC tool to improve server-efficiency ratings
SPEC, the standards body for performance benchmarks, has developed a tool-kit to help more accurately measure the energy efficiency of servers.
Article | 28/09/2011 Fire at Foxconn facility in China, no injuries
Foxconn, the maker of electronics equipment including Apple's iPhone, said a fire broke out on Tuesday at one of the company's facilities in China, th...
Article | 26/09/2011 Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups
Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups earlier this month after the US tech giant was criticized for using manufacturers accused of pollut...
Article | 12/09/2011 Softbank founder backs Japan's shift to renewable energy
Japan's richest entrepreneur outlined a plan Monday to rebuild the country's energy infrastructure in the wake of its nuclear disaster, shifting the m...
Article | 1/09/2011 Apple offers to talk with Chinese environmental group
Apple has requested a Chinese environmental group to hold talks on a report that accuses the company's suppliers of polluting the environment and enda...
Article | 31/08/2011 Apple suppliers accused of environmental damage
Environmental groups in China criticized Apple on Wednesday, alleging that it is employing suppliers that are damaging the environment and threatening...
Article | 26/08/2011 Residents cut energy bills 11% in smart meter test
Some residents of a small town in Iowa have cut their electricity use by 11 percent in a test that combines smart meters with cloud-based data analyti...
Article | 24/08/2011 Data centers largely unaffected by East Coast quake
Staff were evacuated at several data centers following Tuesday's earthquake but operations at most facilities appear to have been unaffected, accordin...
Article | 10/08/2011 Using renewable energy in the data center
Earlier this year, social networking giant Facebook finished construction of its newest data center in Pineville, Oregon. In a press release, Facebook...
Article | 9/08/2011 Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT
How does the federal government go about implementing green IT? According to a report out today from the Government Accountability Office, the feds ha...