Green IT – doing more computing for less energy — has a couple of potential breakthroughs brewing in 2011. That might give the IT industry a better view of just how important saving energy is for their customers. Read more »
French startup AVOB, which launches in the U.S. on Monday, says it can ramp down processor speed and voltage while a computer is working and is testing it with the likes of Intel, Microsoft and Cisco. Read more »
There are many reasons I love being a community manager: I get to meet interesting people; no two days are ever the same; and it’s a job that can be tailored to fit my interests. All of these things make it a great job. Read more »
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If the first day back to work in 2010 is an indicator of how greentech investing will look this year, there’s a reason to be bullish. By Monday afternoon we saw three greentech startups file fund raising documents with the SEC, and on Tuesday another greentech […] Read more »
A weak economy is a solid time to sell a product that can save companies 30-60 percent on their energy bills. Computer energy software maker Verdiem, which passed the 1 million mark back in August for the number of government and business PCs that are running […] Read more »
Previous to the advent of online video, the only real distribution model for short films was the film festival circuit, perhaps being aired once or twice on TV or included in a VHS or DVD collection. However, the end game for non-feature-length projects is still an […] Read more »
With budget cuts crippling companies and municipalities, software that can potentially cut an energy bill by 30 percent to 60 percent sounds pretty good. That’s the pitch from computer energy management software maker Verdiem, which this morning says it has passed the 1 million mark for […] Read more »
The Prius is famous for demonstrating that consumers will change their behavior if provided with a well-designed consumption software dashboard. (It monitors MPG for the Prius.) Companies across industries are discovering that easy-to-read consumption dashboards are good for education, marketing, and eventually for meeting carbon regulations. […] Read more »
Power management tools are the low-hanging fruit when it comes to cutting carbon emissions out of the computing world — 90 percent of energy-saving tools on home PCs are disabled, and almost half of PC users don’t know what this stuff is or how to use […] Read more »
Ever since Verdiem, a startup that makes software to manage the power consumption of office PCs, told us it was working on a more consumer-oriented web product, we’ve been waiting to see what it has in the works. Here ’tis: This morning the Seattle, Wash.-based company […] Read more »
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Amidst the smaller semiconductors and new personal area networking technology breakthroughs showcased by Intel at its Research Day earlier this week were some silicon tools that could help track greenhouse gases and reduce power consumption inside devices. The chipmaker also showed off some of its low-wattage […] Read more »
We looked at site-specific browsers last year – desktop applications that capture a single web site so that you can interact with it outside the bounds of your browser. A new entrant in this field, Bubbles, is out with some intriguing features that advance the state […] Read more »
Verdiem, a Seattle, Wash.-based startup that makes power management software for office PCs, told us back in February it was in the process of raising “a substantial” round. Well, the company confirms with us this morning (hat tip Venture Wire) that it has closed that round […] Read more »
If you’re looking for another reason to stop using desktop applications, here’s one: with TypeRoom Lite, you can edit your web site from any browser…for free. Presently in open beta, TypeRoom Lite will load a copy of any web page you want, let you edit its […] Read more »
The Mogo Mouse I told you about arrived this afternoon and after a 1 hour charging session I gave it a whirl, something I should have done before fully charging it. It seems the unit I received is defective as the left mouse button only works […] Read more »
The Dragon is here Read more »
Joost Partners with Meebo; deal allows users to IM while watching content on the video service. (Read/WriteWeb) Telemundo Puts Full Eps Online; full episodes of the network’s prime-time series and novellas will be streamed on Yahoo. (MediaWeek) NTV Creates Blog-Driven Show; fans will be able to […] Read more »
In school, when working on UI development and web applications, I focused greatly on users and how they would interact with the application to accomplish tasks as part of a larger workflow. One of the key things that we have to try to focus on when […] Read more »
‘Twas the geek’s night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a hard drive was whirring, not a single clicking mouse; The gadgets were charging in their docks with care, In hopes that St. Nick shopped at Best Buy this year; The geeks were all […] Read more »
Or so says Andy. I am not getting my hopes up, but Andy says that all antenna related issues have been resolved and finally the Bay Area will step into EVDO future. Read more »
GigaOM has three columns, and so does Anil Dash. Read more »
Late Friday, the FCC released details for its interim rules covering UNE-P pricing. According to these rules, the RBOCs freeze wholesale rates for a six month period and after this period, if finalized rules are not in place, Bells are allowed to raise the as much […] Read more »
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