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Articles Posted on 12 January 2009

Does Google Search Pollute More Than Gaming Consoles?

Does Google Search Pollute More Than Gaming Consoles?

News Consumer

Search Engine Google was singled out this morning as one of the biggest tech polluters as each Google search actually generates 7g of greenhouse gas and consumes on average 0.6w based on some calculations. Google has disputed...


Gary McKinnon Signs Confession To Avoid US Extradition

Gary McKinnon Signs Confession To Avoid US Extradition

News Security

Gary McKinnon has signed a statement admitting a hacking offense under the UK Computer Misuse Act in a bid to avoid extradition to the US and stay in Britain instead. This last-ditched attempt by McKinnon comes as his lawyers...


Open Source Comes To Cloud Computing : A closer look at MRG

Open Source Comes To Cloud Computing : A closer look at MRG

News Software

This 5 page special report explains how to: 1. Enable your business to move to a cloud-based model of computing wherever and whenever you required it.2. Run any workload, from sub-second calculations to server applications to...


Google Generates 7g of CO2 Per Search Says Research

Google Generates 7g of CO2 Per Search Says Research

News Web

Research carried out by Alex Wissner-Gross from Harvard University shows that each typical search generates around 7g of CO2 which is roughly half what brewing a cuppa would cost Google has been singled out as a mass CO2...


Keeping it secret: VoIP call encryption

Keeping it secret: VoIP call encryption

News Security

In my last column (21st Century Phone Tapping), I discussed the problem of unauthorised eavesdropping on VoIP calls. This column looks at some solutions. There are many different VoIP protocols, including the Session Initiation...


Microsoft Removes Download Limit For Windows 7 Beta

Microsoft Removes Download Limit For Windows 7 Beta

News Hardware

Admitting to issues experienced by users in downloading Windows 7 beta, Microsoft has announced that it has temporarily suspended the initial 2.5 million download limit for a few upcoming weeks.  Owing to overwhelming...


Google Previews Chrome 2.0 Browser For Devs, Prepares For Linux, Mac Versions

Google Previews Chrome 2.0 Browser For Devs, Prepares For Linux, Mac Versions

News Web

Getting a step closer to extend its support for Mac and Linux operating systems, Google has unveiled a pre-beta version of its Chrome 2.0 web browser.  Officially codenamed as “2.0.156.1”, Google released the...


Apple iPhone Goes Multi Core In 2009? Sony And Nintendo Better Watch Out

Apple iPhone Goes Multi Core In 2009? Sony And Nintendo Better Watch Out

News Mobile & Telco

Rumours about iPhone firmware 3.0 that can support multi-core CPU have been circulating on the blogosphere, and a four-core iPhone CPU rumour is doing rounds in Mac World Expo 2009.  While the existing iPhone boasts of the...


EU Plans To Ban Sales Of Power Guzzling Plasma Screens

EU Plans To Ban Sales Of Power Guzzling Plasma Screens

News Hardware

In order to address the challenging issues associated with climate change, European Union seems all set to ban energy-consuming large-sized plasma TVs soon, with the legislation for enforcing the ban is due to be granted by this...


Schoolgirls Get In Trouble For Facebook Slurring

Schoolgirls Get In Trouble For Facebook Slurring

News Security

A number of girl students have been suspended from Grey Coat Hospital School, a Church of England secondary in London, after posting defamatory remarks on a teacher on a social networking platform Facebook.  Students from...


Time To Sweat Your Tech Assets

Time To Sweat Your Tech Assets

News Hardware

Over the next 12 to 18 months, we can expect to see any project that did not have funding in place before the economy took a nose dive shelved.   Certainly, those major projects and big builds (many, of course, were for...


£39.99 Samsung Laser Printer ML1640 16-pages monochrome printer

£39.99 Samsung Laser Printer ML1640 16-pages monochrome printer

News Mobile & Telco

Imagine a compact laser that delivers big. You’ll get more speed, more performance and more features all in a sleek design that can fit anywhere. With SAMSUNG ML-1640 you will be inspired to create big and produce...


£108.99 Seagate OEM 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Disk Drive (7200RPM, 32MB Cache)

£108.99 Seagate OEM 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Disk Drive (7200RPM, 32MB Cache)

News Hardware

Designed with up to four platters and the only second-generation perpendicular recording technology in the industry, the Barracuda 7200.11 drive offers the ideal balance of world-class technology and value, providing customers...


£74.99 LiteOn DX-4O1S-03C External USB 4x Blu-ray Disc BD-ROM Drive

£74.99 LiteOn DX-4O1S-03C External USB 4x Blu-ray Disc BD-ROM Drive

News Hardware

This external Blu ray reader allowing Blu ray playback on your PC. Kit includes USB 2.0 and Cyberlink BD software. The Liteon reader features a Portable design, using USB2.0 connection to ensure the best performance. Blu-ray...


£5.99 MyMemory SDHC 4GB SDHC Card Class 6

£5.99 MyMemory SDHC 4GB SDHC Card Class 6

News Hardware

MyMemory's 133X SD cards combine high storage capacities, fantastic transfer rates and high security. This is a 4GB SDHC Class 6 memory card. MyMemory SD cards are the ideal option to increase data storage on the smallest of...

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