Lawrence Latif, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 15:00:00 Online store reopens with new workstations, all-in-ones and displays Apple has updated its range of desktop computers, and introduced a new monitor and trackpad. The company shut its online store earlier today to prepare for the updates, which had…
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Apple updates Mac Pro and iMac lines
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 14:02:00 Firm promises simple ‘red, yellow or green’ system with Client Health Score tool Aerohive has announced an update to its wireless LAN management system, which it claims will provide IT staff with a simpler way of monitoring Wi-Fi network performance….
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Aerohive offers traffic light Wi-Fi monitoring
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 13:47:00 Consumers will accept targeted ads rather than charges Research from KPMG has uncovered a reluctance among UK consumers to pay for digital content. The firm’s Consumers and Convergence IV report found that UK citizens are less likely to…
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UK citizens unwilling to pay for digital content
Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 13:36:00 Sales rise by a whopping 350 per cent, says Gfk Sales of Android-based smartphones have increased by 350 per cent since the first quarter of the year, according to the latest data from market research firm GfK Retail and Technology….
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Android smartphone sales rocket in Q2
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:58:00 Watchdog confirms that ‘accidentally’ collected data cannot identify individuals The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed to V3.co.uk that it visited Google’s offices earlier this month to sample the Wi-Fi data collected by the search firm’s Street View cars….
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ICO visited Google to check Street View Wi-Fi data
Lawrence Latif, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:43:00 Mac Pro, iMac and Cinema Display monitor all likely candidates for an update Apple has shuttered its online store amid speculation that new products are about to be unveiled. Rumours have been circulating that the firm will issue updates to its Mac Pro..
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Apple readies online store for new products
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 12:23:00 Customers paying for 24Mbit/s DSL only getting a quarter of that speed in reality Internet service providers (ISPs) routinely overstate broadband speeds, and rarely provide anything near the advertised capabilities, according to new research by Ofcom….
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UK broadband firms dramatically overstating speeds
I don’t usually worship my air-conditioner, but ours ran virtually non-stop last week when the air here in New Jersey decided to turn sauna-like. In that context, a green tech breakthrough that has just been achieved by General Motors caught my eye. Apparently, the automaker is the first to begin using what it calls a climate-friendly
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GM cars will get greener AC technology by 2013
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 11:48:00 Site will use real people to respond to complex queries Ask.com is rolling out a feature that will add human input into search results to provide what the firm claims will be correct and informed responses to queries….
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David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 11:15:00 Village of Crumlin to get 50Mbit/s service Virgin Media will soon start offering Welsh villagers the chance to get a broadband connection via electricity cables. The firm has inked an agreement with local power company Surf Telecoms..
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Virgin begins electricity pole broadband trials in Wales
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 03:22:00 New version of graphics platform goes live The Khronos Group has posted the latest release of the 2D and 3D OpenGL graphics standard. The OpenGL 4.1 update includes tools to improve re-compilation times, along with 64-bit floating…
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Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 03:17:00 Fears about perception trump real-world issues, finds survey Online merchants worry more about perceived customer worries than actual security threats, according to a recent survey by VeriSign. The online security firm found that 88 per cent of IT..
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Customer confidence tops UK security worries
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 03:16:00 Company enters the computer big league Apple’s iPad sales have lifted the company into the top five PC manufacturers, according to the latest figures from Canalys….
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Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 01:30:00 Slot allocations and standards allow huge storage systems Oracle has announced a series of improvements to its StorageTek tape storage line, expanding the size of possible systems to 150 petabytes….
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Oracle’s StorageTek takes tape to 150 petabytes
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 01:00:00 Phone unlocking procedure considered fair use The US Library of Congress has approved the use of ‘jail-breaking’ procedures on mobile phones. The practice of removing restrictions on third-party applications falls under ‘fair use’ guidelines that allow…
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US Copyright Office approves handset jail-breaking
Looks like data center energy intelligence company SynapSense is feeling some love from GE. The company is getting $5 million from GE Energy Financial Services, along with Emerald Technology Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, American River Ventures, Nth Power and DFJ Frontier. The money is earmarked for research and development AND market expansion activities
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GE makes investment in data center monitoring company SynapSense
When I was growing up on the east coast, there was this silly rule about wearing white in the summer. Except it really wasn’t so silly, because lighter colors are shown to help reflect hit and keep you cooler when it’s ridiculously hot outside. Think about how blazing hot the asphalt in parking lots can
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Want a cooler building without cranking the AC? Stop being colorblind about your roof
(Updated July 25, 2010, to add pricing) For smaller companies that are interested in a more energy-efficiency entry level server, Fujitsu has just come out with the Primergy TX100 S2, based on the Intel Xeon processor 3400 series. The big value proposition for the new hardware is that it draws zero watts during its off state;
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Fujitsu adds server to ‘zero-watt’ hardware portfolio
First off, I want to credit Joe Boyce, a consultant with Gaia Worldwide focused on the solar technology energy industry, for reminding me that it has been some time since I looked at the whole financing end of the solar industry equation. Almost exactly a year, in fact, since I looked extensively at solar financing
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3 revelations about solar financing
The extended spell of dry, hot weather across the northeast United States has spotlighted the urgency need for better systems to manage peak demand. This week, one of the players in the demand response market, EnerNOC, announced a massive deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) that will provide demand response services around up to
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Demand response gets hotter in dog days of summer