Today, you’ll notice that several sites including Wikipedia Google, Reddit, Boing Boing, Craigslist and several others have “gone dark” for a while or tweaked elements of their sites to combat SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) legislation that’s currently worming its way through Congress. What compelled them to do that? Simply, […]
Up to 70 energy savings for smartphones by proxy
A network proxy, actually. Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have devised a way to cut 3G smartphone power use by up to a staggering 74 percent. How? Rather than forcing phones to maintain a constant Internet connection, which can quickly deplete battery power, the tech uses a “bursty” approach via a specially configured network proxy. Between each of […]
Goldman: Broadband is a Utility, not a Luxury
I am a big supporter of using broadband access as a green IT strategy (and a way to combat pig flu). But it goes without saying that before you can enjoy the benefits you need true, fast-speed broadband access wherever…
Korea Invests $3.38 billion in Green IT, Blazing Fast Internet
South Korea gets it. Super fast broadband, Green IT initiatives and cloud computing (plus a dash of open source) go hand in hand. This Korea Times report, has some details on what the country has in store for the $3.38…
