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Sun seekers: IKEA Britain now sells solar panels

IDGNS staff — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:41:41 +0000

Customers can purchase a minimum of 18 panels for about $9,000. And you thought jamming that Ikea sofa box into the car was a pain.

Intel partners to expand app-level energy management

IDGNS staff — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:05:54 +0000

Intel has partnered with startup TSO Logic in a move that should give more companies tools to track how much power their server applications consume.

SK Hynix shifting more production to DRAM after price jump

IDGNS staff — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 05:12:18 +0000

SK Hynix will increase DRAM production at its headquarters, the company said Friday, following a price spike in memory chips after a fire at a company factory in China.

Apple, Jabil to investigate alleged labor violations at China factory

IDGNS staff — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:19:47 +0000

Apple is investigating a supplier factory in China for alleged labor violations, after a watchdog group claimed the facility had been forcing its employees to work long hours assembling iPhones.

Apple supplier of iPhone criticized for labor violations in China

IDGNS staff — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 09:16:48 +0000

A labor watchdog group is slamming one of Apple's suppliers for allegedly exploiting its Chinese workers to build the upcoming budget iPhone.

Fire-hit SK Hynix DRAM plant in China to resume operations soon

IDGNS staff — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:11:51 +0000

A fire at a SK Hynix memory chip plant in Wuxi, China will have no impact on the company's DRAM production, the company said on Thursday, adding that the factory will resume operations soon.

How about a solar-powered, submersible laptop for $350?

IDGNS staff — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:26:58 +0000

WeWi Telecommunications will launch the laptop next week in Ghana; it could come to the U.S. as a Chromebook later this year.

The world's five most fascinating 3D printing projects

jnaze — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:27:57 +0000

The 3D printing world is exploding, with researchers in fields across the spectrum drumming up formerly unthinkable projects. It was tough to narrow it down, but here are the five most fascinating 3D printing projects that are in the works.

Tesla S crash tests

abennett — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:59:34 +0000

Tesla's $62,400 Model S received a five star safety rating from the NHTSA after crash tests.

Solar-powered Ubuntu laptop to launch

IDGNS staff — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:40:01 +0000

Linux laptop designed for use in the developing world.

China investigating IT suppliers linked with Apple for polluting rivers

IDGNS staff — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 04:22:03 +0000

Local authorities in China are investigating two electronics suppliers linked with Apple and also reportedly HTC of dumping heavy metals in the country's rivers after watchdog groups accused them of damaging the environment.

Data center innovator Ken Brill dies at 68

IDGNS staff — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:41:44 +0000

Ken Brill, founder of the Uptime Institute and a forward thinker in data center design and operations, died this week at the age of 68, the Institute said on Thursday. The cause was cancer, a spokesman said.

Apple supplier Pegatron slammed for alleged labor abuses in China

IDGNS staff — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:55:00 +0000

Apple supplier Pegatron is facing criticism from a watchdog group for poor working conditions at its factories in China.

NASA's IRIS telescope may help predict harmful solar storms

IDGNS staff — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:07:03 +0000

NASA's newest telescope is giving scientists their clearest pictures yet of the sun's atmosphere, and in doing so could help mitigate the potentially devastating effects an extreme solar storm could have on our power and communications networks on Earth.

Apple in China recommends use of official power adapters for iPhone

IDGNS staff — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:40:33 +0000

Apple is advising its customers in China to use the company's official USB power adapters when recharging their devices, as police continued on Friday investigations into the death by electrocution of a local woman that may be linked to an iPhone.