http://www.greencomputingnews.com Latest News of Green Computing Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:02:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Leafing through the latest environmental news, we ran across six predictions for green IT in 2012. We like that sort of thing, predictions. What we really like is running across "Predictions for 2010" online, and having a good chuckle. Anyway, there it was, Prediction #1 for green IT in 2012: ... http://www.greencomputingnews.com/will-it-efficiency-slay-the-greenwashing-dragon/ If you only had one day to live before losing your senses, how would you use them? Actress Eva Green would take a bite out of the Big Apple. More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/perfect-sense-star-eva-green-loves-nyc/ SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual Technology Convergence Conference being held here, Raritan will be presenting DCIM customer case studies and demonstrating its smart rack ... More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/raritan-to-speak-on-data-center-infrastructure-management-dcim-at-technology-convergence-conference/ Beginning on Sunday, Feb. 5, Sprint will introduce its first tablet for under $100, ZTE Optik™, a Sprint 3G tablet featuring a 7-inch touchscreen display with WXGA 1280x80 More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/zte-optik-is-an-android-tablet-offering-sprint-customers-a-combination-e-reader-media-player-and-portable-computing/ SOMERSET, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raritan today introduced dcTrack® 2.6 DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software with new intelligent connectivity management capabilities to help ... More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/raritan-enhances-its-leadership-position-in-dcim-with-dctrack-26/ * Plans 7-10 MW facility to be operational in 2 years * Small pilot plant tests successful LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - UK company Highview PowerStorage plans to develop a commercial facility which uses liquidair ... More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/uk-firm-plans-to-firm-up-liquid-air-energy-storage/ LONDON (Reuters) - Highview Power Storage plans to develop a commercial facility which uses liquid air to store renewable energy after a pilot project was successful, the firm told Reuters Wednesday. One of the problems facing wind power development is how to store surplus energy when the wind is strong ... http://www.greencomputingnews.com/firm-plans-to-firm-up-liquid-air-energy-storage/ At the press of a button on this iPod-sized device, it will not only show you accurate distances from your ball to three points on the green, it will TELL YOU! It can even be pre-set to speak to you in one of several languages, including English, of course. More: ... http://www.greencomputingnews.com/golf-buddy-voice-tells-you-your-yardage/ For those of you who own an LG Optimus Black, you don’t need to go to LG service centers just to have it updated. You can do so on your own as long as you have a stable internet connection and the LG PC Suite that came with your phone ... http://www.greencomputingnews.com/how-to-update-your-lg-optimus-black-to-gingerbread/ If you really want to know how to build a cloud, look at how Google architects its data center infrastructure to produce economies of scale at a global level More: continued here http://www.greencomputingnews.com/planetary-scale-computing/