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Samsung develops new mobile memory chip

December 27, 2006 Its new 1Gb DRAM memory chip is thinner and uses less power than previous generations of chips, company says. TAGS: DRAM, consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics, power, chipset, games

Ice-powered air-conditioner could cut costs

August 1, 2006 Ice Energy says energy-storage system cuts down on the power required for air conditioning by 30 percent. Photo: Ice-cold air TAGS: air conditioner, ice, power, utility, photograph

Dishing out power with a solar engine

October 25, 2006 Infinia looks to an existing technology--the Stirling engine--to compete in solar-electric industry.Photos: Retro energy-harness TAGS: photovoltaics, electricity, engine, power generation, energy, California, power

Full steam ahead for Nevada solar project

March 12, 2007 A new power plant in the desert taps into solar-thermal energy to pour on the electricity for nearby Las Vegas.Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, Nevada, Las Vegas, project, heat, power, utility

Wireless power gets recharged

January 5, 2007 At CES 2007, more companies will aim to persuade consumers to recharge gadgets without wires. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, holder, gadget, consumer electronics, car, Motorola Inc., handheld, power, adapter, MP3 player, MP3, battery, laptop computer

'Power plants' in the basement heat up

January 31, 2007 Combined heat and power system sized down to the average home packs on-site power generation and high energy efficiency. TAGS: Combined Heat and Power, power generation, electricity, Massachusetts, heat, power

Pint-size hydro power on tap

October 24, 2007 Start-up Rentricity designs a generator that brings hydroelectric power down to size for cites and towns. TAGS: turbine, generator, facility, electricity, water, California, power, utility

FAQ: Energy on the high seas

August 15, 2007 Harnessing the power of the ocean may be the next big opportunity in energy. Here's what you need to know.Photos: Tapping wave power TAGS: sea, turbine, ocean, wave, energy, power, U.S.

Wave power to go commercial in California

December 18, 2007 Harnessing the ocean for energy has been discussed for years, and now a major utility in the U.S. will purchase some sea power. TAGS: buoy, turbine, farm, sea, blade, California, U.S., utility, power

Harnessing the power of wind and waves

March 24, 2008 Ireland is in the right place to generate electricity, and a lot of it, out of oceanic surges, but it won't be easy sailing.Video: Ocean-based renewable energy TAGS: Ireland, prototype, sea, power, project, food

Solar thermal energy making a comeback

June 7, 2007 The first solar thermal project in years has cranked to life, and more will follow. Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, mirror, project, power

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, bill, Republican, Democrat, terrorist attack, vote, aide, attorney general, president, attack, power, law, U.S., leader

U.S. servers slurp more power than Mississippi

February 15, 2007 Power-hungry servers consumed 45 billion kilowatt-hours of power in 2005--double that of 2000. TAGS: power consumption, Mississippi, data center, server, study, U.S., AMD, power

Shattering illusions about the mobile Web browser

January 10, 2007 AppForge CEO Gary Warren says it's time to draw the curtain on the mobile Web browser era--and none too soon. TAGS: thin client, distributed computing, Web browser, mobility, mobile application, organization, power

Verizon heeds call of fuel cells

August 7, 2006 Worried about prices and power outages, the telecom company is a case study of a business out to deliver its own energy. Photos: Verizon fuel cell project TAGS: fuel cell, Verizon Communications, alternating current, energy, facility, grid, natural gas, electricity, power, New York, backup

Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default

January 23, 2008 Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test. TAGS: standards, scenario, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Web application, Opera Software, power, setting, Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go?

August 6, 2007 Protect America Act signed Sunday temporarily makes it easier for the feds to eavesdrop on calls and e-mail. But what are the privacy impacts? TAGS: NSA, law, vote, Democrat, FAQ, bill, town, Bush Administration, power, U.S., e-mail

Google, Intel target efficient PC power supplies

June 12, 2007 An awful lot of juice meant to power PCs never gets used. Tech companies team up to make PCs and servers run more efficiently. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, Inter-Tel Inc., electricity, technology company, power consumption, senior vice president, PC company, component, server, power supply, Google Inc., power, PC, California, Intel, Dell

'World of Warcraft' bans raise players' ire

March 22, 2007 Some players of the popular online game think the publisher is banning first and asking questions second when it comes to alleged terms of service violations. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft, online game, account, gamer, customer service, power, e-mail

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, oversight, senator, Sen., agent, Republican, Democrat, power
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