Sharon Gaudin

Advanced Micro Devices has announced its 9100E processor, which reportedly uses a third less power than Phenom chips, will ship earlier than expected. But the manufacturer is delying the release of two Phenom processors

The company uses the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to outline its strategy for integrating power-saving technologies and processes in desktops. Prepare for a 25 per cent difference

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, two teams of students used bicycles to power a SiCortext supercomputer running modelling programs on nuclear fusion. The students are looking to enter a contest sponsored by Google, and for recognition by the Guinness Book of World Records

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University come up with a way to commend companies that build energy-efficient high-performance systems based on installations around the world

The chipmaker is taking its first steps to get its latest fab certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building rating system. All it need is 12 months' worth of data

Virginia Polytechnic computer science professors plan to rate Top500 List of supercomputers on the basis of energy efficiency, over concerns it can cost up to $4 million a year per year to run a mega system

Far from devising ways to solve the issue of unsolicited bulk email clogging up inboxes, panelists at a debate on spam at ComNet in Washington, D.C., Wednesday couldn't even agree on how to define the problem.

Fingerprint readers and iris scanners aren't just for James Bond anymore.Actually, if biometrics isn't already creeping into your corporate network, it probably will within the next two to four years. That means passwords and identification cards may soon become obsolete, security will be tighter and help desk calls will be reduced.