Perfecting the PC: computers are getting better, but consumer habits matter, too.
Your personal computing habits may need a green makeover. Today's power-hungry computers are eating an ever-bigger share of the energy pie chart. With new, more energy-efficient technologies and green initiatives like the federal Energy Star program and the Green Electronics Council's Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), consumers can...

Dear EarthTalk: My old computer finally bit the dust and I am in the market for a replacement. Are there any particularly "green" computers for sale these days?
Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International--which has published quarterly versions of its landmark "Guide to Greener Electronics" since 2006--computer makers now understand that consumers care about the environmental footprints of the products they use. The latest version of Greenpeace's guide gives high marks...

Dell Grows Retail Presence in China.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-20 April 2008-Dell Grows Retail Presence in China(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Broadening its presence in China's consumer electronics market, Dell announced plans to sell laptop and desktop computers in Suning stores and to expand its relationship with Gome, a consumer electronics retailer in China. ...

Notebook market excites Seagate.
Byline: edison d. ong Seagate Technology, feeling that the notebook hard drive market is ripe for additional vendors to emerge, has introduced the Momentus to push up company sales and technology leadership further. The worldEs leading hard drive maker has began volume shipments of Momentus,...

China BAK Battery Plans Manufacturing Facility for New Line of Lithium Ion Battery Cells.
ENERGY RESOURCE-10 January 2007-China BAK Battery Plans Manufacturing Facility for New Line of Lithium Ion Battery Cells(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com China BAK Battery Inc. today announced plans to construct a new facility that will focus on product development and manufacture of an advanced lithium ion battery cell...

War toys: reporting the news in the 21st century.
If you've ever seen the TV series "Breaking News," you can view it as an introduction to the war in Iraq. The series, which was produced two to three years ago for the TNT cable network, has had a limited run on the Bravo cable network. In...

1994: the next version.
If you're hoping to stay current in the world of the information processing, don't even blink. Because in the micro-second your eyes close, the engineers and researchers at leading computer and electronics industry labs will have developed a slew of revolutionary new products. From chips that make...

Are you ready for personal computing?
I'm the tech industry's ideal customer. I love gadgets and spend thousands of dollars per year on hardware and software. I love to learn to use new "toys" and find ways to help teachers use those technologies with learners. But the past few years have seen few exciting innovations...

REPORT: Micro Fuel Cells Offer 'Immense Potential' for Powering Our Love for Electronic Devices.
ENERGY RESOURCE-8 November 2006-REPORT: Micro Fuel Cells Offer 'Immense Potential' for Powering Our Love for Electronic Devices(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Despite the hype, micro fuel cells offer "immense potential" to meet rising consumer demand for increased power for power-hungry devices such as cell phones and notebook computers,...

Empowerment through computers.
Paul Gouett uses a chin-cup to drive his electric chair, but he says it is the computer that "makes my life meaningful." No longer able to use his hands or arms, he is in touch with the world via a metal bite plate attached to a twelve-inch brass rod...