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AT&T unleashes solar-powered phone chargers into New York parks

AT&T unleashes solar-powered phone chargers into New York parks
  • Posted June 18, 2013, 1:30 PM by David Tom | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News With Video
  • Mobile users know the feeling all too well; the desperation that accompanies the last few minutes of a fleeting charge on their smartphone. With capabilities such as music, games, and internet browsing all stemming from a single handheld device, battery…

Prototype IBM solar collector could revolutionize solar technology

Prototype IBM solar collector could revolutionize solar technology
  • Posted April 22, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Today’s solar collectors do an admirable job of collecting free energy from the sun but there’s one huge drawback: if too much energy is concentrated in one place, they run the risk of frying themselves. But that could all change…

Tokelau islands become the first to completely rely on solar power

Tokelau islands become the first to completely rely on solar power
  • Posted November 7, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Alternative energy solutions are a topic of intense interest worldwide. Research and development into new methods to generate and harness power continues although some tend to forget that there are already some pretty viable solutions readily available. Just look at…

Vodafone unveils high-tech Booster Brolly, signal boosting umbrella

Vodafone unveils high-tech Booster Brolly, signal boosting umbrella
  • Posted June 15, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • UK network provider Vodafone has unveiled a new multi-purpose, signal boosting umbrella aimed at summer festival revelers that they say improves your phone signal, charges your phone, can be used as a torch and keeps you dry in the typical…

Apple fires back at Greenpeace: We're leading usage of renewable energy

Apple fires back at Greenpeace: We
  • Posted May 18, 2012, 12:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple has been at the receiving end of increasing criticism from environmental campaigners Greenpeace recently. This has resulted in considerable attention being paid to the Cupertino-based firm's energy-intensive datacenters, which environmentalists say are run by power sourced from coal-fired power…

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