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Property tax confusion pokes Facebook in Oregon

(AP) -- The promise of lucrative tax breaks helped persuade Facebook to build a data center in one of Oregon's most economically depressed counties. Now, the state and the company are in a dispute over how much Facebook ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers work to take the errors out of the cloud

Cloud computing, which taps the resources of a network of remote computers, offers tremendous potential for storing and processing vast amounts of data quickly and cheaply. The catch: As cloud computing applications become ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New device may revolutionize computer memory

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new device that represents a significant advance for computer memory, making large-scale "server farms" more energy efficient and allowing ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 8 | with audio podcast




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Power profiles help electronics go green

(PhysOrg.com) -- New and better ways of measuring high-tech energy consumption could lead to significant environmental and economic gains, a study from The Australian National University has found.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With WeVideo, you can edit video in the cloud, then share it

The Internet has long been a great place to express yourself in words. But two of the biggest trends on the Web, cloud computing and social networks, are also making it a great place to express yourself with images - to create ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arctic chill brings Facebook data center to Sweden

(AP) -- Facebook will build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle - its first outside the U.S. - that will improve performance for European users of the social networking site, officials said ...

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created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report: Facebook plans huge server farm in Sweden

Facebook plans to build a large server farm in northern Sweden near the Arctic Circle, taking advantage of the chilly climate to keep its equipment cool, a Swedish newspaper reported Wednesday

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created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Russia's Yandex invests $15M in US search underdog

Blekko, a Silicon Valley startup trying to build a spam-free search engine, is getting some love from Russia.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google reveals energy use to show search is green (Update)

(AP) -- Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business ...

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Microscope on the go: Cheap, portable, dual-mode microscope uses holograms, not lenses

To serve remote areas of the world, doctors, nurses and field workers need equipment that is portable, versatile, and relatively inexpensive. Now researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Security concerns cast shadow over cloud's bright future

Chances are you've already got your head in the clouds. If Google has its way, you'll trust even more of your life to the digital cumulus.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Streamlined rules for robots

With the explosion of the Internet and the commoditization of autonomous robots (such as the Roomba) and small sensors (such as the ones in most cell phones), computer scientists have become more and more ...

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created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clear up confusion on computing cloud

If your head hasn't been lost up in the cirrus or cumulus, you've probably heard of cloud computing over the last few years.

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created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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