"Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social, Local," was the theme at the 34rd Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference last week in Honolulu.

The European Parliament has apporved plans to force large electronic retailers to take back old equipment.

IT departments are missing out on potentially significant power consumption savings due to fears that PC power management (PCPM) solutions could disrupt core IT operations, according to analyst firm Ovum.

The Environment Agency is deploying an open source knowledge management system to compile and share information on around 500 river restoration projects throughout Europe.

Intel is advising its customers to increase the temperature in their data centres, claiming that companies can save four percent in energy costs for every 1ºC they turn up the heat.

Facebook has hired Google’s former “green energy czar” Bill Weihl, in a move designed to demonstrate the company's commitment to low-carbon computing and renewable energy. Weihl will begin the new post in January 2012, Facebook confirmed.

Greenpeace has ended a long-running campaign calling on Facebook to "unfriend coal" as a source of energy for its data centres after Facebook agreed to promote clean and renewable energy, the companies announced yesterday.

Swiss researchers have created the first computer chip made out of molybdenite (MoS2), a naturally occurring mineral that has been touted as a low-energy alternative to silicon.

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has announced two new modular power and cooling products for use in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Computer Aid has drafted a guide to help companies understand and adopt best practice in IT disposal procedures and green IT programmes, as research was published showing the majority of firms do not recylce computers.

The ImMucin cancer vaccine has just entered "Phase III" clinical trials at Jerusalem's Hadassah University Medical Center. If the vaccine passes this phase, the drug will go to the appropriate regulatory authorities in countries around the world. After passing regulatory review, the drug would be able to enter the drug market about six years from now.

Linux users working on laptops and other portable devices may soon have cause to rejoice thanks to a new kernel patch that finally promises to fix power regression problems associated with recent versions of the software.

NASA's new topographic map of the Moon lets us get a better sense of our nearest satellite's features in a startlingly new light.

A new Low Carbon London website has been launched by UK Power Networks to help companies better manage their energy consumption.

Modular and prefabricated data centres are significantly cheaper and more energy-efficient than traditional site-constructed facilities, according to a new report from The Green Grid.

The UK is now one of the largest data centre markets in the world, housing up to 7.6 million square metres of data centre space.

While some consumer electronics manufacturers have cleaned up their act, making more energy efficient gadgets with fewer toxic materials, others are continuing to make fine promises but no changes, according to Greenpeace.

John Opel, who served as IBM CEO from 1981 to 1985, passed away at the age of 86 last week, IBM confirmed Monday.

Bill Weihl, Google's 'green energy czar', is leaving the company this week after steering its clean energy efforts for almost six years.

In its noble mission to bring technology access to every child, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is planning a bizarre distribution tactic: XO-3 tablets will be airdropped into remote areas for kids to just pick up and start using, without instructions or people to guide them.