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Photos: Fujitsu unveils king-size fuel cell

Electronics giant inaugurates 200-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell that will provide electricity as well as heat to buildings on its Sunnyvale campus.A proton exchange membrane PEM hydrogen fuel cell, king-size. Fujitsu inaugurated this fuel cell at its Sunnyvale, Calif., campus on Friday. The fuel cell sits in the parking lot...

Tags: Fuel cells, photograph, fuel cell, hydrogen, Fujitsu Ltd., membrane, Amdahl, Fujitsu LifeBook, steam, chair, electron, carbon dioxide, carbon, Sunnyvale, natural gas, electronics company, data center, electronics, Japan, laptop computer

Image galleries 2007-08-17

Vintage Trains and Locomotives Screensaver (zip)

Vintage Trains and Locomotives Screensaver presents 50 steam and electric train and locomotive engines. These vintage steam and electric trains were in service in 1924, when these watercolor paintings of railway engines around the World were completed. See a wide variety of steam and electric trains and locomotives from Egypt,...

Tags: Steam, Train

Software downloads 2007-01-24

Elf Bowling 6: Air Biscuits (exe)

Up at the North Pole it's bowling season again, but this time Santa broke his 16lb. ball. Santa's decided to bowl with the elves instead. Bowl three elves and see how far you can get with a tail wind. Each elf adds to the total distance/score. Earn bonus points by...

Tags: Steam, Balloon, Santa

Software downloads 2006-02-03

OpenDocument format gathers steam

OpenDocument format gathers steamThis is a must-win battle, but just more important is the battle ofapis and protocols for web services. But, if the battle of office formats is won, that will set the tone for the next battle of formats for web protocols and apis for web services....

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., steam

Discussion threads 2005-11-10

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Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders

Yahoo on Monday filed its shareholder pitch with the Securities and Exchange Commission as its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn gathers steam. Much of the presentation was designed to "correct the record" on everything from the company's compensation plan to how the Microsoft bid went down. But Yahoo...

Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Reorg, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft

Given the importance of virtualization to the future of the operating system, it seems fitting that Hyper-V shipped on the the same day Bill Gates exited the Windows company. It is truly a new era for Microsoft.  Who could have envisioned five years ago that a Microsoft platform would openly...

Tags: Hypervisor, Microsoft Corp., XenSource Inc., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-06-26

SCE adds to its solar energy portfolio in deal with eSolar

Everything around me is wilting today, including me. Therefore it seems apt for me to search around for something solar-related to write about. Found this quick update from Southern California Edison, which bills itself as the leading purchaser not provider of solar energy, buying about 90 percent...

Tags: Tower, Solar Energy, mW, SCE, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Images: A bit of technology in a world of magic

TechRepublic contributor Wally Bahny takes you through World of Warcraft's Engineering Profession, a world of Steam Tonks, Dimensional Rippers, and Khorium Destroyers. by CNET News.com

Tags: World Of Warcraft, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-06-06

Coach's 'Ubuntu' mantra helps lead Boston Celtics to NBA Finals

Doc Rivers' "Ubuntu" mantra helped lead the Boston Celtics to its first NBA Eastern Conference championship in 20 years.    So said one ESPN commentator, citing the Beantown coach's use of the African term as a way to drive the team's "collective success." The sportscaster said it following the Celts win...

Tags: Ubuntu, Team, Mantra, NBA, Team Management, Linux, Open Source, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-30

News to know: Apple patches; D6 coverage; Yahoo; Google I/O

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Leopard mega-patch plugs 41 security holes Jason O'Grady: Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.3 software update Apple: About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update Google: Mac OS X 10.5.3: sync Google Contacts Psystar offering new...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, I/O, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-29

From steam punk to the future, and how to plan for it...

I've been doing a lot of reading, most recently 'The Big Switch' by Nicholas Carr. There are plenty of reviews of this fascinating work available - in essence this is actually two books. The first focuses on the history of American public utilities and makes a very plausible case for...

Tags: Collaboration, Information Technology, Nicholas Carr, Nicholas, Collaboration Initiative, Strategy, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Images: Supersize solar power

Utility-scale solar power plants--using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons--are changing the look of solar power.Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and the technology will be around for at least another 25. Parabolic troughs reflect sunlight to heat liquid carried...

Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, Trough, Photovoltaics, Plant, mW, Solar Power Plant, Arizona Public Service, BrightSource Energy, Concentrator, Stirling Engine Systems, Infinia, It', SolFocus, What', Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-26

Which solar technology will survive?

Which solar technology will survive?Practical considerations to start a discussionSolar technologies that will make it in the long term will have to be low maintenance. That means strong materials that don't have to be cleaned, few if any moving parts, cheap to make, and will still put out some power...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar technology, storage

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today?

My colleague Mary Jo Foley has her ear to the ground in Redmond, and when it comes to Windows 7 she's hearing ... nothing. Under new Windows boss Steven Sinofsky, she notes, the information lockdown is nearly airtight, and some customers are starting to complain: I'm hearing increasing dissatisfaction...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Sinofsky, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Salesforce's international expansion accelerates

Salesforce.com's first quarter had a bunch of high points: The company topped estimates, upped its outlook and highlighted a bevy of customer wins. But the big takeaway may be that Salesforce.com's international business is picking up steam. First, the basics. Salesforce.com all resources reported first quarter net...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Windows 7: The information lockdown continues

When is Microsoft finally going to start sharing information on Windows 7? After all, if the Redmondians stick to their own oft-quoted ship target of 2010 for the operating system, that is just two years away. For developers two years isn't a whole lot of time when...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-19

The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?

The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?Icahn's asking price...will determine Ballmer's actions. I don't think MS will want to pay as much as it's original offer. It was at a substantial premium. Icahn probably realizes this and wont ask as much. He doesn't need to to make a...

Tags: Plan B, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., stock, Icahn

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Images: Satellites follow killer cyclone

Satellite images from NASA track a cyclone and the flooding it caused--which may end up killing over 100,000 residents of Myanmar formerly Burma.The government of Myanmar formerly known as Burma has reported that over 22,000 people have died so far, due to the effects of Tropical Cyclone Nargis which hit...

Tags: Myanmar, Satellite, Image, Government, Network Technology, Networking, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-09

Is Apple selling off its professional software titles?

The slimmest hint of a rumor can gain steam when cycled around the Internet. It seems to be happening with rumor that Apple is pitching its professional applications such as Final Cut Pro. The rumor was buried below the fold in the Friday Pulpit posting by Robert...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Video, Final Cut Pro, Corporate Communications, Marketing, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-05-05

News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...

Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-05-02