Agreed. I wrote TFA and did the WEE-PUE headline for fun.
You are also right - this is a sort of false accounting, designed to match wishful thinking by DX vendors and data center operators in unfavourable climates.
Peter Judge
Whatever the drawbacks, it's worth pointing out that there are at least three other companies in this field, two of them are already offering service.
Qarnot Computing of France has around 300 Q-Rad servers installed in homes, offices and schools, carrying out specialised work, including risk calculations for a French bank http://www.datacenterdynamics....
In Germany Cloud&Heat offers a generic OpenStack service to "cloud customers", and free heat to "heat customers" who have its cabinets installed in their buildings. http://www.datacenterdynamics....
And in New York, Exergy is still at the Kickstarter phase, but has some interesting ideas http://www.datacenterdynamics....
Peter Judge
The Wireless Power Consortium (creator of Qi) believes this activity is a smokescreen, designed to promote a proprietary standard, against an established open standard (Qi is based on shared IP). Also Google's stance is confused, since the Nexus 4 actually uses Qi.
More details here
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/qi-wireless-charging-powermat-pma-97875
GRC's Mark Tlapak tells me that Iceotope's system is "beautiful but costly", while Iceotope's Peter Hopton dismisses GRC as "fishtank manufacturers". Basically, it looks like a simple solution (a bath) versus a more complex one (individual sealed blades). The discussion is here at eWEEK Europe UK.
Oops yes. I have added both those links to the story.
Another thing about this research is it is compiled from the manufacturers' own data - though obviously any attempt to falsify could be picked up, I don't know how many third parties have measured the radiation.
I see from the list of phones at EWG that there are phones called a Motorola Brute, and a Samsung Slash. Why do American phones always have better names? Our Droids are Milestones, for goodness sake....
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Sorry - my typo - and how do I get a £ sign here?
Also, a friend outside tech wants to know if a femto is like a fembot, and can they have one please?
According to a subsequent conversation with Vodafone, if you have a £30 a month contract with Vodafone, you can ask for one free, or have it bundled into your new contract. It's £5 a month on other contracts, and £160 to buy if you are pay-as-you-go.
Yes, you are providing Vodafone with free backhaul, but you aren't paying vastly over the cost of the box for it.
And yes, you can do the same with Wi-Fi.
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Microsoft has put a video on Youtube, and a new blog [post about Natick today. They are both linked from my article. http://www.datacenterdynamics.... The Youtube video is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Peter Judge
Yes -- Google took over an old paper mill in Finland, and adopted a system that uses seawater for secondary cooling. http://www.datacenterdynamics....
To be fair, within the datacenter industry when people say "PUE" they pronounce it "pew" Probably to avoid saying "poo" Peter Judge
I am that giggling intern, and have been for 20 years. Peter Judge
Agreed. I wrote TFA and did the WEE-PUE headline for fun. You are also right - this is a sort of false accounting, designed to match wishful thinking by DX vendors and data center operators in unfavourable climates. Peter Judge
Whatever the drawbacks, it's worth pointing out that there are at least three other companies in this field, two of them are already offering service.
Qarnot Computing of France has around 300 Q-Rad servers installed in homes, offices and schools, carrying out specialised work, including risk calculations for a French bank
http://www.datacenterdynamics....
In Germany Cloud&Heat offers a generic OpenStack service to "cloud customers", and free heat to "heat customers" who have its cabinets installed in their buildings.
http://www.datacenterdynamics....
And in New York, Exergy is still at the Kickstarter phase, but has some interesting ideas
http://www.datacenterdynamics.... Peter Judge
That should have read "HTTP STS which enforces HTTPS" Peter Judge
Prolexic says more on the false claim of "the largest DDoS ever" here http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/prolexic-ceo-scott-hammack-biggest-cyber-attack-lies-spamhaus-113551
In an interview Weev says he wants to run for Congress, despite regarding the government as "seditious thugs". http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/interview/angel-or-demon-hacker-would-the-real-weev-please-stand-up-110637
The Wireless Power Consortium (creator of Qi) believes this activity is a smokescreen, designed to promote a proprietary standard, against an established open standard (Qi is based on shared IP). Also Google's stance is confused, since the Nexus 4 actually uses Qi. More details here http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/qi-wireless-charging-powermat-pma-97875
One exciting thing is the Pi can now run the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android... http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/raspberry-pi-512mb-ram-96143
.. and I am so wishing I'd left the first phrase off....
Yep. Apple clearly didn't plan a second giant array in two days. I should have spelt this out, but hoped it was clearly enough implied. Peter
ICANN has taken the application system offline after a fault, and will extend the deadline till Friday 20 April. Details here
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/internetimageoverload-287x331.jpg
The OP points out that it covers other Google products, and it could also cover other mobile phone environments. We expect it will also be followed up very quickly by similar patent claims in Europe, where the German courts have been fast, and friendly towards patent holders. http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/bt-sues-google-claiming-android-patent-infringements-50431
Efim Bushmanov is full of priase for Skype in a long interview. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/interview/russian-reverse-engineer-praises-skype-30956 He says all good products will not be able to stay in the closet for long, and hopes to see a full open source implementation for Skype soon. Peter Judge eWEEK Europe
I don't want to quibble, and I know it does everything else you could want, but surely mini-USB is yesterday, and we should get with the excitement in data cable connections... :-)
http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/mozilla-shows-seabird-concept-phone-10036
Magnetic resonance is much more "powerful" (flexible and works at a distance) than the inductive charging which looks like becoming more common now there is a Qi standard http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/consortium-announces-wireless-power-prototypes-9405 Futjitu's not the only compnay in this - Witricity demonstrated the tech a year ago or so http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-green-it/wireless-power-promises-to-replace-batteries-and-wires-1461 Here's eWEEK europe's take on the Fujitsu launch http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/fujitsu-develops-power-transmitter-for-mobiles-cars-9703
GRC's Mark Tlapak tells me that Iceotope's system is "beautiful but costly", while Iceotope's Peter Hopton dismisses GRC as "fishtank manufacturers".
Basically, it looks like a simple solution (a bath) versus a more complex one (individual sealed blades). The discussion is here at eWEEK Europe UK.
Peter Judge UK Editor, eWEEK Europe
Take the puns and barium, please!
Oops yes. I have added both those links to the story.
Another thing about this research is it is compiled from the manufacturers' own data - though obviously any attempt to falsify could be picked up, I don't know how many third parties have measured the radiation.
I see from the list of phones at EWG that there are phones called a Motorola Brute, and a Samsung Slash. Why do American phones always have better names? Our Droids are Milestones, for goodness sake....
Peter Judge
At eWEEK Europe, we have spoken to his employers, and confirmed that he is suspended from work for the next couple of weeks. The damage to his work prospects may be the most serious aspect of the story. We await any comment from the company concerned. Peter Judge
I believe there's a wearable version to be hung round the neck, called a T'ai Chi. And one with a built-in percussion alarm, obviously a QiGong.
Sorry - my typo - and how do I get a £ sign here? Also, a friend outside tech wants to know if a femto is like a fembot, and can they have one please?
According to a subsequent conversation with Vodafone, if you have a £30 a month contract with Vodafone, you can ask for one free, or have it bundled into your new contract. It's £5 a month on other contracts, and £160 to buy if you are pay-as-you-go. Yes, you are providing Vodafone with free backhaul, but you aren't paying vastly over the cost of the box for it. And yes, you can do the same with Wi-Fi.