http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:38:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38975/how-to-keep-your-pcgreen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultYou’ve got the Prius and the reusable shopping bags, but did you know a PC and monitor perpetually left on use more than twice the kilowatt-hours per year consumed by a fridge? The New York Times reports what you can do to slow your computer’s energy drain: Turn it off after your workday. Have it set to sleep when unused, and dump the screensaver.http://www.newser.com/story/38975/how-to-keep-your-pcgreen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 03 Oct 2008 9:00:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38290/internet-hookup-would-make-appliances-more-efficient.html?refid=rss_all_defaultElectric bill breaking the bank these days? Your fridge might be able to help, when developers start bringing Internet-ready appliances to market, GigaOm reports. Proactive dashboards could control energy usage to save money and conserve by telling wired appliances to reduce power during certain time periods without human input, and download new settings to lessen consumption.http://www.newser.com/story/38290/internet-hookup-would-make-appliances-more-efficient.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 24 Sep 2008 16:08:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36926/new-reader-may-top-kindle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMove over, Kindle. A new e-book reader made by German/British firm Plastic Logic is on its way, and seems to fix many of the Amazon reader’s apparent flaws, Wired reports. PL’s as-yet-unnamed reader is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but less than 3/10 of an inch thick and weighs less than a pound.http://www.newser.com/story/36926/new-reader-may-top-kindle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 08 Sep 2008 16:34:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36700/dell-to-sell-factories-as-it-retools-strategy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDell is looking to sell off its computer factories, the Wall Street Journal reports, drastically altering a business model that was once the envy of the industry. Journal sources say the aim is to sell most, if not all, of the plants in the next 18 months; most likely buyers would be big contract manufacturers expert at finding efficiencies in manufacturing.http://www.newser.com/story/36700/dell-to-sell-factories-as-it-retools-strategy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 05 Sep 2008 6:44:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32519/10-computers-that-changed-everything.html?refid=rss_all_defaultConvenience is a given when it comes to today's PCs, but the machine you're reading this on has come a long way. Major transformations date as far back as the early 19th century. Live Science gives the back-story on 10 revolutionary computers. The Difference Engine, 1822: Designed by Charles Babbage but not built until decades later, today's replicas show this math-table-generating machine to work flawlessly. ENIAC, 1946: This US Army computer weighed 30 tons, used 17,478 vacuum tubes, and consumed 150 kilowatts.http://www.newser.com/story/32519/10-computers-that-changed-everything.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 16 Jul 2008 7:33:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32455/printers-let-big-brother-connect-privacy-dots.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe growing popularity of laser printers has privacy watchdogs worried, USA Today reports. Many such printers have a feature, designed to foil currency counterfeiters, that puts a signature of microscopic dots on each page. In the US, only the Secret Service can decode the information, but there are concerns the feature could be used to track down dissidents and whistleblowers.http://www.newser.com/story/32455/printers-let-big-brother-connect-privacy-dots.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Jul 2008 5:01:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31884/dreamworks-jilts-amd-for-intel.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn an important win over its sometimes-struggling rival, Intel has wooed away AMD client DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks will replace its current servers and computer workstations, which use AMD chips, with new Intel-powered ones. The studio said the change will make its computing faster and help it start producing 3-D animation, reports the Wall Street Journal .http://www.newser.com/story/31884/dreamworks-jilts-amd-for-intel.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Jul 2008 11:42:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31242/tech-giants-join-forces-against-patent-trolls.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSome of tech's biggest players are banding together to corner the market on patents key to their various businesses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Companies like Google and Verizon are afraid of being held hostage by small players with a claim on key bits of intellectual property, and wary of so-called "patent trolls," outfits that buy intellectual property solely to launch lawsuits.http://www.newser.com/story/31242/tech-giants-join-forces-against-patent-trolls.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 30 Jun 2008 11:29:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31241/qualcomm-aims-to-unseat-intel-in-low-power-chip-battle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultQualcomm might be looking to unseat industry top dog Intel with its new Snapdragon chip—which uses half the power of Intel’s new Atom, will likely be cheaper, and is due out next year. As personal computers and mobile Internet devices continue to converge, the need for speed has shifted to a need to power-sip, reports the New York Times —and Intel is falling dangerously behindhttp://www.newser.com/story/31241/qualcomm-aims-to-unseat-intel-in-low-power-chip-battle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 30 Jun 2008 4:55:15 CDT