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• Five ways to improve data center power efficiency you might not have thought of

  LAS VEGAS -- While few doubt the importance of maximizing the energy efficiency of their corporate data centers, executive vice president of data center technology for Las Vegas-based Switch, Mark Thiele's talk at Interop this week showcased just how much companies might still be missing. 

• How to boost your smartphone battery life

  Do you know where your smartphone is? Unless you're using it to read PCWorld.com, your phone is probably plugged into an outlet somewhere to charge, because the battery stinks.

• Smart micro-grid to debut in regional NSW

  Houses in the Newcastle and Scone regions of NSW have been selected to trial battery-powered “micro-grid” which can increase energy efficiency and reduce the impact of outages.

• Wireless Power Brings A Brighter Breakfast

  Fulton Innovation had an idea: what the world needs is flashier breakfast (I completely agree). So they decided to pair their eCoupled technology wireless power technology with some cereal boxes to make them light up, and interact with a nearby computer to display useful information.

• Nearly 18,000 without power in SE Queensland

  Power has been restored to hundreds more homes and businesses overnight in southeast Queensland and Energex says it will continue on Monday the restoration effort on the 17,896 still without supply.

• Power restored to 3000 Queensland homes, firms

  Energex has almost doubled the number of homes in Brisbane it estimates are without power after a revision of its power grid data.

• Vital services restored to parts of Queensland

  Water, power and other essential services are slowly being restored to Queensland's flood-ravaged communities as water recedes in most regions.

• 56,000 Qld properties without power

  About 56,000 properties are without power in southeast Queensland, with more to follow as the flood crisis continues, Energex says.

• Chip startup seeks to lower electric bills in data centers

  A new startup funded by major chip makers and investment firms is taking aim at electricity bills, the biggest cost in data centers.

• Off-the-grid gadget chargers provide power in a pinch

  Keeping mobile phones and other portable electronics charged is a hassle if you make frequent business trips or work in multiple locations. Inevitably, your smartphone's battery dies far from a power source just when you need to make a crucial call or get directions to a meeting.

• Google Invests in Wind Farm: And 5 More Investments

  Google plans to become carbon neutral at the same time promote green energy by entering into a 20-year agreement to buy power from an Iowa wind farm. The farm, part of NextEra Energy Resources in Story and Hardin counties, will sell Google 114 megawatts of renewable power. Google says that the energy it will buy is enough to power several of its data centers.

• Bike powers Nokia phone charger

  Nokia has upped the "how green can you get" stakes with a kit that allows users to charge their phones when cycling, the phone manufacturer said on Thursday.

• Intel offers low-power chips for thin, light laptops

  With the aim of bringing down the price of laptops, Intel on Monday launched a family of low-power processors for thin and light machines that could be more affordable than conventional laptops.

• Viridity's power management tool aims to boost efficiency

  Startup Viridity Software is releasing a new tool on Monday to help companies keep track of the power being used by each piece of IT equipment in their data centers, with a view to improving energy efficiency.

• Origin Energy Retail IT transformation progressing

  Origin Energy has flagged that its retail business transformation is progressing, with 396 IT roles in the Retail business now outsourced to Wipro.