IBM looks to expand its POWER with new consortium

As the non-x86 front widens in the server wars, IBM looks to expand its POWER technology with the OpenPOWER consortium. Google, IBM, Mellanox, NVIDIA and Tyan have announced plans to form a development alliance called OpenPOWER based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture. Servers are a… – http://ignitearts.org/ibm-looks-to-expand-its-power-with-new-consortium/

Volvo sunshade charges with solar power

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There are a little over 6,200 operational electric vehicle charging stations across America, so if you have an electric hybrid car in some parts of the country, getting juice is a little trickier than popping into the nearest gas station.
A new solution designed for… – http://ignitearts.org/volvo-sunshade-charges-with-solar-power/

Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E preview: Enhanced power efficiency and a few tweaks here and there

Tomshardware managed to score a next-generation Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E processor, and obviously put it through their usual battery of tests. Sadly, the results aren’t that impressive. Intel’s next-generation Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E processor doesn’t exactly deliver… – http://ignitearts.org/intel-core-i7-4960x-ivy-bridge-e-preview-enhanced-power-efficiency-and-a-few-tweaks-here-and-there/

Power Systems: A better virtualization and big data platform than x86

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled x86s yearning to be replaced with something better–RISC-based technology for the heavy lifting you need but didn’t think you could afford….
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– http://news.linke.rs/power-systems-a-better-virtualization-and-big-data-platform-than-x86/

FAA ready to power down paranoia over devices?

By this time next year, aviation authorities may actually allow reading devices to stay on for the duration of a flight. [Read more] – http://news.linke.rs/faa-ready-to-power-down-paranoia-over-devices/

Backwards attitude to online identity erodes our power

Demanding that people use their real names to access internet services, except in special circumstances, is a dramatic, but largely undiscussed shift of power away from individuals to corporations and governments….
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– http://news.linke.rs/backwards-attitude-to-online-identity-erodes-our-power/

Bill Gates: I wish Obama had more power

The Microsoft chairman bemoans the fact that there isn’t enough power in the U.S. presidency and wishes it were a little more “like the U.K.” [Read more] – http://news.linke.rs/bill-gates-i-wish-obama-had-more-power/

Pope Francis gets ready for his first day as Pontiff … but doesn’t let the power get to his head and picks up his own luggage at hotel

Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and praying like a pilgrim before a beloved shrine in a decidedly different style for the papacy usually ensconced inside the frescoed halls of the Vatican. – http://news.linke.rs/pope-francis-gets-ready-for-his-first-day-as-pontiff-but-doesnt-let-the-power-get-to-his-head-and-picks-up-his-own-luggage-at-hotel/

Micromax and Karbonn power Indian smartphone market growth

Smartphone shipments in India reached a record high in 2012, powered by local vendors offering low-end smartphones….
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– http://news.linke.rs/micromax-and-karbonn-power-indian-smartphone-market-growth/

10 Instagram Companion Apps for Power Users

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