Low-power computing: a tech guide
We examine a number of low-power desktops, thin clients and notebooks to find out which platforms are most suitable for deployment in developing countries.
We examine a number of low-power desktops, thin clients and notebooks to find out which platforms are most suitable for deployment in developing countries.
Can't get a Vodafone signal where you live or work? The company's Sure Signal femtocell offers a solution, but how does it work and is it a good deal?
Desktop (and notebook) PCs present a huge headache for IT managers: looking after hardware and software inventory, configuration, security, patching and software licences, for example, can make serious inroads into the IT budget. We examine the technologies and tools that can make the job easier.
You can tell when a review product has made a good impression. After a while, you start hoping that the vendor or the PR has forgotten about it.
Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.
You are now looking at the all-new ZDNet UK, and although the paint may be a bit wet in places, we think it's a massive improvement on what went before. We'll touch up any bits we missed in the days and weeks to come.
'This week, I have mostly been reviewing...'That's the standard entry you'll probably find on this blog in future, along with rants about PR companies, product managers, couriers -- and of course the many bits of hardware and software that flow through the Reviews section on a daily basis.
We first saw a prototype of Microsoft's Touch Mouse at CES 2011, along with a set of 3D printed test shells used to help finalise the device's look and feel. Now the final product is sat on my desk, and it's time to get to grips with the touch features Microsoft is bringing to Windows 7.
Energy consumption concerns can only get greater as the cost of power is set to rise and rise. Larger businesses have complex energy management schemes in place, but smaller companies, and those individuals who work from home, often go for simper strategies.
Early releases of the Xen hypervisor showed promise but had lots of rough edges. Citrix's XenServer 5, however, is very much a production-class virtualisation solution with features that match, and in some cases exceed, what's available on rival platforms.