- Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries
- CNET News - 6 hours ago
- The latest smart-grid programs give alternative storage technologies--including compressed air, flow batteries, and flywheels--a shot at proving themselves at utility scale.
- How to Install Chrome OS From A USB Drive
- PC World News - 10 hours ago
- Can't wait for a new system running the final version of Google's OS? Here's a way to run Chrome natively today.
- DOE smart-grid trials fund utility-scale energy storage
- CNET News - November 24, 2009
- The second wave of government smart-grid funding totals $620 million to install network-savvy grid equipment and to test utility-scale storage.
- Buffalo Ships USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- PC World News - November 23, 2009
- First model available with next-generation USB 3.0 connectivity.
- 10 Free Downloads for Your Laptop
- PC World News - November 23, 2009
- With these no-cost tools for syncing data, monitoring battery life, working with wireless networks, and using a thumb drive, you can get the most out of your laptop or netbook.
- Drobo storage gets faster eSATA interface
- CNET News - November 23, 2009
- Data Robotics' new Drobo S storage system comes with a faster computer connection that could make it good for active storage, not just backup.
- 1TB SSD Drive Available Now; A Steal At Just Over $3,000
- PC World News - November 23, 2009
- OCZ Technology's new Colossus Series of solid-state drives includes a pricey 1TB option.
- Got Extra USB Drives? Updated Pogoplug Puts Them to Use
- PC World News - November 20, 2009
- $129 hardware device turns USB hard drives into an Internet storage cloud for multimedia and data.
- Intel an investor in storage firm for Apple users
- CNET News - November 17, 2009
- Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm.
- GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
- CNET News - November 17, 2009
- Timed with Obama's visit, GE announced deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
- Start-up compresses air in tanks for energy storage
- CNET News - November 13, 2009
- SustainX, spun out of Dartmouth College, is developing an energy storage system that uses compressed air stored in portable containers, rather than underground formations.
- Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
- CNET News - November 12, 2009
- PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
- CNET News Daily Podcast: No solar power in my backyard, please
- CNET News - November 11, 2009
- Communities bristle at the thought of solar and wind farms being built near them; layoffs at Adobe; Google cuts photo storage prices; and take our survey, please!
- Flywheels to buffer 20 megawatts on grid
- CNET News - November 11, 2009
- Flywheel maker Beacon Power said it plans to begin construction later this month of an energy storage facility in upstate New York to stabilize grid frequency.
- Google cuts Picasa photo storage prices
- CNET News - November 11, 2009
- The annual cost to store 20GB of photos at Picasa Web Albums now eight times cheaper, making it more interesting as an online backup option.