Better Battery Life Motivates Mobile Chipmakers 
Pedro Hernandez- Friday, February 5, 2010
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By all accounts, mobility is the name of the game in 2010. Smartphone shipments shot skyward last quarter and major handset makers, particularly LG and Samsung, are ramping up production this year. The same bullish sentiment is expanding into tablets in general and Apple's iPad in particular. But how do electronics makers plan to bring mobile gadgets to market that balance performance, feature-richness and long battery life that consumers expect? What about the environment? Recent stirrings from chipmakers offer some clues. Subscribe now or sign in to view this Weekly Update »
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Project Better Place Birthwatch: Visiting Hours | The Truth About Cars
The Truth About Cars was at the opening of Better Place's Visitor Center, the company's first effort at directly wooing the masses.
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Micro Solar Cells Handle More Intense Sunlight
A Durham, NC-based startup called Semprius has developed tiny solar cells that can better handle the heat generated by concentrators on the cheap.
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Redpoint Raises $400M Web Services, Green Fund
The Redpoint IV fund seeks early stage firms involved in cloud computing and cleantech as well as social networking and mobility.
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Desktop Virtualization Set to Take Off in 2010
Slideshow: Not only are thin clients shedding the computing compromises that plagued past efforts, finance departments and software development houses are adopting the tech in growing numbers according to Forrester.
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Feb 9, 2010 — The Uptime Institute Symposium is coming up in a couple of months (May 17-19) and the group is putting out a call for entries for the Green Enterprise IT Awards. The submissions deadline is March 1. Last year, AOL, APC and Vevari took home the honors for advancing energy efficiency in the data center. Considering the many advancements in green data center design this past last year, expect to see some new names this time around.
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In the last 3 weeks we’ve talked to representatives of all but one of the four largest server manufacturers. They all think this is a very interesting technology, although they of course have questions.
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