Being able to see a readout of power consumption can lead to consumers using significantly less electricity, according to results from a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory experiment in the United States. In a similar PNNL study, home appliances equipped with technology to briefly shut them down automatically at peak moments of consumption also played a part in noticeably cutting participants' electricity bills. 15 Jan 2008
Touch-screens have been around for years, but gadget-makers have begun putting them into more and more devices. The iPhone played a big part in the trend by incorporating its multi-touch technology in a smartphone. It's not just handsets that are getting into the act, however. Cameras, gaming units and tablet PCs are only a few of the categories in which touch is growing in presence. 15 Jan 2008
USA - Toyota Motor will produce a small fleet of plug-in hybrids by 2010, the Japanese auto maker's president, Katsuaki Watanabe, said Sunday. 15 Jan 2008
There is a need for the IT manager to look beyond the ‘Green' marketing hype of the vendors and get to grips with the environmental challenges being faced by the organisation and the IT industry. 15 Jan 2008
Windows Vista users who have been chomping at the bit to join the beta test of its first service pack (SP1) can now download the software thanks to an apparent reversal late last week by Microsoft. 15 Jan 2008
Sahara Computers, local suppliers of digital lifestyle technology, has released its Extreme Gaming PC, built with the latest in high-end graphic, sound and processor technology. 15 Jan 2008
In Mpumalanga, 25 matriculants have been given bursaries to study towards various careers in the fields of agriculture and land administration. 15 Jan 2008
Rising oil prices, the spread of the sub-prime credit issue in international markets and the slow down in the US economy are all taking their toll on the confidence of the world's consumers. SA consumer's cite their main concern as the rise in interest rates. 15 Jan 2008
Just about every company has people development on their agenda for 2008. How are you going to implement it? Well I have termed it the 3 Ts of people development – Training, Talking and Teaching – which will assist you in obtaining this objective. 15 Jan 2008
Armed attacks in rest of the country rocket as crime spreads beyond Gauteng, writes Henriëtte Geldenhuys. 15 Jan 2008
Far from keeping the bread price at the present level, given the fact that they were recently fined R99 million for their role in colluding on the price of bread, Tiger Brands was expected yesterday to raise the price by about 40c a load, adding to the already heavy burden on the poor. And another price rise could be in the offing. 15 Jan 2008
Dettol tasked ComutaNet to develop a new taxi branding campaign to promote the brand's new range of deodorants and build immediate and substantial brand awareness amongst the commuter market segment. 14 Jan 2008
Reciprocal linking...does it work? Yes it does. One can debate the value of reciprocal linking compared to other linking strategies. And without a doubt, one way links far outweigh the value of a reciprocal link. However, if done correctly, reciprocal linking can be a powerful SEO strategy for your website. 14 Jan 2008
Sony said Thursday that it will stop selling the two original PlayStation 3 (PS3) models in Japan and focus on the new slimmed down version amid fierce competition from rival Nintendo. 14 Jan 2008
An announcement by Dutch game developer Engine Software that its first WiiWare game, "Project Bang", had the gaming blogosphere buzzing Wednesday about a March 2008 launch date for Nintendo's WiiWare, a game development and download portal, in Europe and possibly the US. 14 Jan 2008
Appletiser has announced that the brand will exclusively sponsor the Shape Healthy Eating Challenge, set to launch online 1 February. 14 Jan 2008
Massmart Holdings sees sales grow but not as well as in 2006. 14 Jan 2008
Best Cut Limited will be coming to the market via a reverse listing into the Integrear cash shell. 14 Jan 2008
Precious, rare earth and base metals -- such as indium, lithium, bismuth, ruthenium, platinum, nickel and gold -- are essential to producing PCs, and prices for them have been rising dramatically in recent years. 11 Jan 2008
Ground-breaking engineering and designer craftsmanship birthed the innovative fitness shoe that gives you a work out while you walk. Developed by Darren James and Dr David Cook, the FitFlop is a remarkable piece of footwear that helps to improve fitness levels of the wearer and also assists in toning major muscle groups. 11 Jan 2008
