power consumption

Develop a large non-metallic water tank that utilizes eddy currents to efficiently and rapidly heat water. This system will feature a conductive mesh made of non-rusting metal inside the tank, with an external coil generating eddy currents to provide faster heating than traditional methods...

With the commitment to making technology greener and more energy-efficient, Microsoft appears to be on the brink of launching a feature in Windows 11 that allows users to monitor their computer's energy consumption. This development, recently uncovered by Albacore—a well-known source for digging...

The excitement around new features in operating systems is always palpable, especially when they promise to enhance user experience. Microsoft's recent announcement regarding the addition of an energy usage graph in Windows 11 is a timely move, especially as energy efficiency remains a point of...

At Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm Technologies outlined its vision to advance mobile computing and revealed technology that will unlock a new generation of AR glasses. Qualcomm Technologies and Microsoft are advancing AI capabilities and transforming modern laptops with the powerful...

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There’s a good chance you’ve noticed that Microsoft Edge and other popular browsers have recently been focused on improving battery life. We’ve been paying particular attention to this with Windows 10, and the response has been great. Windows users spend more than half their time on the web, so...

This may not be the right place for this question, but if not, maybe someone can direct me to a forum as good as this one? I have been considering changing from Google Chrome to Internet Explorer because of reported lower power consumption of Internet Explorer. I have experimented with...

The prices have come down to the point that I'm thinking of buying another 3TB hard drive for video archiving. I was thinking of the regular 5400 RPM green label drive, which is what I already have several of, but looking at the description of the WD30EURS, something caught my eye...Silkstream...

This might belong in some other section, but my question concerns the amount of connections to an Uninterruptible power supply. See, I have an older, WW2-era wiring setup in my house, so I worry about too much on one fuse. I have the CyberPower model CP 1350c, with details, here: Link...

Well... I am thinking of buying a graphics card for a new build. I am thinking along the lines of a HD 7770. I know this card is a solid overclocker and packs lots of new technologys such as ZeroCore. But it sometimes gets beaten by the HD 6850. I am still leaning towards the 7770 because of the...

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AMD have announced that their driver has received Microsoft certification. Unfortunately it looks like it won't be appearing until later this summer. Reference: AMD Catalyst receives Windows 8 certification | Game Blog Preview Driver: Link Removed

AMD Catalyst™ Driver Windows® 8 Release Preview Last Updated 5/31/2012 Article Number GPU-153 Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ feature preview driver for the Windows® 8 Release Preview Featuring support for the new WDDM 1.2 driver model, this new driver enables...

KAR Energy Software is a freeware app for Windows which lets you to reduce the consumption while using the desktop or laptop. PC is one of the power consuming devices if not optimized for best usage. This tool automatically starts with Windows start up and optimizes the PC for power...

Microsoft officials are promising USB 3.0 support will be part of Windows 8, which will help with battery-life and power-consumption on tablets and desktop PCs. Link Removed

HELLO.Im green as ....and i got a few problems:my new google chrome is not so fast as it use to be.my cpu is going crazy when i use media players wmp or winamp it dosent matter,i think my laptop is using too much power in general. so when i want to hear music(the laptop is my only music source)i...

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Have you ever heard the terms, head crash or stiction? Better yet, have you ever experienced either of them? These terms are just two of the unhappy occurrences associated with mechanical disks. What if disks didn't spin? What if there were a way to create rewriteable storage in such a way that...

Huge changes in software and microchips needed A new report from the US National Research Council has warned that technology growth will grind to a halt unless a new generation of hardware and software is developed. The catchy-titled “The Future of Computing Performance: Game over or next...

Link Removed is a software-based Microsoft Research project designed to measure the energy usage of virtual machines (VMs), servers, desktops, laptops, and even individual software programs running on a computer. Joulemeter estimates the energy usage of a VM, computer, or software by...