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(link) Monday, 14-December-2009 18:07:05 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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IBM have a new multi-million dollar datacentre - in New Zealand. The data center will be cloud computing enabled, highly resilient and have the environmental protection advantages of IBM's industry-leading data center design characterised by energy efficiency, green technologies, scalability and the latest power and cooling technologies. For instance, the data center will include a cooling system which, during cold months, will leverage outside air, reducing the need for chillers.
There seems to be some SATA 6G SSD prototypes floating around, with coverage on BenchmarkReviews and PC Perspective. In truth, this is nothing but an exercise to see how early SATA 6G implementations can actually show notable improvement over current generation SATA 3.0 Gb/s drives.
If you're looking for something to do over the Christmas break, you could try one of the most popular DIY projects of 2009 on Lifehacker. Who hasn't dreamed of having a mystery-story-style secret passageway? While a trick bookshelf is pretty awesome in itself, this secret passage hides a home office with clever style.
Byteside have their Christmas episodes out: Our panelists - all top editors and journos from the games and tech scene - shared their top tips for great Christmas gifts. We covered every price range, so no matter what your budget is, this is the show to watch for smart ideas. Games show here, Tech show here.
Western Digital have a new Advanced Format partitioning scheme. This is a new format method they will be incorporating into their various drive lines. Advanced Format represents a new way for their drives to handle data internally. Discussion here.
There may be a surprisingly simple cure for Multiple Sclerosis, thanks James. In an initial study, Dr. Paolo Zamboni took 65 patients with relapsing-remitting MS, performed a simple operation to unblock restricted bloodflow out of the brain - and two years after the surgery, 73% of the patients had no symptoms. Dr. Zamboni's thinking could turn the current understanding of MS on its head, and offer many sufferers a complete cure. Early days yet, but it is attracting interest. Discussion here.
Charg3r reminded me of the traditional Christmas timewaster, Winterbells. Not very reminiscent of an Australian xmas but there you go. :)
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