Greenpeace Finds Apple to be the Greenest Tech Company Globally

Ranking Apple Inc. highly even next to fellow “A” grade firms Google and Facebookfor a third consecutive year, activist group Greenpeace has deemed Apple the world’s most environmentally-friendly technology platform company. Companies have been ranked on a range of green credentials, from energy transparency and renewable procurement to energy efficiency and mitigation in the report, Clicking…

Whirlpool’s Zera Food Recycler can take the pain and the stink out of making fertilizer out of food scraps

Turning food scraps into rich fertiliser ready for your lawn/garden has never been this easy. Although many municipalities in the United States, including, New York, San Francisco, Portland, etc have composting services, the majority of our states do not enjoy this luxury. Most folks still compost their unwanted, left-over food the old-way: put them in a…

Facebook, Gmail Ad Revenue Could be Dented by EU Privacy Proposal

Under a proposal presented by the European Union executive, online messaging services that are reliant on advertising such as WhatsApp, iMessage and Gmail will face tougher rules on how they can track users. The web companies would have to get the consent of their customers before tracking them online to target them with personalized advertisements…

Belkin’s WeMo brand shows off two devices for your smart home

Belkin’s showcases two products that can inject smart capability into regular electrical/electronic devices. Belkin is making giant strides so as to cover virtually every aspect of a smart home. At CES, through its WeMo brand, Belkin has showed off two devices that promises to inject a dose of intelligence to even dumb everyday devices. The…

MIT researchers create a dynamic algorithm based on realtime data for carpooling services

The algorithm is more efficient than the ones used by Lyft and Uber. Researchers from MIT have conclusively proven that not only is carpooling less polluting, but it is also a more cost effective and efficient solution as opposed to utilizing the services of traditional taxis. Researchers from MIT’s CSAIL computer science lab have come…