PNC, a US based financial services corporation, has installed a green wall on its headquarters in Pittsburg (Pennsylvania). The green wall is a horizontal area of vegetation that covers approximately two tennis courts. Benefits of such an initiative include natural insulation and removal of air pollutants, a drop in temperature within the building (roughly 25%), as well as the capacity to display a positive public image. The wall was installed by Green Living Technologies LLC, which provides products and services that facilitate and simplify the integration of environmental technologies.
DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Project Agency), the research and development arm of the United States Department of Defence, has announced the launch of a new project known as the National Cyber Range. The initiative aims to create a private virtual world which will be used as a test site where advanced researchers (hackers) can test cyber warfare, as well as cyber defence. This is important because the United States Government receives roughly 80,000 cyber attacks a year. Keep in mind DARPA is the agency that created the internet back in the 1960’s.
Google has announced the release of it’s own mobile phone, the Nexus One. Built by HTC (a Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer), the phone will run on Google’s own Android software. Dubbed as a “superphone”, a notable technical specification is the 1 GHz (gigahertz) processor, faster than other competing smartphones (the iPhone runs on 600 megahertz, the Blackberry Bold runs on 800 megahertz). Purchase the Nexus One here.
