Creating feasible power-saving technology has been a constant challenge for technology vendors. Even as electricity bills rise across North America, there's been little relief for consumers who have to frequently plug in laptops and mobile devices that can't last for more than a few hours on a single lithium-ion battery charge. On top of that, desktop PCs are still a ma...

Despite persistently low inflation in the U.S., electricity costs continue to rise across the country. The recent spate of cold weather, highlighted by subzero temperatures as far south as the Midwest and states such as Kentucky, has only made matters worse, driving up demand for both electricity and heating oil. While consumers are feeling the pain of rising electric b...

The transformation of smartphones, tablets and slimline laptops into important corporate assets has done more than change how companies do business. This mobility trend has also fast-tracked improvements in PC power usage, resulting in increasingly smaller machines that can perform sophisticated tasks ...