Idle grid computing — applying unused computer time to a task — is a great solution in need of a problem. Hundreds of millions of computers sit unused two-thirds of the day. Most of these PCs have the ...

Idle time refers to time when employees and machines are unproductive instead of performing scheduled tasks. The term also refers to time that powered-on computers go unused. Employers and managers ...

Most of our computers sit idle for part of the day. And that means there's a lot of power Oregon State University scientists could tap for climate simulation modeling ...

A group of students has put their computers' idle time to work curing cancer and saving the environment. Students that join the initiative started last month by freshman Brian Pilchik can download a ...

Resetting your computer's processor idling speed may enhance the computer's performance and reduce unnecessary heat and strain on your machine. In addition, this can help your business save power.

Dell-EMC, IBM and HPE have suffered a setback in their bid to convince EU lawmakers to scrap plans to cap the amount of energy that enterprise servers can use when idle. EU member states were invited ...

Otoy announced today the opening of RNDR, a crowdsourced cloud based on blockchain, to the public. RNDR will reduce the costs of producing games and movies while putting Ethereum-based cryptocurrency ...

Michela Taufer, a computer scientist at the University of Delaware, wants to find a cure for HIV, and she wants your help. No ph.D.? No problem. She’s created Docking@Home, a project supported by the ...