BMW is teaming up with AT&T and Tendril to co-sponsor a joint hackathon in New York on November 16 to 18. Their focus will be developing applications where electric vehicles (EVs) meet mobility service, sustainability, and the connected smart home. The three-day event is part of the seven-city BMW … [continued]
Social Bicycles is going to begin using AT&T’s wireless networks to connect its ‘intelligent’ bike-sharing networks later this year. AT&T and Social Bicycles recently announced that AT&T is “going to be the exclusive mobile internet provider in the United States for their launch this fall in select markets in … [continued]
Four major companies announced this week they would join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “National Clean Fleets Partnership” program to increase fuel efficiency in commercial vehicle fleets and encourage the transition to alternative-fuel technologies.
AT&T’s new “green” phone charger saves energy and cuts down on e-waste.
Yeah, that’s what I said — What?! Apparently, Bell Labs has launched a global effort to overhaul the internet and other communication networks to make them 1,000 times greener by the year 2015! Bell Labs is the research arm of telecom giant Alcatel-Lucent. In this effort they are coordinating … [continued]
The creation of a smart grid of energy producers, distributors and consumers will undoubtedly be at the center of a sustainable future. Similarly using information and communications technology (ICT) to extend the benefits of urban living to outlying areas will become a much larger business opportunity. Cisco is one company … [continued]
