14, May 2009
70,000 HP Laptop Batteries Recalled – Fire Hazard

For a while there it seemed every manufacturer was recalling laptop batteries because they were bursting into flames.  It has been quite for some time… but HP doesn’t want to let it die. Today HP announced a voluntary recall of about 70,000 Li-ion batteries.  Similar to recalls of the past……

12, Feb 2008
Rumor is… Microsoft paid $500 million for Danger

Om Malik… says that Microsoft paid $500 million for Danger, Inc.  Nobody really knows…..

11, Feb 2008
Microsoft buys Danger, Inc. maker of the Sidekick

Microsoft is on the spending warpath… lobbing bids left and right. Not sure how much money was involved in it’s latest purchase, however Microsoft just bought Danger. Not sure how this is a good fit for Microsoft, but we will be watching from the sidelines. Press release below.

24, Jan 2008
Stop doing this people – 2Na+ + 2H2O + 2e- = H2 + 2NaOH

I guess you could call this a “public service announcement”…. stop playing with sodium metal unless you realize the dangers, and I don’t mean the obvious danger from the explosion.