HIGHLIGHTS
News: Patent infringement probe won't delay Acer launch
News: AMD strikes back at Intel with Puma notebooks
News: Zango sues antispyware vendor PC Tools
News: FCC approves iPhone
News: Dell sharpens market approach to match HP, IBM
News: Microsoft, Clinton develop emissions tracking software
News: Wall Street Beat: HP, Dell underscore confidence
News: Hilf: Microsoft won't sue over Linux, for now
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent claims jar open-source backers
Related Reading: Microsoft backs adding ODF to ANSI standards
Related Reading: Microsoft asserts patents, wants weaker system
News: Nanoscale researchers work on hard drive replacement
News: Oracle looks to raise PLM profile with Agile purchase
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NEWS UPDATES
Patent infringement probe won't delay Acer launch
An investigation into patent infringement allegations against computer maker Acer Inc. won't delay the launch of new notebook models, an Acer executive said Thursday.
AMD strikes back at Intel with Puma notebooks
Hustling to keep up with Intel Corp.'s "Santa Rosa" notebook PC system, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) said Friday it planned to launch its own new bundle of mobile processors and chipsets, code-named "Puma."
Zango sues antispyware vendor PC Tools
Adware maker Zango Inc. has sued PC Tools Pty Ltd., makers of the popular Spyware Doctor software, in a dispute over the way the antispyware program flags and removes Zango's technology.
FCC approves iPhone
The Federal Communications Commission approved Apple Inc.'s iPhone, clearing the way for the combined phone and music player to hit the shelves. Apple expects to begin selling the phones in late June.
Dell sharpens market approach to match HP, IBM
Dell Inc. will try to shake its reputation as a simple pusher of computer boxes with a new program for enterprise customers that combines hardware, software and services, as well as a focus on energy efficiency and virtualization.
Microsoft, Clinton develop emissions tracking software
Microsoft Corp. will work with the Clinton Foundation to develop free Web-based software and services that cities around the world can use to monitor their carbon emissions and share ideas about environmental protection.
Wall Street Beat: HP, Dell underscore confidence
What's wrong with this picture: Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) reports great sales, and its share price immediately drops, while beleaguered Dell Inc. gets hit with a New York state fraud lawsuit, and shares go up?
Hilf: Microsoft won't sue over Linux, for now
Microsoft ignited hostility following its assertion in Fortune magazine on Monday that Linux and other open-source software infringe on 235 of the company's patents. The software giant, which signed a controversial patent cross-licensing deal with Novell Inc. last November, is encouraging other companies to reach licensing agreements to resolve intellectual property claims. It has made companies nervous about whether they could eventually be targeted by lawsuits from Microsoft.
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent claims jar open-source backers
Microsoft Corp.'s bold patent claims against Linux could complicate the company's efforts to get along better with the open-source community and develop more interoperable products.
Related Reading: Microsoft backs adding ODF to ANSI standards
Days after declaring its intention to aggressively collect patent royalties from open-source distributors, Microsoft Corp. backed adding ODF, the document file format used widely in open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office, to a list of business standards.
Related Reading: Microsoft asserts patents, wants weaker system
To some observers, Microsoft Corp. seemed to have an odd sense of timing when it complained recently that open-source projects have allegedly violated 235 of its patents.
Nanoscale researchers work on hard drive replacement
Scientific researchers claim to have discovered a storage technology that could combine solid state size, speed and reliability with hard drive capacity but without spinning hard drive mechanisms. The technique is experimental and depends upon almost perfect material consistencies at the nanoscale level. Don't sell your Seagate stock though; it isn't going to happen any time soon.
Oracle looks to raise PLM profile with Agile purchase
Oracle Corp. is wagering serious money that PLM (product lifecycle management) software will become more critical to all kinds of IT customers with its US$495 million bid this week for PLM specialist Agile Software Corp.
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
India warns visa issue could have wider impacts
HIGHLIGHTS
News: India warns visa issue could have wider impacts
News: Secunia: Firefox more likely to be fully patched
News: Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification
News: Google moves to 'universal' search
Related Reading: Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs
News: Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress
Related Reading: Small tech firms oppose patent reform bill
News: New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers
News: Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
News: MS Research project solves mobile touch screen problems
News: Drive-by download threat looms
News: Apple introduces laptops without 'Santa Rosa'
ITWhirled: Geek Comic of the Week: Isotown
NEWS UPDATES
India warns visa issue could have wider impacts
An investigation by two U.S. senators into the use of H-1B visas by Indian outsourcing companies could negatively impact other outstanding trade issues between the two countries, warned Kamal Nath, India’s minister for commerce and industry, on Wednesday.
Secunia: Firefox more likely to be fully patched
Firefox users have something new to brag about. Security vendor Secunia ApS reports that users of the open-source browser are more likely to have installed the latest security updates than Web surfers running Internet Explorer or Opera.
Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification
Microsoft Corp. is changing the way it documents its monthly security patches.
Google moves to 'universal' search
Google Inc. will make a significant push toward integrating results from a variety of its search engines in an attempt to deliver as relevant and comprehensive a result set as possible to search queries.
Related Reading: Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs
Brains are working overtime at Google Inc. to explore ways of further integrating its e-mail and instant messaging services with its hosted productivity applications.
Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress
A subcommittee of the U.S. Congress has taken the first step toward overhauling the U.S. patent system by approving a patent reform bill Wednesday.
Related Reading: Small tech firms oppose patent reform bill
More than 100 organizations, including small technology firms, biotech companies and venture capital groups, have raised concerns about a patent overhaul bill being debated this week in the U.S. Congress.
New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers
The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit charging that Dell Inc. used fraud and false advertising to increase profits on PC sales.
Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
The expected approval of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) could further muddy the waters for Microsoft Corp.'s claims it will collect payment on its patents for Linux technology as there is a question about whether the company's interoperability deal with Novell Inc. will violate the forthcoming final draft.
MS Research project solves mobile touch screen problems
A computer science student and a developer at Microsoft Research have created a technique designed to make it easier to select items on a mobile-phone screen with a finger and not a tiny pointed stylus.
Drive-by download threat looms
The problem of drive-by downloads from seemingly safe websites is worse than previously thought, according to Google, which counted hundreds of thousands of such malicious sites in a recent study.
Apple introduces laptops without 'Santa Rosa'
Apple has refreshed its MacBook line of laptops, but unfortunately the new machines are already looking a bit out of date.
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Isotown
Trendy Sara, jocky Jane, and oddball Beans all share an apartment and a certain degree of mutual antipathy. Their beautifully rendered adventures can get as wild and wooly as they want, as each comic picks up as if the last hadn't happened, sans continuity.
News: India warns visa issue could have wider impacts
News: Secunia: Firefox more likely to be fully patched
News: Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification
News: Google moves to 'universal' search
Related Reading: Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs
News: Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress
Related Reading: Small tech firms oppose patent reform bill
News: New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers
News: Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
News: MS Research project solves mobile touch screen problems
News: Drive-by download threat looms
News: Apple introduces laptops without 'Santa Rosa'
ITWhirled: Geek Comic of the Week: Isotown
NEWS UPDATES
India warns visa issue could have wider impacts
An investigation by two U.S. senators into the use of H-1B visas by Indian outsourcing companies could negatively impact other outstanding trade issues between the two countries, warned Kamal Nath, India’s minister for commerce and industry, on Wednesday.
Secunia: Firefox more likely to be fully patched
Firefox users have something new to brag about. Security vendor Secunia ApS reports that users of the open-source browser are more likely to have installed the latest security updates than Web surfers running Internet Explorer or Opera.
Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification
Microsoft Corp. is changing the way it documents its monthly security patches.
Google moves to 'universal' search
Google Inc. will make a significant push toward integrating results from a variety of its search engines in an attempt to deliver as relevant and comprehensive a result set as possible to search queries.
Related Reading: Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs
Brains are working overtime at Google Inc. to explore ways of further integrating its e-mail and instant messaging services with its hosted productivity applications.
Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress
A subcommittee of the U.S. Congress has taken the first step toward overhauling the U.S. patent system by approving a patent reform bill Wednesday.
Related Reading: Small tech firms oppose patent reform bill
More than 100 organizations, including small technology firms, biotech companies and venture capital groups, have raised concerns about a patent overhaul bill being debated this week in the U.S. Congress.
New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers
The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit charging that Dell Inc. used fraud and false advertising to increase profits on PC sales.
Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
The expected approval of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) could further muddy the waters for Microsoft Corp.'s claims it will collect payment on its patents for Linux technology as there is a question about whether the company's interoperability deal with Novell Inc. will violate the forthcoming final draft.
MS Research project solves mobile touch screen problems
A computer science student and a developer at Microsoft Research have created a technique designed to make it easier to select items on a mobile-phone screen with a finger and not a tiny pointed stylus.
Drive-by download threat looms
The problem of drive-by downloads from seemingly safe websites is worse than previously thought, according to Google, which counted hundreds of thousands of such malicious sites in a recent study.
Apple introduces laptops without 'Santa Rosa'
Apple has refreshed its MacBook line of laptops, but unfortunately the new machines are already looking a bit out of date.
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Isotown
Trendy Sara, jocky Jane, and oddball Beans all share an apartment and a certain degree of mutual antipathy. Their beautifully rendered adventures can get as wild and wooly as they want, as each comic picks up as if the last hadn't happened, sans continuity.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
IBM targets health care market with grid computing
HIGHLIGHTS
News: IBM targets health care market with grid computing
News: Mozilla service opens up mobile Web
News: Oracle to buy Agile for $495 million
News: IBM contractor loses employee data
News: Motorola hopes to cut losses with Razr2
News: IBM deepens focus on governance, risk management
News: WINHEC: Microsoft expands sales channel for home server
News: Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill
Go Figure: Losses from software piracy rise despite a drop in some countries
ITWhirled: 2006's top Internet crimes
NEWS UPDATES
IBM targets health care market with grid computing
Hospitals have unique and challenging storage needs, as they are required to store every X-ray and medical record they create, and IBM Corp. is reaching out to that market with a system being unveiled Wednesday at a health care industry event.
Mozilla service opens up mobile Web
Mozilla Corp. developers are experimenting with a service that lets users store online content on a remote server and access that information on cell phones.
Oracle to buy Agile for $495 million
Oracle Corp. plans to pay US$495 million to buy Agile Software Corp., a maker of product lifecycle management software.
IBM contractor loses employee data
An unnamed IBM Corp. vendor has lost tapes containing sensitive information on IBM employees, the computer maker confirmed Tuesday.
Motorola hopes to cut losses with Razr2
Motorola Inc. announced the Razr2 cell phone and five other mobile devices on Tuesday with hopes the products will turn around the company's slumping sales and defend its turf from Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
IBM deepens focus on governance, risk management
IBM Corp. has become the latest IT vendor to talk up its strategy around IT governance and risk management software and services, a key area that's grown in importance for users struggling to comply with a rising tide of mandated regulations and rapidly changing business environments.
WINHEC: Microsoft expands sales channel for home server
Microsoft Corp. has signed up more vendors to build hardware for its forthcoming Windows Home Server, expanding the sales channel for the company's first server OS aimed at home PC users.
Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill
A tech trade group and a leading cybersecurity vendor applauded new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would broaden penalties for cybercrime, including first-time penalties for botnet attacks.
GO FIGURE
35%
The share of software installed on PCs worldwide in 2006 that was obtained illegally, according to a report by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in collaboration with IDC.
SOURCE: IDG News Service
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Lame technology mascots ... 2006's top Internet crimes
News: IBM targets health care market with grid computing
News: Mozilla service opens up mobile Web
News: Oracle to buy Agile for $495 million
News: IBM contractor loses employee data
News: Motorola hopes to cut losses with Razr2
News: IBM deepens focus on governance, risk management
News: WINHEC: Microsoft expands sales channel for home server
News: Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill
Go Figure: Losses from software piracy rise despite a drop in some countries
ITWhirled: 2006's top Internet crimes
NEWS UPDATES
IBM targets health care market with grid computing
Hospitals have unique and challenging storage needs, as they are required to store every X-ray and medical record they create, and IBM Corp. is reaching out to that market with a system being unveiled Wednesday at a health care industry event.
Mozilla service opens up mobile Web
Mozilla Corp. developers are experimenting with a service that lets users store online content on a remote server and access that information on cell phones.
Oracle to buy Agile for $495 million
Oracle Corp. plans to pay US$495 million to buy Agile Software Corp., a maker of product lifecycle management software.
IBM contractor loses employee data
An unnamed IBM Corp. vendor has lost tapes containing sensitive information on IBM employees, the computer maker confirmed Tuesday.
Motorola hopes to cut losses with Razr2
Motorola Inc. announced the Razr2 cell phone and five other mobile devices on Tuesday with hopes the products will turn around the company's slumping sales and defend its turf from Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
IBM deepens focus on governance, risk management
IBM Corp. has become the latest IT vendor to talk up its strategy around IT governance and risk management software and services, a key area that's grown in importance for users struggling to comply with a rising tide of mandated regulations and rapidly changing business environments.
WINHEC: Microsoft expands sales channel for home server
Microsoft Corp. has signed up more vendors to build hardware for its forthcoming Windows Home Server, expanding the sales channel for the company's first server OS aimed at home PC users.
Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill
A tech trade group and a leading cybersecurity vendor applauded new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would broaden penalties for cybercrime, including first-time penalties for botnet attacks.
GO FIGURE
35%
The share of software installed on PCs worldwide in 2006 that was obtained illegally, according to a report by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in collaboration with IDC.
SOURCE: IDG News Service
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline
HIGHLIGHTS
News: U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline
News: Open-source users, companies scoff at Microsoft threats
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent hard line hardest on startups
Related Reading: Microsoft patent claims hint at internal issues
News: Samba developers quash serious bug
News: IBM union calls work stoppage to protest layoffs
News: Verizon Business to acquire Cybertrust
News: IETF moves against IPv6 threat
News: SAPPHIRE: SAP admits problems but still on track with A1S
News: Botnet management app exposed
ITWhirled: Love is in the air: Couple engaged on zero-g flight
NEWS UPDATES
U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline
U.S. broadband and VOIP providers on Monday hit a deadline to prove they could accommodate law-enforcement wiretaps.
Open-source users, companies scoff at Microsoft threats
Open-source supporters are thumbing their noses at Microsoft Corp.'s claim that it will seek royalties from users and distributors on 235 patents it holds for technologies in Linux and open-source software, saying they are not worried about being the target of litigation for patent infringement.
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent hard line hardest on startups
Microsoft Corp.'s threat to sue open source software users who violate its patents could be hardest on startups and smaller companies unable to take on the software giant, business and legal observers say.
Related Reading: Microsoft patent claims hint at internal issues
Microsoft Corp.'s aim to seek patent royalties from open-source distributors and users may be an attempt to use legal threats to deflect attention from larger questions surrounding its business, including lack of interest in new versions of core products and lackluster profit from new wares.
Samba developers quash serious bug
Users of the open-source Samba software are being urged to patch their code following the discovery of a critical bug in the file-and-print software.
IBM union calls work stoppage to protest layoffs
An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company.
Verizon Business to acquire Cybertrust
Verizon Communications Inc.'s Business unit plans to acquire managed security vendor Cybertrust in an effort to pump up its cybersecurity offerings, Verizon announced Monday.
IETF moves against IPv6 threat
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) engineers, reacting with unusual speed, have moved to address a serious security lapse in IPv6 before it becomes too widespread.
SAPPHIRE: SAP admits problems but still on track with A1S
Executives of German business software maker SAP AG remain committed to a first-quarter 2008 launch of the company's hosted midmarket application despite acknowledging problems with product development.
Botnet management app exposed
A new and unusually sophisticated application for controlling and monitoring botnet PCs has been discovered by security company Panda Software.
ITWHIRLED
Love is in the air: Couple engaged on zero-g flight
In perhaps the most romantic thing to ever happen in free fall, space enthusiast Alexander Loucopoulos offered an engagement ring to similarly inclined girlfriend Graciela Asturias -- and it floated in the air between them. The star-crossed lovers were on a Boeing 727 that flies in great parabolic loops to simulate the experience of being in orbit. Loucopoulos said he was afraid the ring would float away, but since the plane is nicknamed the "vomit comet," there may have been larger potential complications. (She said yes, by the way.)
News: U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline
News: Open-source users, companies scoff at Microsoft threats
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent hard line hardest on startups
Related Reading: Microsoft patent claims hint at internal issues
News: Samba developers quash serious bug
News: IBM union calls work stoppage to protest layoffs
News: Verizon Business to acquire Cybertrust
News: IETF moves against IPv6 threat
News: SAPPHIRE: SAP admits problems but still on track with A1S
News: Botnet management app exposed
ITWhirled: Love is in the air: Couple engaged on zero-g flight
NEWS UPDATES
U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline
U.S. broadband and VOIP providers on Monday hit a deadline to prove they could accommodate law-enforcement wiretaps.
Open-source users, companies scoff at Microsoft threats
Open-source supporters are thumbing their noses at Microsoft Corp.'s claim that it will seek royalties from users and distributors on 235 patents it holds for technologies in Linux and open-source software, saying they are not worried about being the target of litigation for patent infringement.
Related Reading: Microsoft's patent hard line hardest on startups
Microsoft Corp.'s threat to sue open source software users who violate its patents could be hardest on startups and smaller companies unable to take on the software giant, business and legal observers say.
Related Reading: Microsoft patent claims hint at internal issues
Microsoft Corp.'s aim to seek patent royalties from open-source distributors and users may be an attempt to use legal threats to deflect attention from larger questions surrounding its business, including lack of interest in new versions of core products and lackluster profit from new wares.
Samba developers quash serious bug
Users of the open-source Samba software are being urged to patch their code following the discovery of a critical bug in the file-and-print software.
IBM union calls work stoppage to protest layoffs
An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company.
Verizon Business to acquire Cybertrust
Verizon Communications Inc.'s Business unit plans to acquire managed security vendor Cybertrust in an effort to pump up its cybersecurity offerings, Verizon announced Monday.
IETF moves against IPv6 threat
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) engineers, reacting with unusual speed, have moved to address a serious security lapse in IPv6 before it becomes too widespread.
SAPPHIRE: SAP admits problems but still on track with A1S
Executives of German business software maker SAP AG remain committed to a first-quarter 2008 launch of the company's hosted midmarket application despite acknowledging problems with product development.
Botnet management app exposed
A new and unusually sophisticated application for controlling and monitoring botnet PCs has been discovered by security company Panda Software.
ITWHIRLED
Love is in the air: Couple engaged on zero-g flight
In perhaps the most romantic thing to ever happen in free fall, space enthusiast Alexander Loucopoulos offered an engagement ring to similarly inclined girlfriend Graciela Asturias -- and it floated in the air between them. The star-crossed lovers were on a Boeing 727 that flies in great parabolic loops to simulate the experience of being in orbit. Loucopoulos said he was afraid the ring would float away, but since the plane is nicknamed the "vomit comet," there may have been larger potential complications. (She said yes, by the way.)
Monday, May 14, 2007
Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software
News: Santa Rosa plays grinch to April laptop sales
News: AMD set to launch 'Phenom' desktop chip
News: Microsoft shows off new unified communications phones
News: Samsung puts finishing touches on DDR3 memory
News: Acer lawsuit puts suppliers in a bind
ITWhirled: Electric Japanese bidets go haywire
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software
Microsoft Corp. reportedly wants open-source software users to pay royalties on 235 alleged patent violations.
Santa Rosa plays grinch to April laptop sales
The May launch of Intel Corp.'s Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package, put a damper on April notebook sales.
AMD set to launch 'Phenom' desktop chip
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will make a quad-core chip for desktop PCs, replacing its venerable Athlon processor with the new "Phenom" design in an attempt to compete better with Intel Corp.
Microsoft shows off new unified communications phones
Microsoft Corp. is launching a qualification program for phones that are compatible with its unified communications products.
Samsung puts finishing touches on DDR3 memory
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is putting the finishing touches on its DDR3 memory chips ahead of their commercial release later this year.
Acer lawsuit puts suppliers in a bind
An Acer Inc. lawsuit that seeks to force its PC suppliers to stand by its side in a legal battle with Hewlett-Packard Co. puts the companies in a bind because they provide PCs to both companies.
ITWHIRLED
Electric Japanese bidets go haywire
Toto Limited, Japan's biggest toilet manufacturer, offers a state-of-the-art series of bidets that feature a pulsating massage spray, a built-in-the-bowl deodorizer, and a lid that opens and closes automatically. Unfortunately, they also have occasionally burst into flames, prompting a government investigation.
News: Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software
News: Santa Rosa plays grinch to April laptop sales
News: AMD set to launch 'Phenom' desktop chip
News: Microsoft shows off new unified communications phones
News: Samsung puts finishing touches on DDR3 memory
News: Acer lawsuit puts suppliers in a bind
ITWhirled: Electric Japanese bidets go haywire
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software
Microsoft Corp. reportedly wants open-source software users to pay royalties on 235 alleged patent violations.
Santa Rosa plays grinch to April laptop sales
The May launch of Intel Corp.'s Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package, put a damper on April notebook sales.
AMD set to launch 'Phenom' desktop chip
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will make a quad-core chip for desktop PCs, replacing its venerable Athlon processor with the new "Phenom" design in an attempt to compete better with Intel Corp.
Microsoft shows off new unified communications phones
Microsoft Corp. is launching a qualification program for phones that are compatible with its unified communications products.
Samsung puts finishing touches on DDR3 memory
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is putting the finishing touches on its DDR3 memory chips ahead of their commercial release later this year.
Acer lawsuit puts suppliers in a bind
An Acer Inc. lawsuit that seeks to force its PC suppliers to stand by its side in a legal battle with Hewlett-Packard Co. puts the companies in a bind because they provide PCs to both companies.
ITWHIRLED
Electric Japanese bidets go haywire
Toto Limited, Japan's biggest toilet manufacturer, offers a state-of-the-art series of bidets that feature a pulsating massage spray, a built-in-the-bowl deodorizer, and a lid that opens and closes automatically. Unfortunately, they also have occasionally burst into flames, prompting a government investigation.
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