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ChangeQuakes Of The Week

August 21, 2006

TOP CHANGEQUAKES OF THE WEEK
** Dell Recalls 4.1 Million Laptop Batteries
** New Legislation Would Give Solar Power, Fuel Cells A Boost
** FDA Approves Viruses For Treating Food
** New Findings Could Increase Survival Of Stroke Victims

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Dell Recalls 4.1 Million Laptop Batteries

(CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKE) -- Dell announced it will recall 4.1 million lithium-ion notebook computer batteries, made by Sony Corp., because they could overheat and catch fire -- the biggest recall in its 22-year history.

money.cnn.com

New Legislation Would Give Solar Power, Fuel Cells A Boost

(REGULATORY CHANGEQUAKE) -- As more U.S. consumers turn to solar power during the current energy crisis, U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza has introduced legislation that would affirm the right of consumers to install solar systems on their roofs, while making it cheaper for prospective buyers to go solar.

renewableenergyaccess.com

Related Stories: Demand Heats Up For Solar Installers In Vermont
www.rutlandherald.com

California's 'Solar Roofs' Program Expands
www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com

Solar LEDs Light The Way In Bahamas
www.e4engineering.com

FDA Approves Viruses For Treating Food

(FDA APPROVAL CHANGEQUAKE) -- The FDA has granted first-ever approval on a mix of bacteria-killing viruses to be used as a food additive to combat microbes that kill hundreds of people a year. The viruses can be safely sprayed on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to kill common microbes.

www.forbes.com

New Findings Could Increase Survival Of Stroke Victims

(DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKE) -- Researchers have found a way to reduce brain swelling -- the most common cause of death after a stroke -- in a scientific discovery that could increase chances of surviving a stroke and reduce the risk of long-term disability.

www.theaustralian.news.com.au

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TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGEQUAKES

Google To Offer Free Web Access To Its Hometown

Google says it plans to offer free, high-speed Internet access to everyone in its Silicon Valley home town, which it believes will establish Mountain View, Calif., as the largest U.S. city with totally free Internet access available throughout the entire community.

biz.yahoo.com

Infineon To Supply RFID Technology For New U.S. Passports

German chipmaker Infineon said it has won a contract from the U.S. government to supply security chips for an electronic passport system.

news.com.com


CORPORATE CHANGEQUAKES

SanDisk Takes On Apple; Introduces Largest Capacity Flash Memory MP3 Player

SanDisk Corp. introduced a new digital music player that stores twice as many songs as the popular iPod Nano for nearly the same price and cut the cost of existing models ahead of the holiday shopping season.

today.reuters.com

Appeals Court Blocks Injunction On EchoStar

DISH Network satellite TV customers can continue using their digital video recorders -- at least for now -- an appellate court ruled Friday, delaying another judge's order earlier in the day in a patent fight with TiVo.

www.mercurynews.com

Sony's President Admits PS3 Not Being Manufactured Yet

With less than three months before Sony is scheduled to release its PlayStation 3, Sony's president and CEO admits the company hasn't even started making the consoles yet.

www.digitaljournal.com


REGULATORY CHANGEQUAKES

EFF Demands Investigation And Privacy Reform For AOL

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate America Online and require changes in its privacy practices, after the company recently released search history logs that exposed the private lives of more than a half-million of its customers.

www.eff.org

Carmakers Must Disclose Data Recorders

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has passed a regulation requiring car makers to inform customers when their car has been equipped with an Event Data Recorder, which is similar to the "black boxes" used in commercial airliners

www.cnn.com


ECONOMIC CHANGEQUAKES

U.S. Wholesale Inflation Slows

U.S. inflation at the wholesale level slowed in July as prices outside of energy and food fell for the first time since October, as the Labor Department's Producer Price Index rose 0.1% last month, substantially slower than the 0.5% analysts had expected.

www.forbes.com


FDA APPROVAL CHANGEQUAKES

FDA And MIT To Collaborate On Drug Safety System

The FDA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have announced an agreement to develop an automated system to detect unanticipated problems with prescription drugs and medical devices.

www.forbes.com

DISCOVERY CHANGEQUAKES

Scientists Make HIV Breakthrough

In a discovery that could suggest a new avenue for drug development, scientists have discovered how HIV "exhausts" killer T-cells that would otherwise attack the virus.

www.lse.co.uk