5 posts and columns on burns

Suntech: Some Workers Hurt in Plant Accident

in News on December 3, 2008 at 4:27 am PT

Several of Suntech’s employees were injures at its plant in Wuxi, China, on Nov. 28–it’s unclear how many and to what extent, though. Research firm Wedge Partners reported that one worker was killed and seven injured in an explosion on a cell-diffusion line. Hours later, the company issued an announcement stating that seven of its workers were hurt, but said nothing about either an explosion or a fatality. It remains unclear exactly what happened.

Sir, We May Want to Rethink That "Blazing Speed" Ad Campaign

in News on October 31, 2008 at 5:45 am PT

Sony’s battery brouhaha certainly holds its charge well. Two years after initiating the largest battery recall ever in the electronics industry, Sony announced another after customers reported more than a dozen incidents of faulty lithium-ion notebook batteries bursting into flame.

Sir, We May Want to Rethink That “Blazing Speed” Ad Campaign

in News on October 31, 2008 at 5:45 am PT

Sony’s battery brouhaha certainly holds its charge well. Two years after initiating the largest battery recall ever in the electronics industry, Sony announced another after customers reported more than a dozen incidents of faulty lithium-ion notebook batteries bursting into flame.

All Hail, Smithers and Burns!

in News on April 24, 2008 at 12:52 am PT

Valleywag got a hold of a sticker (see below) that Bebo employees are passing around in anticipation of the close of the purchase of the third-ranked social-networking site by AOL for $850 million in cash. The motto: “I, for one, welcome our new AOL overlords.” Why shouldn’t they? As BoomTown reported, every Bebo employee has [...]