HP Issues a lithium battery recall on HP and Compaq branded laptops:
http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/303366/hp_recalls_70_000_laptop_batteries
The Herald catches on to the money wasted on proprietary software in NZ government and the lack of an exit strategy from G2009 agreement:
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/show-me-money/2009/5/20/our-government-should-adopt-communism-save-money/
The Free Software Foundation settiles its suit with Cisco, who will appoint a Free Software Director, advise on rights, and pay up:
http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-05-cisco-settlement.html
The OpenDocument Format Alliance publishes the results of testing the Microsoft implementation of ODF for interoperability. Not good:
http://www.odfalliance.org/blog/index.php/site/microsofts_odf_support_falls_short/
Using air as one of the components of a lithium battery could increase energy density by a factor of 10:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17159-breathing-batteries-could-store-10-times-the-energy.html
Optical storage technology looks towards storing data in polarized layers and at multiple wavelengths to increase density by 300:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8060082.stm
And finally. A robotic gun malfunctions and takes out 9 soldiers in South Africa. Who places the limits on robotic weapons?:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1182910/March-terminators-Robot-warriors-longer-sci-fi-reality-So-happens-turn-guns-us.html
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