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Google, HP Officially Recall Chromebook 11 Chargers

Google (GOOG) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) have officially recalled their HP Chromebook 11 power supply chargers due to fire and burn hazards. The announcement, made through the U.S. Product Safety Commission on Tuesday, warned consumers that “the computer’s charger can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards” and that the unit should be replaced. The agency says consumers should contact Google for a free replacement charger. The CPSC says

Google and Amazon robots look to control the ground and skies

When the history of the robot apocalypse is written, December 2013 could well be remembered as an important month. First, Amazon.com (AMZN) announced plans to deploy a fleet of flying delivery robots. Then, Google purchased Boston Dynamics, maker of several scary robots for the U.S. Department of Defense, including one that bears a strong resemblance to the killer robots from the Terminator movie series. Google (GOOG) told the New York Times on Friday that it bought Boston Dynamics . The Waltham, Mass.-based company is best known for a series of four-legged robots whose videos have been very popular on Google’s YouTube. These robots include Cheetah, the world’s fastest legged robot, which has been clocked at more than 29 mph; and BigDog, a rough-terrain robot that walks, runs, climbs and carries heavy loads. Boston Dynamics also has supplied the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa)with several copies of its bipedal robot Atlas…

Google, Online Ad Firms Said Facing A Changing Market

Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and others that depend on online ads are facing a sea change in the business. The growth in ad spending on mobile devices, on a percentage basis, is fast outpacing ad spending on computers, which is slowing faster than analysts had expected, according to a report released Monday. By year’s end, spending on mobile ads in the U.S. will reach $9.6 billion, up 120% from $4.36 billion in 2012.