We’ve learned today that it doesn’t always take a lithium-ion battery to make a gadget explode: Hello Kitty has recalled its bed-warming kitties because some of them blew up due to the gel used. Also, the Firefox flaws we reported on yesterday were a hoax! Guess the joke’s on us.

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