Aug. 15, 2006 — -- It's a new scare for millions of computer users. Photos of a Dell laptop computer on fire at a conference in Japan have caught many people's attention. Now, no one is certain ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is spreading the word about the recall of 78,500 computer batteries because they can overheat and pose a fire or burn hazard. At least one person has been ...
Eight months after recalling potentially flammable notebook PC batteries, Toshiba is again urging its customers to trade in the defective units, saying one of its notebooks caught fire May 24. Toshiba ...
Researchers at MIT have found a way to extend the power life of mobile computers. Instead of using batteries, they draw power from an electronic device called an ultracapacitor. Although the approach ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday issued a recall of 35,000 Sony Corp <6758.T> notebook computer batteries, calling them a fire hazard to consumers. The U.S. Consumer ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. <0992.HK> said on Thursday it is recalling 205,000 ThinkPad computer battery packs made by Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. <6764.T> ...