15 August 2006
Dell recalls 4.1 million laptops
Dallas: Computer giant Dell is recalling 4.1 million laptop batteries because of a risk they can overheat and catch fire. While the majority of the batteries being recalled were in products sold in the US, more than 1 million are believed to be from computers sold abroad. A Dell spokesman said the Sony made batteries affected by the problem were
01 August 2006
Dell laptop a firestarter
Another example of spontaneous combustion by a Dell laptop has emerged accompanied by graphic images of the molten aftermath. This latest report comes in the wake of a flaming Dell laptop that was captured on film in the act of exploding during a conference in Osaka in Japan last month and another Dell that reportedly burst into flames at an office
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