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
13 August 2006
tBlog - 25 PC For Geek Lover Of All Time
The IBM PC is 25. And here are the top PCs ever, from machines you owned and loved to systems you've never heard of. IBM's first PC, announced on August 12, 1981, was far from the first personal computer--but when it arrived, there was near-universal agreement that it was likely to be a landmark machine. It was. And 25 years later, it still ranks
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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