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  • Dell wants its batteries back

    Some of Dell's customers have not been heeding its advice to return laptop batteries that could potentially explode.

  • Dell: Exploding batteries are Sony's fault

    Chairman Michael Dell has denied that the way Dell constructs its PCs played a part in a spate of battery-related fires. He instead laid the blame entirely with the manufacturer of the battery cells, Sony.

  • Sony appoints safety manager after battery scare

    Makoto Kogure is in the product safety hot seat at Sony, following Dell and Apple's battery recalls last month.

  • Apple TV ad banned in U.K.

    British TV regulators banned an ad for Apple Computer's Power Mac G5, saying its claim to the title "world's fastest personal computer" is not fully supported.

  • Greenpeace clashes with Lenovo, Apple over toxic waste

    The environmental track records of Apple Computer and Lenovo Group have been singled out for criticism by environmental group Greenpeace in a report on toxic chemicals used by the technology industry.

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    PC manufacturers have failed to learn the lessons dealt out by Apple--a failure that could lead them to obscurity--according to a UK finalist in the International Forum Design awards, Alloy Total Design.

  • Datacentre 2020: Greener, faster, more flexible

    The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?

  • Top 10 worst IT disasters of all time

    From faulty satellites nearly causing World War III to the Millennium Bug, poorly executed IT has had a lot to answer for over the years

  • $100 Laptop: Great for the world, great for Linux

    Mike Evans from Red Hat discusses his company's involvement in the One Laptop per Child project, which aims to develop and distribute a $100 PC to millions around the world.

  • The importance of being 64-bit

    IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.

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