Toshiba is recalling potentially dangerous notebook batteries for the third month in a row due to concerns about potential overheating.
Hewlett-Packard is recalling almost 16,000 notebook batteries worldwide after reports of the devices overheating and burning, according to a report released on Thursday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
update Dell and regulatory agencies worldwide plan to recall 4.1 million notebook batteries, a company representative confirmed.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have designed chips that use 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 per cent less in active mode than comparable processors, putting an end to overweight battery syndrome.
Apple and Dell have managed to track down and replace the vast majority of their potentially "exploding" batteries, which has allowed airlines to lift the restrictions placed on the use of notebooks in-flight.
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