Sony has issued another large battery recall, affecting HP, Toshiba and Dell laptops.
Nokia has responded to a story ZDNet Australia published on Wednesday in which a reader, Linda Lisica, sent in photographs showing how her battery shot out of a charging phone and exploded.
Nokia has issued a recall for Lithium-ion batteries used in over 50 of its mobile phones under suspicion that faulty units could pose a risk of overheating.
Toshiba is recalling potentially dangerous notebook batteries for the third month in a row due to concerns about potential overheating.
Acer, the fast-growing Taiwanese PC maker, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of 27,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries made by Sony. A danger exists that the batteries can short-circuit and burst into flames.
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The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.
The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two" Palm OS or Pocket PC"but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what's coming up soon.
With webOS, Palm goes past matching its competitors and offers something more. The Pre might not be a home run, but it is an indication of good things to come.
If you need a portable printer, the Officejet H470 isn't a bad choice. If you can endure the price, then you can expect a high quality portable printer.
Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.
Toshiba's Portege M700 is a tablet with a premium price tag sporting premium features and performance. If you're a mobile professional willing to pay a whole pile of cash for a highly featured tablet, this little companion might be the friend for you.
If you're looking for an attractive 3.5G PDA-phone with push email, Windows Mobile 6 and a QWERTY keyboard, the Motorola Q 9h is worthy of consideration, so long as you don't need a touchscreen or Wi-Fi.
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