Should Laptops Come With a Fire Extinguisher?
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Two record-setting recalls highlight the risks of lithium ion technology.
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Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they can overheat and catch fire. Dell negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever conducted by the agency.
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Blog: Yoggie offers a computer within a USB stick that handles enterprise-level Internet security for your home laptop or PC.
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Also: High security built right into $100 laptop's OS. Read these stories and more from around the Web at News.com Extra.
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A state fire marshal said a plugged-in Dell laptop caused a $100,000 blaze that destroyed a home in Biddeford, Me. No one was hurt in the blaze.
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Lenovo confirms that one of its laptops overheated and caught fire, but it doesn't yet know if Sony batteries were inside.
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Laptops should be used as desktops if men want to protect their reproductive health, according to a new study published Thursday. A combination of the heat generated by a laptop
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(Washington-AP) Oct. 12, 2004 - Dell is recalling nearly a million AC adapters used with notebook computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock.
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By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 3--There are thousands of ways to kill a computer. I've tried most  of them.   They've gone up in flames in front of my eyes and died quiet and  undramatic deaths at my hand.
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Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion.
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Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell&#39;s recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million
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A Toshiba Corp. laptop with a recalled Sony battery pack that hadn't been replaced burst into flames last month in Great Britain.
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Hewlett-Packard is making a high-stakes bet that it won't get burned by a bad battery. Dell, Apple, Lenovo, Toshiba and Fujitsu are recalling 7.7 million laptop batteries made by Sony. The batteries can, in rare instances, overheat and catch fire. HP uses Sony battery parts, too, but it is not recalling them. The company believes it is safe because it reviewed and rejected Sony battery parts for nearly a year before buying any, spokesman Mike Hockey says.
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Will Microsoft feel the heat from a tiny monster?
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Although seven adapters have overheated, no injuries or deaths have been reported. The adapters where shipped with Latitude, Precision and Inspiron laptops sold through Dell&#39;s Web site and customer
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Major recalls of laptop batteries highlighted hazards that could give a market boost to thin-film batteries, which are less vulnerable to overheating and catching fire.
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Years after laptops became a required tool of business, we learn the heat they generate can make men infertile if they put them on their laps.