The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday issued a recall of 41,000 Toshiba laptops after reports of some overheating and even melting.
Toshiba posted its own recall of several models of its Satellite T130 laptops on its product support forums last week.
The CPSC said 129 instances of "overheating and deforming the plastic casing...
According to the new flight rule, loose primary lithium or lithium-ion batteries will not be allowed in checked baggage. This rule mainly applies to people who like to pack spare batteries for either long flights or vacations. The types of batteries that this rule applies to are notebook batteries, cell phone batteries, camera and camcorder...
Laptop battery recall
As you move into the final weeks of the semester, we want to send a brief reminder of the dangers of certain laptop batteries. A laptop battery recall has been in effect since 2006, but there is still a chance that you are using a recalled battery.
We recommend that you visit your laptop manufacturer’s...
