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Lenovo recalls 50,500 fire-prone ThinkCentre desktops

Lenovo recalls 50,500 fire-prone ThinkCentre desktops
  • Posted March 8, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • In cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lenovo has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 50,500 ThinkCentre all-in-one desktops citing a fire hazard. The affected models have a defective power supply that can overheat and, as at least…

HP pays $425,000 to settle civil suit over defective batteries

HP pays $425,000 to settle civil suit over defective batteries
  • Posted January 24, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • HP has agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to inform the US Consumer Product Safety Commission about defective lithium-ion batteries, as required by federal law. As is often the case, the faulty batteries were prone…

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