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Laptop batteries pose security risk, researcher says

...m a pro at that." Miller suggested it would be possible to overheat a battery and start a fire by convincing a controller that the... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Declan McCullagh
Ten ways to speed up a slow PC

Ten ways to speed up a slow PC

...CPU or GPU and its heatsink isn't optimal, causing things to overheat. If you want to make sure that things are fine, you're... Read more

21 April, 2012 by Craig Simms
Loose screw blamed for smoking iPhone

Loose screw blamed for smoking iPhone

...battery casing, leading to a short circuit that caused the battery to overheat. The screw that caused the issue was the result of a botched... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Luke Hopewell
Photos: building a Sandy Bridge PC

Photos: building a Sandy Bridge PC

...i7-2600K will boost to 3.8GHz, if doing so will not overheat the chip Read more

1 February, 2011 by Manek Dubash

Lenovo recalls 'fire hazard' ThinkCentre PCs

...power supply in the affected all-in-one PCs, the system can overheat posing a fire hazard." The company said that only certain units sold... Read more

12 March, 2012

Millions of printers at risk of hacks, say researchers

...a demonstration referenced in the original report, one printer was hacked to overheat internal components, charring paper and creating smoke before the printer's hardware... Read more

29 November, 2011

First Look: Toshiba Portege R700

...and-light notebooks is that they are either slow or tend to overheat. The Portégé R700 is extremely quick and stays cool. Toshiba says... Read more

7 July, 2010

A World Cup Technology Wall Chart

...seem to care what people think about them. ENGLAND - Dell - Likely to overheat and disappoint, plus also quite sensitive to criticism. URUGUAY - HP - Used to... Read more

11 June, 2010
Abductionary 1.1

Abductionary 1.1

...Language Extractor 6000, a very advanced but finicky piece of machinery, wont overheat. You do this by forming words from a stream of random letters... Read more

16 May, 2012
King Idiot 1 - Are you an Idiot 2.1

King Idiot 1 - Are you an Idiot 2.1

...Fart" apps, don't even attempt trying this game. You'll just overheat your brain and end up a vegetable Read more

31 March, 2012
Splash Digital Signage Player 1.3

Splash Digital Signage Player 1.3

...LCD + computer (that has moving parts, fans, non SSD drives, and can overheat) to run your digital out-of-home (DOOH) network. This self-contained... Read more

29 March, 2012
Solar Charger 1.1

Solar Charger 1.1

...this nice 'charging feature' if you like.Do not let your device overheat! Be careful when you put your device under the direct sunlight!Recent... Read more

15 March, 2012

Apple calls for return of iPod Nano first generation due to overheating risk

...generation iPod Nano " height="349px" width="300px" /> First generation iPod Nano could overheat according to ApplePhoto: Apple Owners of early iPod Nanos are being encouraged... Read more

13 November, 2011 by Jo Best
Reactor Firefighter 1.1

Reactor Firefighter 1.1

...them down before they explode! Reactor FirefighterCool the reactors down before they overheat, explode and meltdown. Use your firetruck to spray water on the reactors... Read more

5 August, 2011
einsTime 1.0

einsTime 1.0

...future you will travel. But be careful! Don't let the train overheat, you must stop it before it explodes or your trip into the... Read more

23 July, 2011

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

9 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

1 hour ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

3 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

8 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

8 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

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If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

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Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

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