HP voluntarily recalls 50,000+ computer batteries posing fire and burn hazards

At least 50,000 HP laptops and mobile workstations sold between December 2015 and December 2017 are unsafe to use due to potentially overheating batteries.

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Amazon kicks off ‘Black Friday Deals Week’ in style with many Fire tabs and Kindles on sale

Amazon's Echo smart speakers and Cloud Cam security camera are still available at list prices, but several Fire tablets and Kindles can be had for cheap.

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Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition spreads the Prime Video and Netflix love to 100+ countries

A new "basic edition" of the very popular (in the US) Amazon Fire TV Stick is now available around the world for a decently low price.

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Already affordable Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets get crazy cheap this week for Prime members

The entry-level Amazon Fire 7 slate, normally available for $50, costs Prime subscribers just $35 this week, while the Fire HD 8 drops from $80 to $55.

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Amazon’s Fire and Ice plans reportedly call for smartphone comeback this year focused on India

You can fight fire with fire... or try to make up for a destructive Fire Phone with a new Ice "lineup", as Amazon purportedly intends to do before long.

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Stagnant iPads retain global tablet supremacy, Amazon and Windows stand out during Q4

Costly, boring, aging Apple iPads saw their Q4 sales numbers decline year-on-year, still comfortably beating rising Amazon and Windows tablets.

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Samsung will globally live stream Galaxy Note 7 explanation event on January 23 (22 in US)

It's officially official now - Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 investigations are over, with findings and a quality enhancement plan going public in a few days.

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Study finds 99 percent of counterfeit Apple chargers bought online fail ‘basic’ safety tests

Did you finally get rid of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 ticking time bomb? Perhaps switched sides, assuming the iPhone 7 is safer to use… until proven otherwise? That may be so, but don’t even think about skimping on a backup or replacement charger.

Dirt-cheap, possibly counterfeit Apple adapters and charging accessories in general pose a far greater risk than a faulty, twice recalled and ultimately discontinued phone of randomly catching fire and costing you your home, life, or the life of a loved one.

We understand the temptation of going an alternative route is strong when Cupertino asks as much as $100 for an “authorized” Belkin iPhone “charge kit”, or $19 on a first-party USB power adapter, but you’ll just have to resist the bargain-hunting lure.

The findings of a recent “operation” conducted by British safety investigators are troublesome, to say the least, with no less than 397 of 400 Apple chargers suspected to be forged failing a “basic” test.

Mind you, these adapters were bought online from “multiple sources” in eight different countries around the world, including the US, Canada, Colombia, China, Thailand and Australia. 99 percent of all sketchy-looking accessories were rapidly determined to have “insufficient isolation with potential for electric shock.”

A separate examination of local “charity shops, antique dealers and second-hand shops” concluded 15 percent of over 3,000 used electrical goods were “non-compliant”, which is a slightly less shocking number, but still thought-provoking. At the end of the day, a few bucks saved here and there are simply not worth the risks.

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