August 2008
Cheap Electronics for the Tech Savvy
Electronics like computers or any entertainment gadget can cost a bomb. Especially when it is advertised with words such as “Revolutionary”, “Innovative”, “All-in-One”, “Brand NEW” and whatever bombastic advertising terms that attracts you to buy them. The reason behind why we usually have to pay more when we buy our gadgets from the stores is simply because the store owners need to squeeze some profit from us.
August 2006
Dell recalls 4.1 million laptops
Dallas: Computer giant Dell is recalling 4.1 million laptop batteries because of a risk they can overheat and catch fire. While the majority of the batteries being recalled were in products sold in the US, more than 1 million are believed to be from computers sold abroad. A Dell spokesman said the Sony made batteries affected by the problem were
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