Flaming laptop fiasco explodes again

Toshiba laid the blame for the flames, that on May 24th, engulfed the British laptop, on a Sony battery pack. Toshiba said it asked Sony to investigate the incident and the firm indeed found that the battery was at fault.

It was identified as being on Toshiba's warning list, but had never been replaced.

As you should be aware, laptop computers can explode at any second, especially if they have one of the ten million or so dodgy, Sony-built batteries glowing inside.

All pedlars of laptops have lists and lists of dangerous batteries posted on their websites. Check yours now before it is too late.

Toshiba said it was making, "continued efforts to promote participation" in the battery replacement programme..

Worryingly, a spokesman told VNUNet: "This incident followed another that occurred this April in Japan, also involving an un-replaced battery pack.

"Accordingly, the company is now embarking on a new round of efforts to encourage customers to check their PCs and to get the battery replaced if it is on the list."

You have been warned. µ