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Dell Latitude E6500

The Dell Latitude E is a glimpse into the future of laptops. With high expandability, configurable and a strong design, it should suit most corporate environments.

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Canon PowerShot A470

This AA-powered shooter arrives Down Under in February, and comes loaded with a 7.1-megapixel sensor, 3.4x optical zoom and face detection.

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Sennheiser PXC 350

Terrific sound quality and good noise cancellation, but a couple of great features have been taken away to keep the cost down

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Fujitsu LifeBook S6311

Serious battery misers may still find love in Sony's new G series product with its similar specs, although for the asking price you could buy yourself an S6311 and a couple of extra batteries.

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iRiver T60

A terrific-sounding player, and many will find the use of AAA batteries handy. But the very low-resolution screen doesn't impress and navigating the thing can be tricky at times.

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Exploding batteries under investigation: Michael Dell

Dell is still investigating several incidents where batteries in its laptops have reportedly exploded, chairman and founder Michael Dell told a press conference in Sydney today.

Fires stop with Apple and Dell, insists Sony

After two massive recalls of batteries using its technology, Sony says no other PC company is affected.

Nokia phone battery explodes, flies across room

Exploding batteries are back: last Friday, the battery of an Australian readers' Nokia 6230i phone exploded and flew across the room, burning a hole in her floor.

Sony plans its own battery recall

Sony is planning to announce a massive battery recall of its own, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) confirmed.

Apple, Dell wind down battery recall efforts

Apple and Dell have managed to track down and replace the vast majority of their potentially "exploding" batteries, which has allowed airlines to lift the restrictions placed on the use of notebooks in-flight.

How do I know if my laptop battery is likely to explode?

I keep seeing all these stories and pictures about laptop batteries catching fire or exploding. Why is this happening, and how do I know if my battery is likely to explode?

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