Powerful computing can light a fire

The growing concern over the increased heat produced by heftier computing devices has landed one vendor in court and has sparked an industry-wide discussion on the safety factor involved with the latest mobile devices. Dell is due in court to face charges that it allegedly sold laptops with a defective motherboard prone to overheating [1]. The complaint comes on the heels of the huge laptop battery recall due to fire, an issue the vendor dealt with in 2006. Experts say that the increasing risk of fire and meltdowns is a serious factor that any small or mobile device vendor must address.

For more on the device safety issues:
- read the story [2] at CIO Today