23 December 2009 - 22:34
NXP has developed the GreenChip, which is to prevent wasting energy during the charging of notebooks. The chip is intended for use in power supplies of 75 watt and less. This includes PSUs for netbooks, LCD-monitors and small portable printers.
The GreenChip monitors the required power and allows no more than that to pass through. This prevents the power supply from...
12 December 2009 - 20:25
Following ASUS and Sony, Packard Bell has also taken measures to voluntarily recall notebook batteries that are potentially faulty. The affected batteries are produced in the second half of 2007 and are bundled with the company's EasyNote MX36, MX37, MX51 and MX52 models, predominantly sold in Europe. During use, thse batteries may short-circuit. Packard Bell states t...
