HP adds to recall list
HP is recalling a further 54 000 batteries, stemming from a 70 000 lithium-ion battery recall in May 2009, states PC Mag.
HP believes the batteries could potentially overheat and split apart, leading to potential fire damage.
The recall affects 31 notebooks split across four product lines: HP Pavilion laptops, Compaq Presario laptops, HP laptops and HP Compaq laptops.
Indian PC market gains traction
The overall PC sales market in India recorded 33% year-on-year growth, with a 14% quarter-on-quarter increase, writes India Infoline Limited.
Desktop computers accounted for two-thirds of PC sales, at 18% growth, while notebooks grew 72%.
HP is still at the top, with a market share of 16.5%, with Dell having 13.6%, and Acer at 13%.
Gigabyte releases XL-ATX motherboard
Gigabyte has released the GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard, its second XL-ATX motherboard, reports Fudzilla.
The motherboard has seven 16x PCI slots, having removed the standard 1x slots to provide space for PCI-E 2.0 slots. It features SATA 6 controllers, and USB 3.
The board supports four-way SLI technology from Nvidia, and four ATI cards in Crossfire.
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