safety

Online teens need more supervision, study says

News Parents need to be more vigilant in keeping tabs on their teenagers' activities online, according to US child safety advocates. Walsh, best known as the host of TV show America's Most Wanted, plans to host a programme on Internet safety, which will...

25 May 2005, 9:39

Dell to recall over 4 million batteries

News Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission plan to recall 4.1 million laptop batteries today, a company representative confirmed on Monday. Dell has faced several issues this year related to exploding or flaming laptops, and wants to ensure...

15 August 2006, 12:25

HP recalls laptop batteries worldwide

News HP is recalling almost 16,000 laptop batteries worldwide after reports of the devices overheating and burning, according to a report released on Thursday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. This battery recall comes six months after HP...

21 April 2006, 9:53

Apple recalls more G4 batteries due to fire hazard

News In a report filed with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company said that it has identified a new crop of batteries that may have the potential to overheat. Our first concern is for the safety of our customers," said a company spokesman.

23 May 2005, 11:00

Calls to lift UK Segway ban

News The Segway devices are allowed in many US states but are currently banned on UK roads because of safety fears. The vehicle's safety mechanism was particularly good and was demonstrated by the fact that I drove straight at the noble Earl, Lord...

Tags: house, devices, government, safety

21 May 2008, 10:44

Apple recalls MacBook Pro batteries

News The batteries do not pose a safety hazard, so customers are allowed to use them until their replacements arrive. Apple's voluntary exchange programme comes at a time when a number of computer makers have recently undergone mandatory battery recalls...

1 August 2006, 10:30

Apple recalls 1.8 million laptop batteries

News The Mac maker's recall, while not as large as Dell's historic recall last week, affects users of its iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 laptop models sold between October 2003 and August 2006, according to the US Consumer Products Safety Commission.

25 August 2006, 11:47

Discovery reaches orbit unscathed

News BST, sending its seven-member crew on a mission that involves a rendezvous with the International Space Station and a range of safety tests developed after the 2003 disaster. During the 29 months that the shuttle fleet has been grounded, the agency...

27 July 2005, 10:26

Japanese PC makers back Sony batteries

News Most Japanese makers don't allow high voltage to flow from their AC adaptors to the computer battery, out of safety concerns. US consumer safety officials said on Tuesday they were reviewing all Sony-made lithium-ion batteries in laptop computers...

18 August 2006, 10:27

Countdown to shuttle launch begins

News During the 29 months that the shuttle fleet has been grounded, the agency has scanned shuttle panels for cracks with ultrasound and X-rays, redesigned the external tanks, added new sensors, and created a new level of bureaucratic strata focused on...

13 July 2005, 10:37

Game importer sunk by Sony lawsuits

News Sony told CNET.co.uk's sister site GameSpot in a statement that it would be moving to block any other retailers who were involved in similar "grey importing" activities, and explained its actions were protecting European consumers "from being sold...

25 October 2006, 10:09

In-flight mobile use granted UK take off

News In a statement Ofcom said the safety of passengers is paramount so no system will be fitted before the Civil Aviation Authority and European Aviation Safety Agency have also approved the technology. In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a...

Tags: technology, networks, services, ground

27 March 2008, 9:10

How do we make mobiles safe for kids?

News The consultation will close in October, by which time the Commission hopes to have input from the mobile industry as well as child safety groups and regulators. The consultation follows the EC's recent Web safety initiative, Safer Internet Day.

27 July 2006, 10:24

Photos: Lifting off with a jetpack

News Attached to a tether for safety, Suitor tests the Thunderpack in a routine trial. Schneider and Amarena get Suitor prepared for a standard test -- with safety tether -- of the Thunderpack. Schneider, responsible for controlling the tether for...

Tags: air, research, flight, safety

30 January 2008, 9:39

Photos: X Prize's rocket fest

News Denver-based Micro-Space couldn't compete in the lunar challenge for the second time in two years because it wasn't able to meet FAA safety requirements. Allen Newcomb is an aerospace engineer with Tarsana, California-based BonNova, one of the...

Tags: force, racing, fly, mod

30 October 2007, 10:16