NEWS: More Batteries Bursting into Flame

As if identity theft, hacking, viruses, and spyware weren't enough to be concerned about, we are again faced with the possibility that our computers could burn our homes to the ground. Yes, that's right: it's laptop battery recall time once again.

This time it's HP, with about 70,000 lithium-ion-powered timebombs on their hands. According to AboutLawsuits.com, HP/Compaq sold these little nightmares between August or 2007 and March of 2008, both separately and bundled together with laptop computers. For further reading from AboutLawsuits.com, click here.

As usual, a website has been provided for further information, including how to replace your battery with one that won't cause property damage. In this case, you can point your browser to http://www.hp.com/support/BatteryReplacement.