Microsoft has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of AC power cords sold with all Surface Pro and Pro 2 tablets, and some Surface Pro 3 tablets, and is offering a free replacement to its customers.
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Lenovo has announced a voluntary global recall of a power cable sold with 73 of its notebooks, following 15 incidents involving the cord overheating, sparking, melting or burning.
HP is recalling around six million power cords that it shipped with notebooks and accessories, citing a "risk of a fire and burn hazard to customers", after 29 instances of the cords overheating.