HP Chromebook 11 laptops removed from sale after overheating
All HP Chromebook 11 laptops have been taken off sale after reports that the laptops’ chargers were overheating.
Customers complained about broken chargers, which led to Google and HP to make the decision to remove them from sale.
HP and Google have told existing customers to not use the charger that came with the computer, but to instead use third-party chargers.
According to reports, the laptop can no longer be bought on the Google, HP and Amazon online stores.
Google and HP are now investigating the problem and have apologised to customers for any inconvenience.
Europe allows mobile devices to be used from take-off on flights
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published new guidelines saying that mobile devices should now be allowed during take-off and landing.
Currently, mobile devices can only be used whilst the plane is in the air.
The EASA has said that the devices must always be used in ‘airplane mode’, which means that passengers cannot use their phones for calls or texts. This is due to potential radio interference with flight equipment.
Google wins online library legal battle
Google has won a court case allowing it to carry on scanning and uploading millions of books.
The US Authors Guild sued Google in 2005, accusing its plans to create a digital library to be classed as copyright infringement.
Google claimed that it should be allowed as they were only putting excerpts of the texts online.
US judge Denny Chin decided to side with Google and dismissed the case brought by the US Authors Guild.
