Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference
 

AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.

ouch, I hope this isn't true.
I own a modified dell :p

well, it might be one of those laptops with overheating batteries (the battery might have been recalled, but if the end user doesn't know or doesn't care...)

It's okay, they are all at work ..... company health insurance kicks in. :D

Well, I have to wonder if it was rigged... I mean, secondary explosions? Hopefully they'll run some tests and make the results known, or something...

*warily eys the dell laptop perched infront of him from now on* :P

Putting a laptop on table cloth is never a good idea.