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Bulging batteries at Microsoft Surfaces and the firmware

Posted on 2020-08-19 by guenni

[German]Interesting finding on the subject of bulging batteries in Microsoft's surface tablets. Redmond has screwed on the firmware, so that the bloated/bluged batteries should be avoided. However, not all models get these firmware functions.

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Surfaces Updates and Surface Pro 7 battery issues

Posted on 2019-11-19 by guenni

Microsoft has released various updates for older Surface devices to fix connection problems. Another update shall improve battery life. And owners of a Surface Pro 7 complain about poor battery life.

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HP Notebook Battery Safety Recall and Replacement Program

Posted on 2018-01-06 by guenni

[German]HP has just launched a safety-related battery recall for HP notebooks and mobile workstations. This is due to overheating of the batteries with a fire hazard. Owners of HP equipment must check whether they are affected.

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Surface Pro 3: Firmware update intends to fix battery issue

Posted on 2016-08-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a firmware update for Surface Pro 3 at August 29, 2016. This update shall fix the battery degradation issue some users are facing after warranty is over.

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Fix for Surface Pro 3 battery degradation?

Posted on 2016-08-19 by guenni

Maybe good news for owners of a Surface Pro 3. Microsoft is believing that the battery bug, that is degrading the Surface batteries after a year, may be found. They are testing a fix internally.

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Surface Pro 3 battery issue – a statement from Microsoft

Posted on 2016-07-27 by guenni

[German]Some users are facing serious issues with Surface Pro 3 batteries. The batteries seems to degrade within weeks after the first year – just after the warranty is over. Now Microsoft has released a statement – it seems that the … Continue reading →

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‘Akku gate’: Surface Pro 3 and the “sudden” battery dead

Posted on 2016-07-20 by guenni

[German]Maybe a really bad news for users of Surface Pro 3. It seems that some lots of those devices comes with a battery bug. The batteries degrades within weeks after the first year – just after the warranty is over.

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