Microsoft is finally ready to start replacing the faulty AC power cords for certain Surface Pro models. In a blog post on the official Windows Blog, the company explains that it's starting a voluntary ...

The replacement power cords are designed to protect consumers and their Xbox consoles from rare electrical component failures that can pose a fire hazard. Fewer than one in 10,000 consoles have ...

"A very small proportion" of customers reported overheating issues, it said. — -- Microsoft said today it will replace power cords for some users of its Surface Pro line of computers after "a ...

It turns out that if you own a Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, or Surface Pro 3 and you regularly wrap its power cord up tightly, you are in danger of it overheating and possibly damaging itself and its ...

Microsoft is readying to replace power cords for its older-model Surface Pro tablets due to overheating concerns. "As a result of damage caused by AC power cords being wound too tightly, twisted or ...

In a note sent to Apple sent to customers this week the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac and iPhone maker said it will replace some of the older toddler-proof 'MagSafe' power cords featured on Apple’s ...

Any long-time Apple devotee has struggled through the charger situation. Those Mag-Safe T-shaped chargers fray pretty easily, at which point you have to twist and turn the cord to pull in a charge. It ...

I take my laptop around a lot, and the power cord often gets bent in every possible place. Over time the bends stick in this position, some ends fray, and I end up having to replace it. How can I take ...