The humble yet ever-present AC/DC wall-power adapter doesn’t get a lot of consideration from consumers. It’s one of those things that’s needed but is viewed as a necessary nuisance. I suspect that ...

I recently bought a replacement laptop PC from Dell and was happy to see that its AC/DC power adapter had the same ratings as the ones I had from two now-defunct Dell laptops (19.5 V, 2.3 A/45 W).

AC/DC adapters are common types of external power supply units that are used for electronic equipment and other devices that cannot draw power directly from the main network. They change the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 37,000 power adapters for digital pianos and other music equipment have been recalled due to burn and fire hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

IBM announced Thursday that it will recall 553,000 ThinkPad AC power adapters after receiving reports that some units overheated, causing melted adapter housings and charred circuit boards. The ...

AN APPLE product in almost everyone’s homes has caused a dozen safety “incidents”. The tech giant has warned people to stop using it immediately. “In very rare cases, affected Apple two-prong wall ...

According to test results compiled by EveryMac.com, the battery in an Apple MacBook Pro laptop lasts five to six hours even with the Wi-Fi adapter turned on and the processor running full speed. This ...

A reader wrote to ask about orphaned AC power adapters that somehow get separated from their gadgets. Are they safe to use in other gadgets if the plugs fit? The answer is maybe, but you’d better do ...

Microsoft is recalling more than 2 million AC power adapters because of the possibility to cause a fire and electric shock, says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday. The recall ...