Major Toshiba laptop battery recall issued after faulty units overheat and literally melt

Well, that's not good. Late Wednesday afternoon, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall for battery packs in Toshiba laptops sold between June 2011 and January 2016. The recall affects nearly 40 different Toshiba models of PCs including Portege, Satellite, and Tecra models. The CPSC estimates the recall will affect about 91,000 units sold in the United States and another 10,000 sold in Canada. Toshiba first revealed the battery pack problems when it announced a v...