Dell to use greener LED displays for all laptops

September 24, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Dell Inc. is switching to mercury-free light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, to illuminate laptop screens starting in mid-December, a move aimed making the computers softer on the environment and easier to recycle.



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