laptop. that s interesting. according to a study in the journal of pediatrics, researchers say resting the laptop on your legs for extended period of time can lead to toasted skin syndrome. that s when the skin becomes reddened from prolonged heat exposure. in one case, doctors say a hot laptop discolored a woman s leg after the temperature beneath the laptop reached 125 degrees. most major manufacturers including apple, h.p. and dell print warnings in user manuals placing laptops on any exposed skin. news bites now. big shake-up at twitter. co-founder of the popular website williams announcing he is stepping down as ceo to focus on product strategy. meantime, company officials working to fix problems with the site after the users experienced major outages earlier today including trouble sending messages. well, l.g. electronics today announcing it s scrapped plans to release a tablet