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Dell takes heat over battery recall

August 17, 2006 The number of laptop damage reports to date may be small, but the sheer volume of affected gear is on a grand scale. TAGS: battery, recall, PC company, Dell, Japan, laptop computer, Sony Corp., notebook computer, blog

Flaming LAX laptop was a ThinkPad

September 20, 2006 Lenovo confirms that one of its laptops caught fire, but it doesn't yet know if Sony batteries were inside. TAGS: Lenovo, ThinkPad, incident, battery, Sony Corp., notebook computer, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Dell

Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries

August 24, 2006 update Company's recall, not as big as Dell's, affects many iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 laptop models. Photos: Checking for recalled batteries TAGS: recall, battery, Apple PowerBook, notebook company, Apple iBook, Apple Computer, Apple PowerBook G4, Dell, cell, Sony Corp., spokesman, notebook computer, laptop computer, U.S.

Week in review: Dell in the hot seat

August 18, 2006 Amid massive battery recall, company deals with sharp income drop and expands AMD pact. Plus: NSA no-no, Linux lovefest. TAGS: recall, Week in review, battery, notebook computer, reader, Dell, Sony Corp., electronics, AMD, laptop computer

FAQ: How to smoke out that recalled battery

August 15, 2006 Dell is recalling millions of notebook batteries that could cause a fire. Here's the worst that can happen and what you can do. TAGS: recall, margin, battery, notebook computer, Dell, consumer electronics, Dell Latitude, sequence, Sony Corp., laptop computer, PC

Can anything tame the battery flames?

August 15, 2006 Fuel cells and alternative batteries have a chance to go mainstream, thanks to technological improvements and exploding laptops. TAGS: fuel cell, battery, safety, manufacturing, rechargeable battery, energy, electronics, notebook computer, laptop computer, Dell

Power shortage for the holidays?

October 30, 2006 A notebook builder says it will be light on shipments because of battery shortages, but PC companies don't seem worried yet. TAGS: shortage, recall, shipment, PC company, battery, notebook computer, Lenovo, Sony Corp., Apple Computer, situation, Dell, PC, laptop computer

Sony plans its own battery recall

October 3, 2006 Consumer electronics giant is working with product safety agency to figure out "the widest scope" of alert. TAGS: recall, Richard Shim, battery, Sony Corp., agency, Lenovo, notebook computer, Apple Computer, electronics, Dell, laptop computer, HP

Year in review: Power problems plague PCs, servers

December 29, 2006 A massive notebook battery recall hit many PC makers, while the server industry grappled with growing heating issues. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Intel Itanium, Montecito, Scott McNealy, recall, Intel Xeon, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, PC company, Apple Computer, battery, Dell, AMD
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