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Fires stop with Apple and Dell, insists Sony

August 24, 2006 After two massive recalls of batteries using its technology, Sony says no other PC company is affected. TAGS: recall, Kansas City, PC company, battery, cell, Sony Corp., incident, Apple Computer, notebook computer, Dell, Lenovo, Gateway Inc., HP

Panasonic joins notebook battery recall

September 5, 2006 Third company announces battery recall, but its recall program is much smaller than those for Dell and Apple. TAGS: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., recall, battery, notebook computer, incident, Panasonic, Apple iBook, Apple PowerBook, Apple Computer, Dell, Sony Corp., Japan, camera

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: recall, battery, PC company, Dell, laptop computer, Japan, 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 iBook, notebook company, Apple PowerBook, Apple Computer, Apple PowerBook G4, Dell, Sony Corp., cell, spokesman, notebook computer, laptop computer, U.S.

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, PC company, shipment, battery, notebook computer, Lenovo, Sony Corp., situation, Apple Computer, Dell, PC, laptop computer

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., AMD, electronics, laptop computer

Lenovo to recall 526,000 notebook batteries

September 28, 2006 Recall makes Lenovo the fourth major PC manufacturer to haul batteries back due to safety issues. TAGS: Lenovo, PC company, battery, notebook computer, cell, ThinkPad, Sony Corp., IBM Corp., Apple Computer, Dell

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, agency, Sony Corp., Lenovo, notebook computer, Apple Computer, electronics, Dell, laptop computer, HP

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

Dell to recall 4 million batteries

August 14, 2006 Inspiron, Latitude and Precision owners should check to see if they qualify for recall offer. Photos: Dell's recalled batteries TAGS: Richard Shim, recall, battery, Dell, notebook computer, Dell Latitude, Dell Inspiron, electronics, Sony Corp., photograph

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, Montecito, Intel Itanium, recall, Intel Xeon, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, PC company, Intel, battery, Dell, Apple Computer, AMD
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