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HP recalls notebook batteries

April 20, 2006 Recall affecting almost 16,000 notebook batteries is imposed after reports of the devices overheating, burning. TAGS: battery, notebook computer, HP, Compaq Computer Corp., Apple Computer

Get ready for the 9-to-5 notebook

June 6, 2005 Will your notebook work as long as you? Maybe, if a few component dreams come to fruition. TAGS: notebook computer, power consumption, battery, thin-and-light, energy, battery life, Intel, PC, laptop computer

Bye-bye hard drive, hello flash

January 4, 2006 Hard drives take up a lot of room and eat a lot of battery power. Flash memory could soon offer an alternative for notebooks. TAGS: NAND, Micron Technology Inc., NAND flash, transistor, flash memory, notebook computer, memory chip, hard drive, memory, camera, cell phone, Samsung Electronics, battery, video

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

HP recalls 135,000 battery packs

October 14, 2005 The batteries, sold with HP and Compaq notebooks, are being recalled after incidents of overheating and melting. TAGS: battery, notebook computer, HP, U.S.

Sony to launch notebook battery recall

October 24, 2006 Electronics giant plans to recall 340,000 rechargeable lithium ion batteries that shipped with notebook computers in the U.S. TAGS: recall, Gateway Inc., notebook computer, battery, Sony Corp., Fujitsu, announcement, Toshiba, U.S., laptop computer

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, Dell Latitude, notebook computer, electronics, Dell Inspiron, Sony Corp., photograph

Dell recalls 35,000 notebook batteries

December 16, 2005 Batteries on some Latitude and Inspiron laptops and Precision mobile workstations may be subject to overheating. TAGS: Dell Latitude, battery, notebook computer, Dell, workstation, Dell Inspiron, U.S., adapter

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, PC company, Kansas City, battery, cell, Sony Corp., incident, Apple Computer, notebook computer, Lenovo, Dell, Gateway Inc., HP

Start-up to launch safer notebook battery

January 30, 2007 Boston-Power is about to uncover its long-awaited Sonata battery, which it says is less likely to blow up. HP appears interested. TAGS: battery, notebook computer, start-up, HP

Notebook battery maker gets charged up for cars

January 3, 2008 Boston-Power raises $45 million and hatches plans to make batteries for plug-in hybrids. TAGS: lithium, battery, chemistry, cell, notebook computer, reaction, manufacturing, 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: recall, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., battery, notebook computer, incident, Apple iBook, Panasonic, Apple Computer, Apple PowerBook, Sony Corp., Dell, 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., blog, notebook computer

Lenovo recalls extended-life laptop batteries

March 1, 2007 The batteries purchased as a ThinkPad upgrade may overheat when the laptop is dropped, product safety commission says. TAGS: Lenovo, ThinkPad, battery, Sanyo Electric Co., notebook computer, IBM Corp., laptop computer

A battery of questions about lithium ion

May 2, 2007 With no suitable replacement for lithium ion batteries on the horizon, slow progress on this notebook battery technology may have to do. TAGS: battery, material, metal, cell, notebook computer, Panasonic, Intel, Sony Corp., HP

The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer

December 7, 2006 Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion. TAGS: polymer, Glasgow, notebook computer, battery, Sony Corp.

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, battery, PC company, notebook computer, cell, ThinkPad, IBM Corp., Sony Corp., Apple Computer, Dell

Images: A peek at AMD's Turion

March 10, 2005 The chips will be integrated into "thin and light" notebooks that can run several hours on a single battery charge. TAGS: AMD Turion, peek, thin-and-light, AMD, notebook computer, battery

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, laptop computer, Dell, HP

Start-up merges cell phone and PC into a handheld

December 16, 2005 Almost everyone has a cell phone and a notebook, but cPC says they will sell one box that does it all. TAGS: DualCor Technologies, smart phone, cell phone, handheld, VIA Technologies Inc., start-up, battery, notebook computer, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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