Dell: Exploding batteries are Sony's fault
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Company chairman lays blame for the Dell's recent battery crisis firmly at the feet of Sony.
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Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and  International Business Machines Corp.  are recalling  about 526,000 Sony Corp. (6758.T) batteries made for ThinkPad  notebook PCs after a computer caught fire at Los Angeles  International Airport, Lenovo and U.S. safety officials said on  Thursday.
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Dell Inc. is recalling about 2.9 million AC adapters nationwide_ 4.4 million worldwide_ used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.
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About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.
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By NO BYLINE  TOSHIBA is to recall and replace 340,000 faulty batteries manufactured by rival Sony and used in its laptop computers, the third product recall suffered by Sony in just over a month.
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Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Thursday  it has recalled more Sony Corp. (6758.T) laptop computer  batteries due to fire risk.
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Sony urged a dozen laptop computer makers around the world to recall more of its defective batteries Friday, the latest headache for the electronics company struggling to regain its luster as the world's premier electronics brand.
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The massive global recall of batteries made by Sony Corp. widened yesterday as Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd. said it is recalling 287,000 laptop batteries that are at risk of overheating or catching fire.
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The Lenovo Group and I.B.M. are recalling more than half a million notebook computer batteries made by Sony after a computer caught fire.
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Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a wide reaching recall of about 990,000 power adapters. The power adapters are being recalled because they can overheat and pose a risk of fire and electrical shock.
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TOKYO -- Toshiba is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. because of problems with recharging them, the latest in a string of embarrassing defects and production glitches for Sony.
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Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday.
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(InfoWorld) - Toshiba has offered to exchange 340,000 notebook computer batteries, but said they do not pose a fire hazard. Instead, defective batteries could unexpectedly cut power to the notebooks, causing users to lose unsaved work. TheÂ batteries, made by Sony, may fail to charge correctly, causing the power to cut off suddenly if the notebook is not connected to a mains outlet, said Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Ohmori. Reports of lithium ion cells in notebook batteries overheating or catching fire have prompted other computer manufacturers, including Apple Computer and Dell, to issue safety recalls.Â Dell recalled 4.1 million batteriesÂ used in its notebook computers in August, citing a fire hazard, whileÂ Apple recalled 1.8 million batteries, warning that they could overheat. Toshiba's batteries areÂ not at risk of starting a fire, Ohmori said. "There is no such hazardous or related issue," he said. Instead, Toshiba's problems stem from a defect in the interface circuitry between the battery cells and the computer. That defect is caused by corrosion, said a spokesman for Sony, the manufacturer of the batteries. An ingredient used in the insulating paper of batteries manufactured between March and May can corrode components in the batteries' charging circuits, causing them to fail, said Sony spokesman Takashia Uehara. The supplier changed the composition of the insulating paper without notice, he said. Batteries made for other notebook manufacturers also contained the paper, and Sony is working with those companies to see whether there is a problem, Uehara said. He declined to say how many batteries were affected overall. Toshiba's battery exchange offer covers 10 models of Toshiba notebook computer. The company will post a software tool to its Web site shortly, allowing customers to identify whether their computer is affected, Ohmori said.
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(InfoWorld) - Acer, the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, is in talks with Sony over joining its voluntary laptop PC battery recall, but said Acer users haven't reported any problems so far. "Previously, we believed there were no problems with our batteries, but now we're in discussions with Sony, just to make sure," said Stella Chou, an Acer representative in Taipei. Acer has not received any complaints from users over laptops overheating or catching fire, she said. Sony's battery woesÂ started in August whenÂ Dell recalled 4.1 millionÂ laptop computer batteries due to a potential fire hazard caused by Sony-made lithium-ion battery cells damaged during production. Other companies soon followed Dell's lead, includingÂ Apple Computer,Â Lenovo Group, andÂ Toshiba. Sony has already agreed to pay at least some of the cost of the battery recalls, telling investors in August that the Dell and Apple recalls could cost it between Â¥20 billion and Â¥30 billion ($169 million and $254 million). The Japanese electronics giant has not updated the figure since then. Late last week,Â Sony announcedÂ a global battery exchange program due to growing user concerns. Over 6.6 million laptop batteries have been recalled since mid-August.
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Fujitsu provided more guidance Wednesday on the specifics of its previously announced recall, saying that 287,000 Sony-manufactured batteries would be recalled due to short-circuit and overheating issues.
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Blog: The PC maker says it is voluntarily taking back 14,000 notebook batteries, but this time, they're not made by Sony.
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Toshiba is recalling about 5100 Sony-made notebook batteries that could overheat.