Cell Companies to Replace 1.3 Million Batteries
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NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi say that Sanyo-made batteries may overheat and catch fire.
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A delayed battery technology may indeed be on the way.
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Investor's Business Daily - A few years ago, a cell phone could go three days without a battery recharge. Today, it's up to a week -- and climbing, says C.H. Chen, chief executive of chipmaker Diodes.
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Blog: Altair, manufacturer of lithium ion batteries, plans to make home electrical storage units.
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New 1.8-inch hard drives may boost battery life in portable devices.
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Mobile phone users left talking to themselves when their battery runs out in the middle of a call could soon see an end to their frustration as scientists perfect a way to recharge electrical equipment while on the move.
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Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday it would   replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the   third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. in less   than 40 days.
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(InfoWorld) - Matsushita Electric IndustrialÂ (MEI) will cover the direct costs of a battery recall affecting 46 million Nokia mobile phones, which could be as high as $172 million. MEI is the parent company of Matsushita Battery Industrial, which manufactured the batteries. The estimated costs will be between Â¥10 billion and Â¥20 billion ($86 million and $172 million), Matsushita said in a Friday press release. The company will accrue those costs in the first half of 2008, the vendor added. The costs include money Nokia had to spend on logistics and call centers as well as the replacement battery costs. Nokia announced Aug. 14 that it wasÂ recalling the Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries, made by Matsushita, because of a risk of overheating. The batteries were sold with a wide range of Nokia phones. Any Nokia consumer who is currently using a Nokia product containing a BL-5C battery subject to the product advisory can request a replacement battery free of charge. Customers who would like to check if their BL-5C battery is subject to the advisory should visit the recall Web site or contact their local Nokia call center, Nokia said. Nokia's top priorities are "the safety of our customers and the reliability and quality of our products," Robert Andersson [cq], head of Nokia customer and market operations, said in a statement. Matsushita has established a corporate lithium-ion battery customer support and management division to help deal with the impact of the recall, the company said. Â
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Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday it would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. in less than 40 days.
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Both the CPSC and Apple advised G4 customers affected by the fault to contact Apple immediately. Apple said it has made provision to supply replacement batteries free of charge by arrangement with the battery&#39;s South Korean manufacturer, ...
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New lead-acid batteries could achieve high performance.
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New battery a welcome addition to the market after battery recall costs laptop manufacturers millions.
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Japan's largest mobile phone company plans to buy a large stake in a fuel cell maker to develop handsets with longer-lasting hydrogen-powered batteries that are friendly to the environment.
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The day may be coming when PCs, cell phones and many other devices will be run without a battery or electrical cord.
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Americans and Europeans will soon be able to buy a more powerful battery that promises enough juice for twice as many digital pictures as regular batteries.
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Helsinki - Nokia, the world&#39;s largest handset maker plans to mark its original batteries with a hologram as part of the fight against unsafe, counterfeit mobile phone batteries - some of which have exploded in users&#39; hands.
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Consumers will still have to wait a   few years before they can swap the batteries of their cell   phones for more environment-friendly fuel cells, the world's   top handset maker Nokia NOK1V.HE said on Tuesday.