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  • More Sony batteries recalled

    Toshiba Corp. will recall 340,000 laptop computers worldwide due to defective batteries made by Sony Corp. Toshiba will replace batteries installed in eight models of its Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite series produced between March and May this year... 

  • Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries

    Apple Computer Inc. is recalling 1.8 million Sony Corp. batteries in its Macintosh notebooks following reports of overheating and minor injuries. The recall follows last week's recall by Dell of 4.1 million Sony-made batteries. 

  • U.S. agency reviewing all Sony laptop batteries

    U.S. consumer safety officials said they'll review all Sony-made lithium ion batteries in laptop computers for fire hazards after Dell Inc. announced the largest electronics recall in the United States earlier this week. 

  • FAA: No plans to ground laptops

    An FAA official says the agency is testing lithium ion batteries like those known to catch on fire, but says as of now, the laptops are not a significant problem for air travel. 

  • Dell battery recall has upside

    After making the largest recall in computer history, could Dell actually come out of this ordeal looking better than ever? 

  • Dell recalls faulty laptop batteries

    The world's largest maker of personal computers will recall 4.1 million notebook batteries because they can overheat and burst into flames. 

  • Firm eases pain of patch management for mobile workforce

    Patch management can be costly and timely, especially if you've got a number of remote workers. But one IT manager found a way to streamline the process with an online tool that he says gives a better view of the patch management operation. 

  • Microsoft releases 13 security patches

    The baker's dozen of new patches includes 12 new ones that address flaws in Internet Explorer and Word, plus a re-release of a patch first issued in March. 

  • Energy consortium takes aim at bottom line

    The Green Grid, AMD's new consortium on energy-efficient computing, is intended to help CIOs get power consumption and cooling under control in the data center. 

  • Notebooks in the data center take root

    Although desktops still dominate the business world, vendors have recognized that notebooks are the future. Should CIOs follow their lead?