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HP, Toshiba Recall Sony Laptop Batteries

 
Sony Corp said five PC makers including Hewlett-Packard Co and Toshiba Corp will recall 100,000 computer battery packs made by the Japanese electronics maker due to a fire hazard. (link)

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