1 Nov 2008

Thousands of laptop batteries recalled

4:03 pm on 1 November 2008

Computer manufacturers are recalling 100,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp after 40 incidents of overheating.

The Japanese electronics giant says some users reported smoke or flames, four of the incidents resulted in minor skin burns while 21 caused damage to property.

Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Dell, Acer and Lenovo are involved in the global recall.