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Sony, HP, Dell, Toshiba Recall 'Firecracker' Laptop Batteries (NewsFactor)

 
NewsFactor - Sony and three major PC makers are recalling 100,000 laptop batteries in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. (link)

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