Fujitsu recalls 287,000 laptop batteries

More than 7 million Sony laptop batteries are being recalled because of a manufacturing flaw making them susceptible to dangerous overheating. Here's what you can do: Determine if the battery your laptop uses is under recall by Dell, Toshiba, Apple, Lenovo/IBM or Fujitsu. If your battery is not yet covered by a recall notice, set up a free Google Alerts reminder to e-mail you about any news about your laptop. Source: Rescuecom TOKYO - Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu said Wednesday it is recalling 287,000 laptop batteries manufactured by Sony, the latest in a massive global recall of the batteries that can overheat and catch fire. The largest recalls have been issued by Dell, with 4.2 million batteries affected, and Apple Computer, with 1.8 million batteries. Dell's recall came after six instances of overheating or fire involving Dell systems with Sony-made batteries.