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On Wednesday, Toshiba announced that it is recalling another set of Sony laptop batteries as a result of reports that at least three spontaneously caught fire between September 2006 and June 2007. No injuries were reported, but the recall announcement perpetuates concerns raised about Sony's manufacturing processes, particularly in the wake of last year's recall of nearly 10 million potentially hazardous batteries.

The new recall announced by Toshiba is fairly small and affects just two computer models, the Satellite A100/A105 and the Tecra A7. While Sony identified 5,100 batteries that are at risk of overheating in those models, Toshiba announced that it is recalling all 10,000 batteries manufactured by Sony that are in use in those laptops. Specific part numbers and instructions for the battery exchange are available on the Toshiba Web site.

The Toshiba Web site contains a bold and emphatic instruction to its laptop customers: "Toshiba strongly recommends that customers participate in the Battery Pack Recall Program as soon as possible."

Sony Cell Power Problem

In a statement released on Thursday, Sony confirmed that it had worked with Toshiba to identify and recall specific production lots of defective lithium-ion battery packs. The batteries in question, Sony said, are different from the ones that were the subject of last year's recall.

"The battery packs covered by the Toshiba's recall are limited to specific lots which contain cells from one production lot manufactured on a single day in 2005 and shipped solely to Toshiba," Sony said. "Although the cause of the incidents has not yet been identified, we believe there was some type of irregularity in the specific cell production lot, since more than one incident occurred from battery packs containing cells from the same production lot."

Forrester Research analyst Benjamin Gray said that the only solution to these ongoing battery problems is better technology. "For. Toshiba Recalls 10,000 Notebook PC Batteries

To make iPhone affordable for even more customers this holiday season, Apple today lowered the price of the 8GB iPhone?its most popular iPhone model?from $599 to just $399. The 4GB model of iPhone will remain available while supplies last. Apple also announced that it is on track to sell its one-millionth iPhone before the end of September. 8GB iPhone priced at $399 for this holiday season

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