Fujitsu to recall 287,000 Sony batteries
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Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu said on Wednesday that it would recall 287,000 notebook PC batteries made by Sony, bringing the number of Sony batteries recalled to more than 7.5 million. Besides Fujitsu, Dell, Apple Computer, Lenovo, IBM and Toshiba have recalled the laptop PC batteries, which Sony has said can short-circuit on rare occasions, overheat and catch fire.
Prior to the Fujitsu announcement, shares of Sony ended down 3.3 percent at a nine month closing low of 4,450 yen ($37.68). The Tokyo stock market’s electrical machinery index was down 1.27 percent.
Compounding the blow to Sony’s reputation as a top-class manufacturer is a delay in the launch in Europe of its long-awaited new video game console, the PlayStation 3.
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