| Toshiba Recalls More Sony Batteries
Toshiba is recalling 5,100 laptop batteries sold around the world after three instances of the batteries catching fire, two in Japan and one in Australia. Affected batteries were manufactured by Sony in December 2005 for Toshiba's Dynabook, Dynabook Satellite, Satellite and Tecra lines. The computer maker said the batteries in question were not part of last year's massive recall of Sony batteries, which affected over 10 million units shipped by Dell, Lenovo, Apple and Sony itself. The problems are caused by metal particles falling into a battery during production, causing it to short circuit. Toshiba previously recalled 340,000 batteries, and the latest recall follows one from Gateway last month. .
GCN Lab review | Antivirus programs seek and destroy malicious code waiting to pounce on remote systems
An antivirus program used to be like an insurance policy on your car: something that came in handy should you have an accident. But as the amount of malicious code has increased, antivirus has become more like oil in your engine. Your computer might run a little ways without it, but it wont get far.
The core of any good security system is antivirus, though anti-spyware and anti-spam protection are also important. During the past few years, the GCN Lab has reviewed appliances that sit at the gateway to a network and zap all kinds of malicious code before it even hits an agency e-mail server. But what about traveling employees or teleworkers? Sure, they can connect to the office via a virtual private network or other secure link, but that might not always be available. Those mobile warriors need personal protection when away from their agencys digital fortress.
Nokia issues safety warning
Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, yesterday joined a growing list of consumer-electronics makers forced to warn customers that batteries shipped with their products could be defective, posing a potential safety risk. Finland-based Nokia Oyj issued a global alert, warning that up to 46 million of its cellphone lithium-ion batteries used in its cellphones could, in rare cases, overheat due to a short-circuit while being charged. Nokia is offering to replace the batteries. The batteries, with the designation BL-5C, were made by Japan's Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. between December 2005 and November 2006 and may have been included in up to as many as seven different Nokia models sold in Canada through Rogers Wireless Inc., including its Fido brand, according to Nokia.
Stocks fall on Caterpillar, Google earns
Stocks pulled back Friday, retreating from record levels following disappointing results from longtime favorites Caterpillar Inc. and Google Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 120 points. TECHNOLOGY ARTICLES Scientists have found a gene that increases a child's risk for type 1 diabetes
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When you think of Logitech, you think of computer accessories — the electronic kind. But next month, the company will add the Kinetik line of computer bags: a backpack and a briefcase. The line follows Logitech's practice of jumping into a crowded field but adding some feature to set it apart from rivals. Both bags have a shell of ballistic nylon and polyurethane, which adds strength but not weight. Both units will hold a 15.4-inch PC laptop, or a 17-inch Macbook Pro. The bags will sell for less than $100 at www.logitech.com and major retailers. Logitech says it learned that most laptop bags do a great job of carrying the laptop, but that it is the other stuff that laptop owners pack into the bag that makes them look lumpy and unsightly. These bags have extra room inside for all that road warrior gear: extra batteries, cell phone chargers and various cords — not to mention MP3 players and miscellaneous metal objects dumped in just ahead of the scanner at the airport.
Say hello to your same old teams
Sunday's Marlins-Giants game was billed ... well, OK, way down at the bottom of the bill in batteries-not-included type ... as Matt Morris' Maybe Last Game as a Giant. The trade deadline is upon us, and the Giants need help from the market in a serious way. Only Morris is almost sure to make his start in San Diego on Saturday, and the players behind him more or less will be the ones who played behind him in Sunday's 8-5 loss to Florida. In other words, kids, come Wednesday morning, the Giants you've come to know and grouse about almost surely will be the same as they are today. The reason? Easy. There is no market, anywhere. According to Giants general manager Brian Sabean, who is playing various forms of futility phone tag just like most of his 29 brethren, "The contenders, even they're bitching about the market.
Exide Technologies First Quarter 2008 Net Loss Narrows Versus 2007 While Adjusted EBITDA Increased by 43 Percent
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 7, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Exide Technologies (NasdaqGM:XIDE - News) (http://www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, today reported its financial results for its fiscal 2008 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2007. .
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