Dell Recalls Four Million Laptop Batteries
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has reported the news of a Dell laptop battery recall which was precipitated by at least six recent incidents of significant battery-malfunction. 'The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk. Most batteries are in computers sold in the US but more than 1 million are thought to be elsewhere. Dell says it knows of six instances since December when the batteries, made by Sony, overheated or caught fire. The US body responsible for consumer safety says it is the biggest recall of electrical products in its history.'