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Dell and Sony knew about and discussed manufacturing problems with Sony-made Lithium-Ion batteries as long as ten months ago, but held off on issuing a recall until those flaws were clearly linked to catastrophic failures causing those batteries to catch fire, admits a Sony Electronics spokesman.

Battery Fundings Dell Factor
Investors back a potentially thinner, safer battery a week after Dells hairy recall.

Week of hell for Dell
From its laptop batteries catching fire to seeing its earnings halve, topped off by a SEC inquiry, Dell has had a nightmare week.

Dell, Sony discussed battery problem 10 months ago
Dell and Sony knew about and discussed manufacturing problems with Sony-made Lithium-Ion batteries as long as ten months ago, but held off on issuing a recall until those flaws were clearly linked to catastrophic failures causing those batteries to catch fire, a Sony Electronics spokesman said Friday.

A week of hell for Dell
From its laptop batteries catching fire to seeing its earnings halve, topped off by a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inquiry, Dell had a nightmare week. The world’s largest computer maker revealed Thursday that its second-quarter net profit tumbled 51 percent from the same period of 2005 to 502 million dollars.

Months Before Recall, MD Woman Sparked Suit Over Battery
By Cynthia Di Pasquale Computer-maker Dell Inc. may have decided just last week that some of its laptop batteries were faulty, but a Maryland woman reached that conclusion months ago.

Despite Dell Recall, Li-Ion Batteries Seem Irreplaceable
Lithium battery technology is the best we’ve got. If there’s going to be change, it will more likely come in computer design and building components, particularly microprocessors, that run cooler and demand less power.

AMD-powered desktop PCs coming from Dell
Dell is extending its relationship with AMD by launching Dimension desktop computers with AMD processors in September.

Davis teachers’ laptops included in Dell recall
Published Aug 17, 2006 - 15:18:15 CDT. Hundreds of computers owned by the Davis school district are included in the recall of more than 4 million Dell laptops using lithium-ion batteries.