"Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries Overheating said to cause minor burns from laptops."

Apple Computer Inc. recalled 1.8 million batteries found in its older laptop computers after receiving reports that they overheated and caused damage and minor burns.
This anouncment came a week after Dell recalled 4.1 million batteries because of similar reports. The lithium-ion batteries, manufactured by Sony, threatened to catch on fire. Dell's is the largest and Apple's the second-largest computer or electronics recall. More people are turning to laptops instead of desktop computers so laptops are becoming more advanced. Inside the computers they are putting in faster processors and wireless connections to the Internet. But the technology of the batteries have not advanced.



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