Toshiba Recalls 10,000 Notebook PC Batteries (NewsFactor)

Toshiba Recalls 10,000 Notebook PC Batteries (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Wednesday, Toshiba announced that it is recalling another set of Sony laptop batteries as a result of reports that at least three spontaneously caught fire between September 2006 and June 2007. No injuries were reported, but the recall announcement perpetuates concerns raised about Sony's manufacturing processes, particularly in the wake of last year's recall of nearly 10 million potentially hazardous batteries.

Quanta Mum on iPhone, Dell Smart Phone Orders (PC World)
PC World - Quanta Computer Inc., the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, is reportedly gearing up to make iPhones for Apple Inc. and a new smartphone for Dell Inc., but the company isn't talking.

One Laptop Per Child Project OKs Mass Production (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The initial deployments of the laptop will feature AMD Geode LX processors.

Nonprofit laptop group says rollout soon (AP)
AP - Governments have ordered 3 million of the inexpensive yet rugged computers for schoolchildren through the One Laptop Per Child project, giving the nonprofit group enough volume to kick-start mass production.

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