- Dell has been forced to recall 4.1 million faulty Sony explode or catch fire.

But it's not ending there.

The Sony batteries are also in laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Apple Computer and Lenovo Group, says Reuters, going on to quote US Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesman Scott Wolfson as saying:

“We are looking at the complete scope of the batteries made by Sony to ensure that no other consumers are in harm's way. We recognize that the batteries manufactured by Sony are not unique to just the Dell notebook computers."

Nor is that all.

Sony batteries are also used in a wide array of other devices such as cellphones, digital cameras, camcorders and music players, “and Wolfson added that the safety commission is encouraging companies and consumers to report potential defects in other devices using the battery cells but the focus for now was on laptops.” adds Reuters.

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explode or catch fire - Dell recalls 4.1M Sony batteries, August 15, 2006
Reuters - US agency reviewing all Sony laptop batteries, August 15, 2006