Topic - batteries

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Archives, General news, Cleantech, Finance

GM Battery Partner A123 Files for IPO

MIT spinoff, backed by North Bridge, GE, Qualcomm and Motorola, eyes $175 million offer.
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Computers

Sanyo Shares Lenovo Recall Cost

Japanese electronics maker will pitch in on cost of recall of 205,000 laptop battery packs.
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Computers

Matsushita Ships Safer Battery

After massive Sony laptop battery recall, rival springs into high gear with safer alternative.
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Computers

Sony Recalls 90K Laptop Batteries

Electronics giant may lower its outlook as notebook makers seek more compensation.
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Computers

Fujitsu Recalls 287K Batteries

Japanese notebook maker issues count of Sony batteries it will replace.
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Computers

Flaming Laptops! Now It's Lenovo

ThinkPad with Sony battery installed is latest casualty in notebook power woes.
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Computers

Another Sony Battery Recall

Laptop maker Toshiba finds power problems in 340,000 batteries.
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Computers

Wall Street Shrugs off HP Hack

Privacy advocates and the media may fret over HP, but analysts and investors aren’t fazed.
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Computers, Finance

Matsushita Recalls Batteries

Panasonic parent recalls 6,000 notebook batteries in Japan for overheating hazard.
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Finance

Hot Stats: Vista, Apple

Vista launch dates, pricing revealed; reports of laptops in flames mirror startup’s gain.
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Computers, Cleantech

Battery Funding’s Dell Factor

Investors back a potentially thinner, safer battery a week after Dell’s hairy recall.
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Computers

Who Will Batteries Burn Next?

Dell isn’t the only consumer electronics company whose products could be vulnerable to overheating batteries.
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Computers, General news

Laptop Fire Brings Flashpoint

After a Dell laptop catches fire in Japan, an analyst says improvements are needed.
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Cleantech

Power for Power Tools

Lithium-ions get a new life in a new market, as power tools seek more power and portability.
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Cleantech

Tech Pioneer: Markus Brehler

EnOcean’s CEO is pushing the use of wireless energy harvesting sensors that draw power in inconspicuous ways.
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Computers

HP Recalls Notebook Batteries

Computer maker recalls laptop battery packs that can overheat and melt notebook case.
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Cleantech

Power Shift

The battery, once considered low tech, is a new focus of innovation and investment as users demand more—like power that lasts all day.
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Biosciences

Muscle-Powered Devices

Where electricity is scarce, FreePlay’s wind-up medical devices could help save thousands of lives.
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