Computer and laptops

Computer and laptops

Shares in Sony were knocked on Friday after the Japanese consumer electronics group was forced to recall thousands of defective laptops because of a risk that they could overheat and cause burns. The recall affects 440,000 laptops in Sony’s Vaio TZ ...

Sony recalls 438,000 Vaio laptops - Financial Times

Shares in Japan's Sony closed 4.2 percent lower Friday after the electronics maker said it would recall 438,000 Vaio portable computers due to possible overheating that could burn a user. makers recalled more than 8 million Sony batteries in 2006 ...

Sony Recalls Laptops on Burn Concern, Shares Tumble - CNBC

TOKYO, Sept 5 - Sony Corp shares fell more than 4 per cent to hit the lowest in almost three years on Friday after the electronics maker announced a recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers due to possible overheating that could burn users. Sony has ...

Sony recalls 438,000 Vaio laptops - Financial Times

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) has launched a voluntary recall of 438,000 Vaio portable computers, citing a potential hazard that could cause the machines to overheat or possibly burn a user ...

Sony recalls 438,000 laptops on burn concern - Reuters

There's something quite sleazy and nasty about the way that this latest data loss story has hit the news. A portable hard-drive has gone missing from the offices of EDS. On that drive are personal details of 5000 people including prison staff. The ...

EDS lose hard-drive with prison employee data - Computer Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal story. The source said the Dell "mini" would be a low-priced ...

Dell may unveil mini-notebook computer - MSNBC

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) fell more than 4 percent to their lowest in almost three years on Friday after the consumer electronics giant recalled 438,000 Vaio laptops due to possible ...

Sony shares hit 3-year low after Vaio laptop recall - Reuters

Dell Inc is trying to sell computer factories around the world in efforts to cut cost and improve profitability, the Wall Street Journal said. In recent months, Dell has approached contract computer manufacturers with offers to sell the plants, the ...

Dell plans to sell computer factories — report - MSNBC

In the old days, Biff and Betty might walk into the campus library, grab books from the stacks and bury their noses in them. Any talking would be met with a shush or wagging finger from a stern librarian. But today, students can grab a pizza and Coke ...

Eat, drink, be merry and study -- all at college libraries - The Columbus Dispatch

Sony is recalling about 73,000 Vaio laptops because faulty wiring near a hinge can pose a burn hazard. The recall was jointly announced Thursday by Sony and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission . The commission recommended that consumers ...