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Sony and PC makers scrambled on Thursday to reassure customers that the latest battery recall involving Apple Computer would be the last.
Because of a risk of fire, Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million batteries that use Sony's battery cell technology, which also was at the root of Dell's historic recall last week.
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Collaborating engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called the "Cell."
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The hottest new video camera has hit the shelves. Sony's VX2000 offers up manual zoom, 530 lines of resolution, and awesome image quality.
Royal Philips Electronics is to step up its competition with Intel and other chipmakers next year with a new mobile processor.
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