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Fujitsu → Fujitsu recalls 287,000 laptop batteries
Affected are 224,000 laptops sold overseas across 10 models, including the popular Lifebook series, according to Fujitsu spokesman Masao Sakamoto. The remaining 63,000 were sold across 17 models in Japan.
Designated notebook PC models subject to the Sony voluntary battery replacement program:
[Sold in Japan]
FMV-BIBLO LOOX P70R, P70S
FMV-BIBLO LOOX T50M, T50R, T50RN, T50S, T50SN
FMV-BIBLO LOOX T70M, T70M/T, T70MN, T70R, T70R/T, T70RN, T70S, T70S/V, T70SN
FMV-P8210
[Sold outside Japan]
LIFEBOOK P1510, P1510D, P7120, P7120D
LIFEBOOK S7020, S7020D, S7025, S7025D
LIFEBOOK C1320, C1320D
Fujitsu was still working out recall logistics, Sakamoto said. He did not know how much the recall would cost Fujitsu.
Fujitsu → Fujitsu LifeBook A series: A3110 and A6010
Fujitsu has just unveiled its latest line of lappies, the new LifeBook A series, which come with the option of either an Intel Core Duo T2050 on the A6010 model, or alternatively an AMD Sempron or a Turion 64 X2 on the A3110. This 15-incher comes with three USB ports, SD / MemoryStick / xD slots, IEEE 1394, and the LifeBook Shock Sensor that'll reduce the likelihood that your hard drive will get scratched up if your laptop takes a tumble.
Fujitsu → Fujitsu's Turn Table PC and Ultra Mobile debut at CEATEC
Fujitsu was starting to feel a little left out of all the CEATEC fun, what with its rivals demoing products left and right at the major Japanese expo going on this week in Chiba, just outside Tokyo. We came across some snaps of what appears to be two concept devices, the "Turn Table PC", and the "Ultra Mobile", a slick-looking media player.