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Japan Orders Apple to Probe Laptop battery fire |
8/29/2006 |
Japanese authorities reported Tuesday the first case of an Apple laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving the faulty Sony batteries and report back within a week.
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Battery recall to cost Sony $ 200 Million |
8/28/2006 |
Sony said the cost of supporting the laptop battery recall programs of Dell and Apple Computer would likely range between ¥ 20 to 30 billion (approximately $170 to $256 million).
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Microsoft on track to release IE 7 Browser |
8/25/2006 |
Microsoft released a near-final version of its Internet Explorer 7 browser Thursday, and the company said the free Web-surfing software is on track for completion by the end of the year.
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Apple recalls its Laptop Battery Pack |
8/25/2006 |
Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million Sony-based, rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs its iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebook computers.
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Dell pull plug on DJ Ditty MP3 Player |
8/24/2006 |
Dell has quietly pulled the plug on its DJ Ditty music players, less than a year after the world's largest computer maker launched the device.
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Logitech Unveils New Cordless Laser Mouse |
8/24/2006 |
Logitech is introducing a mouse with a free-spinning motorized scroll wheel it believes will help people more efficiently race through pages on their computer screens.
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Quanta to produce $100 Laptop in China |
8/24/2006 |
Quanta Computer has selected its new plant in Changshu, Jiangsu province (China) as a production base for the US$100 laptop project, initiated by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) research initiative
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AMD opens Shanghai R & D Center |
8/23/2006 |
AMD officially opened the Shanghai research and development facility driving next-generation AMD processor-powered platform innovation through increased technology partner and customer collaboration
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Apple increases its share in the notebook market |
8/22/2006 |
Global shipments of Apple Computer's Intel-based laptops totaled 780,000-800,000 units in the second quarter of this year, with the MacBook becoming a hot model in the mainstream market
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