By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews

The surprise is, the batteries are not Sony batteries. Also, according to Matsushita, the batteries are being recalled for overheating problems, but they would need a little human accidental “push.”

The Matsushita spokesman said that when a notebook PC using the battery in question had been accidentally dropped on the floor or suffered any other strong impact, there was a chance that a tiny metal spring used in the battery pack could fall off on to battery cells, causing overheating. Source: Reuters

We Say: Only 6,000 batteries? Why even tell us about it? Seriously, though, they are not Sony (or Panasonic) batteries … but I’d like to know whose they are.