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Sony Vaio Laptop Recall: What You Need to Know

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July 8, 2010
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Sony Vaio Laptop Recall: Everything You Need to Know
Sony issued a firmware update that the company says will fix the issue impacting over a half million laptops that pose a burn hazard due to potential overheating. - Ian Paul, PCWorld
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iPhone 4 "Reception Problems" Due to Bad Math So it turns out the big iPhone 4 "death grip" hooplah was just an arithmetic error. Amazing this slipped by in testing, but at least it's quite a relief for Apple and over a million customers that a massive recall won't be required.
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