Archive for October, 2008


Yahoo
Panasonic Seeks to Buy Control of Sanyo, Company Official Says
Bloomberg - 39 minutes ago
Goldman and the two Japanese banks hold preferred shares equivalent to 70 percent of Sanyo, the world's biggest maker of rechargeable batteries,
Panasonic to start talks to buy Sanyo -Nikkei Reuters
Panasonic said in talks to buy Sanyo Electric International Herald Tribune
Panasonic in talks to buy Sanyo Electric – sources guardian.co.uk
Washington Post
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Sunday is time to change batteries, clocks
Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI - 1 hour ago
this reminder as a reminder to protect the future of your home and family members — change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Plowing policy gets changed Escanaba Daily Press
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Yahoo
Panasonic to Buy Sanyo, Expand Into Solar Business, Nikkei Says
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
Sanyo, the world's leading maker of lithium ion batteries and the third-biggest solar panel producer in Japan, spent years losing money as competition
Panasonic to start talks to buy Sanyo -Nikkei Reuters
Panasonic said in talks to buy Sanyo Electric International Herald Tribune
Panasonic in talks to buy Sanyo Electric: sources Washington Post
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BBC News
Recall order for popular laptops after batteries found to pose
Irish Times, Ireland - 1 hour ago
FOUR PROMINENT computer manufacturers have issued a recall on a range of laptops sold in Ireland after the Sony-supplied battery packs were found to pose a
Has Sony Learned Nothing From Past Battery Recalls? CRN
100000 Sony Batteries Recalled InformationWeek
Apple's laptops escape latest Sony battery recall Computerworld
CTV.ca - PC Magazine
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Energizer Keeps Going
MarketWatch - Oct 31, 2008
Energizer is the manufacturer of a variety of primary batteries including the Energizer(R) Ultimate Lithium and Advanced Lithium performance brands.
Energizer wins injunction against Spectrum Bizjournals.com
BRIEF: Energizer gets injunction to halt Rayovac from selling Trading Markets (press release)
Energizer wins injunction in battery patent suit CNNMoney.com
StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Trading Markets (press release)
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Has Sony Learned Nothing From Past Battery Recalls?
CRN, NY - 6 minutes ago
Sony's recent battery recall — which involves 100000 laptop battery packs — is the just the latest in a series of battery foul-ups over the past few years


Daily Green
Ener1 and Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries Make Way for Electric
Daily Green - 10 hours ago
There's a growing consensus that the next generation of automobiles will, to one degree or another, be powered by batteries. The most likely scenario is
Swapping Peak Oil for Peak Lithium? Hybrid Cars News
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Fire Commissioner Reminds Pennsylvanians to Change Smoke Alarm
MarketWatch - 26 minutes ago
"When you change your clocks in the fall and in the spring, smoke alarm batteries need to be replaced." When turning clocks back, homeowners should replace

BRIEF: Energizer gets injunction to halt Rayovac from selling
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Oct 31, 2008
The ruling prohibits Spectrum Brands from selling a new line of lithium batteries, according to Bloomberg. Energizer had sued Spectrum Brands in a federal
Energizer wins injunction in battery patent suit CNNMoney.com
Energizer Keeps Going MarketWatch
Energizer wins injunction against Spectrum Bizjournals.com
Phoenix Business Journal (subscription) - SunHerald.com
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Canada.com
100000 Sony Batteries Recalled
InformationWeek, NY - 55 minutes ago
The batteries found in Dell, HP, and Toshiba PCs were sold in the same time frame as Sony notebook batteries involved in a massive recall in 2006.
Sony Recalls 100000 Laptop Batteries CRN
Leading PC makers recalling one-lakh batteries made by Sony Hindu
Sony recalls 100000 notebook batteries VNUNet.com
Malaysia Star - guardian.co.uk
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