No. 3 computer maker Lenovo Inc. has recalled 208,000 laptop computer batteries that could overheat in the U.S. company's second recall in six months.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Lenovo Inc. recalled about 205,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire. The battery recall was the second for the company in the past six months and comes as Lenovo, the world's No.

TOKYO - Sanyo Electric Co. defended laptop computer batteries that it made and were subject to a worldwide recall on Friday, saying the problem resulted from strong external impact to the battery and was not a problem with the batteries "themselves." Computer maker Lenovo Inc.

Lenovo Inc. recalled about 205,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire. The battery recall was the second for the company in the past six months and comes as Lenovo, the world's No.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Computer maker Lenovo Inc. on Thursday recalled about 100,000 lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad laptops after receiving four reports of the Sanyo-built batteries overheating. In one case, a consumer suffered minor eye irritation, the company said.