Gateway is taking advantage of Sony’s battery-replacement program and will exchange approximately 35,000 of its consumers’ batteries, it said Tuesday.The exchange program covers batteries that began shipping in September 2005 with laptop PC models CX200, CX210, E100M, M250, M255, M280, M285, M465, M685, MP8708, NX260, NX510, NX560, NX860, NX100, MX1025, MX6918b and MX1020j, the company said in a statement. Most were sold through Gateway’s Internet shop. Full details can be found online. The battery cells are thought to contain metallic particles, which under certain circumstances could cause a short circuit, resulting in the battery catching fire. About 9.6 million battery packs are thought to contain the cells, and about 8 million have already been recalled or offered for voluntary replacement by laptop makers.Sony plans later Tuesday to offer more details of the problems that have hit its battery business. The recalls and replacements will cost the company about 51 billion yen (US$427 million). By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)Follow CIO.com’s ongoing coverage of the battery recall story. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe