Sony has added its name to a growing list of computer makers recalling laptop PC batteries made by one of its own subsidiaries.The Tokyo-based company said it will offer replacements for approximately 90,000 battery packs sold with models of its Vaio PCs in Japan and China. The battery packs have the model names VGP-BPS2B and VGP-BPS3A. The former was used with PCs sold in China, while the latter was used in Vaio T-series laptops sold in Japan and in models sold overseas, Sony said in a statement.Sony is planning to widen the recall to battery packs sold with PCs in other countries but has yet to finalize those details, said Daichi Yamafuji, a spokesman for Sony in Tokyo.The VGP-BPS2B is used with some models of Vaio AR, FE, FS and SZ-series laptops, while the VGP-BPS3A is used with Vaio T-series machines, according to information from Sony and a search of its website. Earlier in the day, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun business newspaper said the Sony battery exchange would reach about 300,000 battery packs by the time it had been announced worldwide. Sony did not comment on the newspaper report.With its announcement Tuesday, Sony becomes the seventh company to recall or offer to exchange laptop PC battery packs. All the batteries include cells made at Sony Energy Tech in Japan. The cells are thought to contain metallic particles, which under certain circumstances could cause a short circuit, resulting in the battery catching fire. The recalls began in mid-August when Dell said 4.1 million batteries shipped with its laptops contained the cells. Within two weeks, Apple Computer recalled 1.8 million battery packs. Those two recalls remain the largest of the nine announced by seven companies over the past two months.In late August, Sony said its cost for the recalls would be between 20 billion yen and 30 billion yen (US$167 million and $251 million). Earlier Tuesday, it said it is considering revising its profits forecast for the year, in part because of the battery recall. Sony is due to announce its half-year earnings next week.-Martyn Williams, IDG News Service (Tokyo Bureau)CIO.com is on the Sony battery recall story, and we’ll do our part to post all the latest developments.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature 4 remedies to avoid cloud app migration headaches The compelling benefits of using proprietary cloud-native services come at a price: vendor lock-in. Here are ways CIOs can effectively plan without getting stuck. By Robert Mitchell Nov 29, 2023 9 mins CIO Managed Service Providers Managed IT Services case study Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT CIO Zafer Nalbant explains what the medical packaging manufacturer does to modernize its IT through AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. By Jens Dose Nov 29, 2023 6 mins CIO SAP ServiceNow feature Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline What started as a technology reclamation nonprofit has since transformed into a robust, tuition-free training program that seeks to redefine how companies fill tech skills gaps with rising talent. By Sarah K. White Nov 29, 2023 11 mins Diversity and Inclusion Hiring news Saudi Arabia will host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh By Andrea Benito Nov 28, 2023 4 mins 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