Fujitsu recalls laptop batteries over fire risk

Fujitsu has issued a recall notice throughout Europe for tens of thousands of laptop batteries that are at risk of overheating and catching fire. The notice went out on Monday and affects a select group of batteries from the manufacturer's Amilo Pa2510, Pi2512 and Pi2515 notebook models, a Fujitsu spokesman told ZDNet UK. According to the spokesman, Fujitsu received no reports of the batteries catching fire.