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The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. This recall involves only BlackBerry®-branded batteries provided with refurbished Blackberry®-branded devices. The refurbished devices were sent to consumers by Asurion through a handset protection program.

Asurion recalls counterfeit BlackBerry branded batteries due to burn and fire hazards

Posted on 9:19 am, Thursday, August 12, 2010. Tags: , ,

The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. This recall involves only BlackBerry®-branded batteries provided with refurbished Blackberry®-branded devices. The refurbished devices were sent to consumers by Asurion through a handset protection program.

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Blue Economy: What will we do when the batteries all die?

Blue Economy: What will we do when the batteries all die?

Posted on 10:39 am, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,

MEDIA RELEASE In 2009, the world discarded an estimated 40 billion small batteries. Growing use of this throwaway commodity has fueled demand for rare metals such as cobalt, neodymium, rhenium and others, while also sparking innovations that may one day wean the world away from traditional batteries as we know them. Tiny variations in demand […]

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