Toshiba also recalls Sony batteries
Tokyo: Toshiba Corp said it would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide. This is the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. in less than 40 days.

A Toshiba spokesman said the batteries manufactured between March and May this year, could fail anytime because of problems with storing and transmitting power.
The company did not say whether it was asking Sony to foot the bill.

Toshiba also said that the faulty batteries would not cause fires but can die only in rare cases.

Last month, Dell Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. recalled almost six million Sony-made batteries, saying they could produce smoke and catch fire.

Fujitsu Ltd. and Hewlett Packard Co., which also use Sony batteries in their laptops, said no battery problems have been reported in quality control checks.
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Yahoo says results would be at low end of forecast
San Francisco: Yahoo!, has said that profit and sales this quarter would be at the low end of its forecast because of slower advertising demand from automakers and financial services providers. Yahoo forecast in July net sales of $1.12 billion to $1.23 billion for the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, and an operating income before depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses of $445 million to $505 million.
Yahoo's announcement of slowing sales sparked concern of a general reduction in demand for Internet advertising and shopping, led to a drop in shares of Google, eBay and Amazon.com.
Shares of Yahoo, based in Sunnyvale, California, fell $3.25, or 11 percent, to close at $25.75 in New York.

Yahoo stock had its biggest drop ever, a decline of 22 per cent.
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