Apple involved in recall of iBook G4, PowerBook G4s

MarketWatch is reporting that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has disclosed a voluntary recall in cooperation with Apple of rechargeable batteries for iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 portables. “The commission said the recall covers roughly 128,000 units in the U.S. and that it was prompted by six reports worldwide of the batteries overheating with two of those reports coming in the US,” notes the report.