News:Sony Vaio laptop in mass 'recall'

Authorities in the US have instructed Sony to conduct a recall of its Vaio laptops, after problems with overheating were reported.

Sony said the problem affects more than half a million of its F and C series laptops sold since the start of 2010.

The American Consumer Product Safety Commission said that "the computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard."

But Sony said that this is "not a recall" and that the problem can be rectified with a software patch. Laptop recall