Consumers are being asked to <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_hi_te/battery_recall;_ylt=AiUb.0LA.if3Jz1Rn67J0QSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-">return 526,000 laptop batteries</A> made by Sony because they could catch fire, the latest in a record-setting recall involving nearly 7 million computers. IBM and Lenovo Group were seeking the recall of rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries purchased with ThinkPad computers. A laptop caught fire at Los Angeles International Airport this month. It is the fourth recall in recent weeks involving Sony laptop batteries.