Microsoft Vista will make piracy more difficult. Three Russians gets 8 years in a UK cyber attack scheme. Fujitsu recalls 287,000 Sony batteries.

Following the recall announcements in August by Dell and Apple of a total 5.9 million batteries, Sony said the two recalls would cost it between 20 billion yen and 30 billion yen, or $170 million to $254 million. The company is also planning its own recall, which would include previously announced ones, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.