Battery reporting it is fully charged when it isn't

Hello,
Read through some of the forum posts last night and this morning to see if my question was answered but didn't really see anything. Here is the issue:
Problem:
Macbook Pro's Battery is reporting that it is fully charged when it isn't. This is displayed on both the Energy Settings under System Prefs and on the On Board Battery Meter. Issue started yesterday afternoon. If I unplug my machine from the charger, it'll last for all of a minute before it turns itself off.
I have tried multiple reboots, system updates and have even gone as far as clearing the SMC, none of these "fixes" worked. I do let the battery cycle all the way down till I get the "Low Power" notification before switching over to the power adapter on a daily basis. I believe that this is a hardware issue on the battery end since it itself is reporting a full charge.
Bought the unit back in February 2008, so I am well within my warranty, but thought I would get some ideas before I head into the store today.
Here is the Power Section from my System Profiler:
Power:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: Sony-ASMB012-3766-2f3
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 65336
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 65336
Health Information:
Cycle count: 93
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 10519
Thanks for any information you may have on this issue.
Steve Simon

Welcome to the Forums!
Thanks for looking for the answer first - it's tough without the search function (which has been temporarily disabled).
Definitely take it in for service, as a brody suggests.
One side note (and the reason for this post) - you state +"I do let the battery cycle all the way down till I get the "Low Power" notification before switching over to the power adapter on a daily basis."+ This is actually quite bad for lithium-based batteries like the one in your MBP. Nickel-based batteries (NiCd, NiMH) have a 'memory' and need to be used like that. Li-based batteries have no 'memory', and full discharges are actually bad for them. Frequent, light usage is best.
Hope this helps (with your next battery!)...

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