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Copying CDs will no longer be free, Sony announces

LGE invests in digital TV

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Siemens posts solid earnings

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Qualcomm posts strong growth

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Handset prices to keep sliding

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Lucent posts a narrower loss

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UMC's 0.13-micron process problems impact Trident

Fuji Photo's new 4th-generation super CCD producing higher resolution and wider dynamic range through sophisticated miniaturization technologies

NEC announces development of high-speed speech recognition Japanese-English auto translation software for power-efficient processors

World's first consumer high-definition digital video camera; JVC's "GR-HD1" enables enthusiasts to record and playback 750/30p high-definition video

Matsushita Electric develops non-contact Java card chip for use by e-governments

Sharp develops Java card OS

UMC hikes stake in SiS with US$104m investment

GSM to hit 1b subscribers by year-end

Datang offered TD-SCDMA indemnity, says ST

Sanyo joins Japan rush to catch camera phone wave

Sony to construct LCD plant in China

AMD, UMC may still build 300mm fab

Gartner Dataquest: PC market experienced slight upturn in 2002, but industry still shows no signs of strong rebound

New Fujitsu FOMA phone can send 30-sec video as attachment

Seiko Instruments (SII) partners with Chinese university in fine semiconductor process technology

DoCoMo to introduce enhanced FOMA handset offering video clip e-mailing

Sanyo Electric to invest 20b yen in OELD production

Serial ATA promises big performance

Perspective: Decrypting the secret to strong security

Sun's chief security officer on whether open source or proprietary software is better for security

Xbox Live makes its debut in Japan

NTT, Sony Communication Network (SCN), Nifty, NEC and Matsushita to test VoIP service

Sony to set up new logistics subsidiary

Japan's KDDI to establish affiliate in Guangzhou, China

Canada accuses ATI of insider trading

AMD loss widens on charge

FTC asks for antitrust ruling against Rambus

Microsoft gets 120 days to ship Java

Hardware boost for hard drives

"RAID technology proves its mettle on the desktop"

Toshiba files flash lawsuit

Copy controls agreement irks users

Security flaw found in Smartphone software

Only affects phones manually changed to allow download of uncertified apps

PS2 hits another milestone

Intel alters Itanium road map

Sanmina to build IBM eServers, IntelliStations

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