Japan
Hardware
- Sony Corp. will stop developing and selling new handheld digital assistants in the United States this year, exiting a market in decline and possibly striking a blow to software maker PalmSource Inc. The move potentially shrinks the number of new handhelds that will be powered by software maker PalmSource, which counts Sony as its second biggest licensee, after palmOne. Sony will continue to introduce new models in Japan, where it faces less competition from rivals such as palmOne Inc.
Information Technology
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are encouraged by the...
