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3 Hong Kong officially rolls out the 3 Service, the first 3G service in Hong Kong. NEC c616 3G video mobile phones and subscriptions now available through 3 Hong Kong's retail network.

Hungary's 2003 mobile phone penetration rate 78.5% versus 67.6% (Jan 30)

Taiwan government increases water ration to battle lack of rain (Jan 30)

ChipPAC posts 4Q profit, sees bullish 1Q

Kyocera nine-month net higher on recovery in parts demand (Jan 30)

Fuji Photo sees 3Q profit rise on digital cameras and strong demand for LCD film (Jan 30)

Sanyo 3Q profit triples on digital cameras, mobiles (Jan 30)

Taiwan's output of electronic parts seen to rise 27.4% to new high in 2004 (Jan 30)

Industrial PC makers make handsome profits in 2003 (Jan 30)

Taiwan government offers new high tech recruiting service for local employers to find overseas talent

New recruiting site not only offers employment services, but also information about working in Taiwan and Taiwan's various industries.

Olympus develops new free-shaped prism lens to enter cellphone camera module market (Jan 28)

DoCoMo FOMA subscribers double in four months to two million (Jan 29)

NTT DoCoMo liquidates application service provider subsidiary Mobimagic (Jan 29)

Better displays with organic films (Feb issue)

South Korea's Ness Display to invest US$40-60 million to set up OLED plant in Singapore (Jan 29)

Non-branded PC market positioned for growth (Jan 29)

Powerchip Semiconductor expects output to double this year (Jan 29)

Southern Taiwan Science Park sets production value goal of NT$250 billion for 2004 (Jan 29)

US chip makers raising stakes in Wi-Fi China row (Jan 29)

Gateway posts wider loss as sales decline (Jan 29)

Chartered Semiconductor posts slimmer 4Q loss (Jan 29)

Hitachi: New growth cycle will accelerate IT spending (Jan 29)

50 million digital cameras sold in 2003 (Jan 26)

Article includes breakdown of 1999-2003 shipments by region and type (analog/digital). Data provided by GfK Marketing Services to PMA Marketing Research.

Nikon introduces the D70 6.1-effective megapixel digital SLR camera at a price of US$999 (body only) (Jan 28)

In addition to its latest entry-level digital SLR, Nikon announced the new Coolpix 8700 digital camera with 8x optical zoom and a new 18-70mm zoom lens.

HP and Dell join Blu-ray Disc Founders (Jan 29)

Leading digital projector vendor InFocus announces 4Q revenues up 33% Q/Q but full-year revenues down 7% (Jan 29)

Net loss for 4Q was $11.0 million, or $0.28 per share, with net loss for 2003 at $109.5 million, or $2.78 per share. An investigation by Shanghai customs into the importation practices of its Chinese subsidiary moved into an evaluation phase.

Xerox to introduce new copiers, printers (Jan 29)

AUO 4Q net beats market estimates (Jan 29)

December computer shipments fall again in the US (Jan 28)

Nintendo cuts profit outlook on yen, GameCube (Jan 29)

Japan December chip equipment orders up 132% on year; 2003 orders up 37% (Jan 29)

Canon 2003 group pre-tax profits 448.2 billion yen versus 330.0 billion yen (Jan 29)

Creative 2Q net profit up 55% (Jan 29)

NEC says it swings into profit in FY3Q (Jan 29)

Improvement helped by brisk sales of cellphone handsets and strong performance by its chip-making subsidiary.

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