ELECTRONICS

Nokia's pull-back from using subcontractors in phone-making will shed more than $5 billion in revenue from electronics contract manufacturers, research firm iSuppli said on Friday.

Apple could capture nearly 20 percent of China's sizable smartphone market, giving it a considerable boost in users as its popular iPhone crosses the Pacific, analysts contend.

Move over fancy, pricey cellphones. The buzz ahead of the annual CTIA wireless show next week is all about cheaper data plans and mobile software stores, where a few dollars can get you a game or other cool application to impress your friends.

Over 90 percent of Apple Inc's British iPhone users accessed mobile media in January including websites, e-mails, social networks and games, far higher than users of other mobile phones, research showed.

Warner Bros on Monday became the first studio to open its film vault to made-to-order DVDs, as it sought new revenues in a slumping DVD market by making it possible for fans to buy decades-old films.

Sony Ericsson's struggling handset company is undergoing an executive shake up in its U.S. branch.

Phone companies faced off against consumer groups on Monday, in a debate over whether $7.2 billion in federal broadband spending should come with a mandate that Internet networks remain open to all traffic.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer appeared to have added more fire to the an already flaming rivalry between the difference of Mac and a PC.

The iTunes store has begun selling HD movies for the first time, Apple said Thursday.

Sony Ericsson sparked fresh fear of crumbling consumer demand on Friday when the world's No 4 handset maker said it would sell barely half of the phones it sold last quarter.By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent

Palm Inc on Thursday said its upcoming Pre phone needs more polishing but that it was on track to start selling the high profit device in the first half of the year as it looks to grab back smartphone business from rivals.

Palm Inc on Thursday posted a 70 percent drop in quarterly revenue, as the poor economy aggravated already weak demand for its older phones, and shipments of its new Treo Pro phone were delayed.

Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd launched a service allowing its customers to buy or rent movies and TV series to download to their mobile phones.

By Kim Dixon

Cisco Systems Inc is buying Flip digital camcorder-maker Pure Digital Technologies as it seeks to expand in the consumer market amid a slowdown in its traditional routers and switches business.

Cisco Systems Inc is buying digital camcorder-maker Pure Digital Technologies as it seeks to push further into the consumer market.

Sony Ericsson is betting heavily on camera phones in the United States this year, hoping high-end photography will convince consumers to buy a new phone or replace digital cameras.

Sony Corp is making available public domain books from Google Inc to users of its electronic book reader, Sony said on Wednesday, vastly increasing the amount of available content on the device.

Japanese electronics firm Sony Corp said on Thursday it would freeze workers' salaries this year as the company tried to recover from a record loss, and its rivals may follow in the face of a global sales slump.

Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC is planning to produce more android phones this year, the company said. The company discloses the launching of at least three smartphones based on Google's Android platform.

Sony and Comcast are working together to open a unique co-branded retail experience in the Comcast Center: Sony Style Comcast Labs.