NewsScan Daily, 25 February 2005 (" Above The Fold" )

NewsScan Daily, 25 February 2005 (" Above The Fold" )
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"ABOVE THE FOLD" 
        Sony to Drop PDAs
        Privacy Issues and The Department of Homeland Security
        The Podcasting Business
        Brain Drain Changes Direction

FEATURES
        Flash Card
        Honorary Subscriber: Horace Liveright
        Mailbag: The World As We Find It

SONY TO DROP PDAs
     Sony will stop making personal digital assistants for Japan in July,
completing its withdrawal from a market hit by multi-functional mobiles, and
casting a shadow over the devices' growth potential. The move was widely
expected after the electronics and entertainment conglomerate said last year
it would stop selling new handheld digital assistants outside Japan,
striking a blow to PalmSource, whose software powers the devices. "The PDA
market is being encroached by mobile phones and other mobile devices that
can offer similar functions, making it difficult for PDAs to maintain their
position in the market," a Sony spokeswoman said. (The Australian 24 Feb
2005) (J. Lamp, Deakin U)