Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Biddle who wrote (32901)	2/26/2003 10:29:31 PM
From: John Biddle	Respond to of 197275

Camera-Phone Sales Top Estimates By Kenneth Li, Senior Writer 02/26/2003 01:44 PM EST thestreet.com Sales of camera phones beat projections in 2002 and are expected to more than double this year, driven largely by Japan's love affair with snapshots, a new study said. Approximately 18 million cell-phones with built-in cameras were sold last year, ahead of expectations of 16 million, according to a Strategy Analytics report. Some 13 million of the phones were sold to Japanese consumers. Japanese manufacturers including Sharp and Toshiba have led the market in their home region and have been selling camera phones for the past two years. Nearly 40% of all camera phones were sold through a Vodafone (VOD:NYSE - news - commentary - research - analysis)-owned wireless carrier. Vodafone co-owns the U.S.'s largest wireless operator, Verizon Wireless. This year, the research firm expects manufacturers worldwide to sell 37 million phones with cameras. In the fourth quarter, 9 million camera phones were sold, as the world's largest handset manufacturers rolled out new handsets. Nokia (NOK:NYSE - news - commentary - research - analysis) on Wednesday said it plans to begin shipping its latest phone, the 3650, in the U.S. While it has been available in several Asian markets since January, it is expected to go on sale in the U.S. at the beginning of March, a spokesman said.

To: John Biddle who wrote (32901)	2/26/2003 11:21:13 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197275

Kyocera Plans 1 Megapixel Camera-Equipped Cellphone (Sorry, but I want the "header" on this post to identify the topic. I am quite sure I will be looking for this information at some point in the future ...) ******************************************************** Dow Jones Business News Kyocera Plans 1 Megapixel Camera-Equipped Cellphone-Kyodo Wednesday February 26, 6:41 pm ET biz.yahoo.com TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Kyocera Corp. (KYO or 6971) plans to launch a camera- equipped mobile phone this autumn featuring 1 megapixels in picture quality, Kyodo News reported Thursday. Kyocera's move is likely to spark growing competition in Japan's increasingly popular camera-equipped mobile phone market. The surge of camera-phones with high-picture quality may also impinge on the market of low-cost digital cameras. Kyocera President Yasuo Nishiguchi said Wednesday the company plans to hit the market with mobile phones equipped with 2 megapixel cameras next year. Kyocera's strategy, according to Nishiguchi, is to fully integrate the functions of mobile phones and digital cameras. Nishiguchi compared the strategy with the development of fully integrated radio-cassette players in the past. He said the picture quality of cameras in current mobile phones is so low that it is "almost like a giveaway." The cameras on current mobile phones typically have a picture quality of around 100,000 to 300,000 pixels. Nishiguchi said photo-labeling business is likely to be the next big thing once high-quality camera-phones make their way to the market, allowing mobile phone users to take good-quality pictures anytime, anywhere. Nishiguchi said Kyocera will launch the world's first high-speed wireless service in Australia that makes it possible to smoothly transmit voice and high- quality moving pictures simultaneously among up to 50 mobile phones and personal digital assistant devices.