Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would halt production of PDAs and completely withdraw from the market by July. The move was widely expected after the company said last year it would stop selling new handheld digital assistants outside Japan.

"The PDA market is being encroached by cellphones 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 decision is the latest in a series of steps by Sony to focus resources on core businesses.

The company said in December it might quit the plasma television business and focus its efforts in the flat-screen TV market on liquid crystal display and rear-projection models, areas where it has a technological edge.

By: DocMemory
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