TWICE - October 27, 2003

The number of net new wireless-phone subscribers (net adds) grew in the first half by 18 percent, to 7.3 million, following two years of steep double-digit declines, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) found in its semiannual carrier survey. The gain expanded the subscriber base to 148 million at the end of June, up 10 percent from the year ago's 134.

• Accessories
• Portable Storage Menu Highlights Functionality, Comfort

• Business News
• Majap Vendors' Q3 Results Run Hot, Cold
• Samsung CE Biz Posts 1.2% Q3 Sales Gain; Operating Income Slides
• European CE Makers See Mixed Q3 Results
• Hughes 3rd Qtr. DirecTV Revenue Improves By 20%

• By the Numbers
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• SPOT Removed From The 2003 Calendar
• Camera Phones, PDA Phone Debut At CTIA Show

• Computer Technology
• New Handhelds Stress Light Weight, WiFi
• New Sony All-In-One Vaio Introduced
• Samsung Bows 1st Color Laser

• Digital Imaging
• Kodak Enters While Panasonic Exits Photo Printer Market
• Digital Imaging's Impact Tackled At InfoTrends

• Home Audio
• Suppliers Hung Up On Wall-Hanging Speakers
• One-Speaker Surround Systems Debut
• Mintek Moves Into Audio, Expands Distribution
• TDK Introduces Its First Flash-Memory Portables

• Major Appliances
• Sears Pressing Appliance Lead
• Sept. Majap Sales Soar 15.2%

• Mobile Electronics
• Market Getting Serious About Interfaces
• 10-Mile GMRS On Drawing Boards For 2004

• News
• Vendor Initiatives, Price Hikes Help RadioShack In Q3
• Circuit City Sells Its Bankcard Biz
• Voom High-Def Satellite Service Hits Sears Floors
• CEA Forum Focuses On Q4 Sales, HDTV Concerns
• Audio Execs Talk State Of Market At CEA Forum
• Jewel Abt, 96
• Sony Prepares SACD Promotional Boost
• Motorola Joins Proview In Video Display Venture
• Research Surveys Show PC Sales Jumped In Q3
• OEM Car Units To Drive Sales Of DVD-Audio
• Sears Retail Sales Rise 1.1% In Q3
• Recordable DVD Demand Looks Good In Near Term
• Twice People
• Sony's CE Profits Grow In Fiscal Q2

• Newsmakers
• JVC Reaches For Higher Consumer Profile

• Retailing/E-tailing
• What's In Store: As Holiday Season Approaches, Distributors Talk Shop
• The Times They Are A-Changin'— And So Must You
• Retailing Briefs

• Video/Home Satellite
• MediaReady Devices To Bridge PCs and CE Applications
• Pinnacle Unveils Digital A/V Network 'Server'

• Viewpoint
• A Forum Of Predictions, New Ideas