Microsoft Corp. plans to give users a first look at its Office Live hosted service on Wednesday, according to the company. Microsoft plans to offer the service in three versions, one of which will be advertising-supported and free of charge to customers.

The first cell phone to make use of Sony Corp.'s new Memory Stick Micro memory card format was unveiled by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB on Monday.

DataViz Inc. planned to release a new version of its RoadSync 2 software on Monday that will let users of certain Symbian smart phones receive push e-email from corporate Microsoft Outlook accounts.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. detailed on Monday its first cell phone for the European market that includes support for digital TV services.

Sony Corp. is on track to launch its first digital SLR (single-lens reflex) camera in the middle of this year, a company executive said Friday.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is praising a U.S. District Court judge's preliminary approval Friday of a settlement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment over two widely-criticized copy protection programs found on an estimated 15 million music CDs.

Nigel Roberts used the European Union's E-Privacy Directive law to win Ł300 (US$500) in compensation from Falkirk-based Media Logistics (UK) Ltd., becoming the first person in the country to use European legislation to defeat spammers.

A Nemzeti Hírközlési Hatóság (NHH) Tanácsa 15 millió forintos bírságot vetett ki a T-Mobile Magyarország Távközlési Rt.-re, mert a társaság nem teljesítette a piacelemzési eljáráshoz kapcsolódó adatszolgáltatási kötelezettségét, és ezzel hátráltatta a Tanács munkáját. A Tanács egyben kötelezte a T-Mobile-t, hogy 2006. január 5-ig teljesítse az adatszolgáltatást.