In the third content deal in as many days, Vodafone Group PLC announced a service that will allow its mobile customers to view and upload videos to YouTube Inc.

A nyílt forráskódú megoldások fejlesztői az openSUSE Build Service által biztosított infrastruktúrával gyorsabban és könnyebben állíthatják elő programjaik különböző platformokra és disztribúciókra optimalizált változatát, valamint elkészíthetik az igényeiknek megfelelő, testre szabott Linux-disztribúciót.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will pre-load services from Yahoo Inc. on its mobile phones, along with one-click access to applications and services from Yahoo competitor Google Inc. on select models.

Sony Corp. plans to launch an online video download service next year, according to reports in both the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal newspapers.

Internet phone service provider Skype Ltd. plans to start charging U.S. and Canadian users US$29.95 per year for unlimited calls to regular phones in both countries, as the end of a free trial offer looms.

Skype Ltd. released the beta version of Skype 2.2, a software client that allows Windows Mobile smart phones to access the company's VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service over Wi-Fi connections.

Fortify Software Inc. and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code.

A Siemens Financial Services által működtetett SAP Financing komplett és előre kiszámítható pénzügyi lehetőségeket nyújt az SAP megoldásokba fektető vállalkozásoknak.

A T-Systems Hungary átadta budapesti Global Service Deskjét. A megnyitón Kóka János a hazai munkaerő versenyképességét hangsúlyozta.

File-sharing service Kazaa has agreed to pay record labels a US$100 million settlement for allowing tracks to be illegally swapped through its service.

Open wireless Internet hotspots will soon serve as virtual phone booths, as four manufacturers plan to introduce Wi-Fi handsets for Skype Ltd.'s popular VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephony service this quarter.

Taiwan's state-controlled telecom company plans to invest NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) over the next five years to upgrade its network and further develop applications and services based on Web 2.0, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Windows Live Messenger, the next-generation version of Microsoft Corp.'s instant messaging service for consumers, will be available for download in final form right after midnight Tuesday, U.S. Eastern Time.

Yahoo Inc. on Thursday launched a new site designed to make it easier for Web users to find and share videos. The site builds on Yahoo's existing video search capability and will compete with video search services from Google Inc., AOL LLC, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN, and other video-sharing sites like YouTube.com and MySpace.com.

As low-priced Internet phone services for mobile devices emerge, users should first check the fine print in their cell phone contracts to see if they can take advantage of such offerings. There's a chance they can't.

Microsoft Corp. has released a beta of Windows Live Messenger, the next version of its MSN Messenger instant messaging service, it announced Tuesday.

To boost its local search and online mapping services, Microsoft Corp. has acquired a company that makes products for creating maps from aerial and satellite photographs.

Microsoft Corp. is quietly adding services to its Windows Live portfolio to compete with services Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. already have in place.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is showing several new cell phone handsets at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, including models with support for the Blackberry service and with Wi-Fi connectivity, it said Thursday.

Google Inc. has come another step closer in its quest to become a Wi-Fi wireless LAN service provider in San Francisco.