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Yahoo Q4 results: Down, but not out
"We have work to do", says Bartz 28 January 2009 7:49 GMT
The last 12 months has been busy for Yahoo as it focused on staving off merger talks from Microsoft, saw board shenanigans with Carl Icahn and finally the stepping down of its CEO Jerry Yang.

The company's latest Q4 results however paint a slightly rosier picture...
Samsung Yahoo widget TVs hit UK in March
6 months exclusive over Toshiba and LG 23 January 2009 15:13 GMT
Following its launch at CES, Samsung has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the Yahoo Widget enabled TV will be hitting the UK in March.

The new models, which will go under the moniker of MediaLink here in the UK will see the Yahoo Widgets platform rolled out in...
Yahoo gets new chief executive
"Silicon Valley veteran" Carol Bartz 14 January 2009 9:24 GMT
Yahoo has revealed who its new chief executive is, naming "Silicon Valley veteran" Carol Bartz.

Described as a "well-respected industry figure", Bartz replaces Jerry Yang who stepped down late last year amid criticism from investors who saw Yahoo's share price...
Toshiba launches connected devices at CES
CES 2009: Teams up with Microsoft and Yahoo 7 January 2009 18:13 GMT
Toshiba has said that it believes televisions and other AV devices will have a strong "connected" focus as the Japanese company launched new networked devices at its press conference at CES in Las Vegas.

Following Samsung and LG, the company has announced that...
Samsung, Yahoo announce Internet@TV widgets
More connected TVs incoming 5 January 2009 17:15 GMT
Samsung and Yahoo have announced a new internet-based service to Samsung televisions that will be available in the spring of 2009.

Select models in Samsung’s 2009 flat-panel HDTV line-up will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications...
Yahoo cuts user data storage to 90 days
"Sets new industry privacy standard" 17 December 2008 17:36 GMT
Yahoo has announced a new global data retention policy that it says sets an industry-leading approach to user data privacy.

Under the new policy, Yahoo will "anonymise" user log data within 90 days and says it will expand the policy to apply not only to search...
Yahoo Mail to offer "smarter inbox"
"New open social features" 16 December 2008 16:49 GMT
Yahoo Mail has introduced the next generation of its webmail, rolling out what they say is a "smarter inbox" experience.

Yahoo Mail has now been opened to content and services built outside the Yahoo network as part of the Yahoo Open Strategy scheme.
Google drops off top 20 most trusted list
While Facebook voted in 16 December 2008 9:55 GMT
Google has slipped from the top 20 most trusted companies for privacy list while Apple and Yahoo are included for the first time.

The stats come from the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information security research company, and Trust-e, a privacy certification...
Virgin signs deal with Yahoo for mobile search
Revamped portal available from 8 December 2 December 2008 11:23 GMT
Virgin Media is revamping its mobile portal and it will launch next Monday (8 December).

The portal will provide news, music, video, games and entertainment, but Virgin Media has also done a deal so that its phone customers will also be able to access Yahoo's...
Nokia offers new mail and messaging features
Built-in IM and webmail access coming soon 2 December 2008 9:58 GMT
As part of its Nokia World announcements, Nokia has announced the launch of Nokia Messaging, which will give consumers access to email and IM accounts from Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, Google Talk, and AOL Mail as well as email solutions from...
Yahoo reveals the year's top search topics
Soaps, celebs and scandal 1 December 2008 16:03 GMT
Yahoo has revealed its top searches of 2008 list, giving an indication of the year's most popular people, events and news.

Perhaps more an indication of the type of consumer that uses Yahoo, rather than a true snap shot of Britain's zeitgeist, the site reveals...
Yahoo loses another key exec
European chief Toby Coppel to leave next year 28 November 2008 14:03 GMT
Yet another key Yahoo executive has announced their departure from the ailing internet company.

European chief Toby Coppel, who has been with the company since 2001, has admitted that he is to leave next year.

According to Media Week, Coppel is...
Yahoo sells Kelkoo
For a good 300 million euros less than it paid 24 November 2008 11:59 GMT
Yahoo is reported to have sold shopping comparison site Kelkoo.

Kelkoo, based in Paris, was bought by Yahoo in 2004 for 475 million euros, but has now been sold on to a UK-based company.

Techcrunch reports Kelkoo has been bought by a private equity...
VIDEO: Tech week in view 21-11-08
The past 7 day's top stories in an easy on the eye vid 21 November 2008 15:43 GMT
In this week's roundup - the woes of Yahoo, BT threatens to put its super fast broadband plans on hold as more jobs cuts are announced, the worrying rise in online ID theft, and last up, our views on USB 3.0.

Hit the arrow button above or the link below where...
Microsoft rules out Yahoo deal
Again.... 20 November 2008 11:15 GMT
Yahoo's shares momentarily soared by 10% when current CEO Jerry Yang announced he was stepping down.

But now they've come right back down again on the news from Microsoft that it's not going to buy the ailing web company.

As he has done before,...
Yahoo shares soar on Yang's departure
10% rise as market hopeful of Microsoft deal 19 November 2008 10:19 GMT
Poor old Jerry Yang - he's faced a takeover bid from Microsoft, the wrath of his shareholders when he rejected it, job losses, and now the market seems to have applauded his decision to stand down as CEO.

Yahoo's shares soared a whooping 10% on the news of Yang's...
Jerry Yang steps down as Yahoo CEO
Going back to former role as replacement sought 18 November 2008 8:58 GMT
Yahoo has announced that Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement.

Yang will not leave the internet company, but will go back to his previous role as "Chief Yahoo".

Yang has faced criticism from investors...
Yahoo launches voice-activated oneSearch
Speak to search 12 November 2008 10:28 GMT
Yahoo has announced the availability of oneSearch with voice to consumers in the UK, letting mobile users search using their voice.

With Yahoo! oneSearch with voice, consumers can search for anything - including flight numbers, sports results, website names,...
Google speaks out over failed Yahoo deal
"Pressing ahead risked a protracted legal battle" 7 November 2008 16:01 GMT
When the news was announced that the Google and Yahoo ad deal was off, poor old Yahoo was just left expressing its "disappointment".

It released a statement saying how gutted it was that Google had, basically, bowed to the concerns of the Department of Justice...
AOL ad revenue takes a tumble
But is the deal with Yahoo still on the cards? 7 November 2008 15:18 GMT
It doesn't necessarily bode the online meltdown some news site are reporting, but AOL is definitely having problems finding advertisers.

The company, which is a possible buy-out target for Yahoo, has reported a 6% drop off in its ad revenue for the third quarter...
Yahoo admits Microsoft deal may be "best option"
Here we go again 6 November 2008 15:17 GMT
Both Microsoft big wig, Steve Ballmer, and rebel Yahoo shareholder Carl Icahn said last month that they believed a takeover by Microsoft of Yahoo would be a huge benefit to both companies.

Said Icahn: "I will say and I continue to say that sooner or later there’s...
Google and Yahoo deal is off
They thought it was all over ... well it is now 5 November 2008 17:13 GMT
It was looking like a "will they, won't they" saga that could easily have matched the shenanigans between Microsoft and Yahoo, but now the ad sharing deal between two of the Internet's biggest players is off.

Google and Yahoo have confirmed that the deal, which...
Yahoo and Google push on with ad deal
But scale down its scope 5 November 2008 10:20 GMT
There had been rumours that the deal was off, but now Yahoo and Google, it seems, are pushing ahead with their ad deal, but have greatly scaled it down.

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that both companies were prepared to walk away from the deal as...
Microsoft big cheese joins Yahoo
But exodus of top execs continues 4 November 2008 11:03 GMT
It's ad deal with Google may well be on the rocks, and it's only just recovering from the anger around its rejection of a takeover bid by Microsoft, but Yahoo has got a more immediate problem with a continuing exodus of staff.

Yahoo has now replaced its media...
Google and Yahoo could walk away from ad deal
Rumours after probs with US authorities 31 October 2008 11:31 GMT
There are investigations on-going in the States and Europe, and mounting opposition, including concerns from US politicians, but it seemed Google and Yahoo were determined to push ahead with a controversial ad sharing deal.

But now the Wall Street Journal is...