Android & Chill
Samsung and Yahoo! is an Oath of bad news
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There are three billion reasons why Samsung allowing Yahoo! apps on your phone is a bad idea.
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remember flickr?
Flickr has been purchased by photo-sharing service SmugMug
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Flickr has been purchased by the photo-sharing service SmugMug, according to a new report from USA Today. The 14 year old service will be sticking around under its new owners.
#SecurityMatters
There are 32 million reasons why Verizon needs to step away from Yahoo!
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With three Yahoo! data breaches revealed in just six months, it's time for Verizon to just move on.
How is that even possible?
Yahoo says hackers stole data from over one billion accounts
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Yahoo announced that hackers stole data from over one billion accounts in 2013. According to the company, the data may have included names, email IDs, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and "encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers."
end of an era
Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.8 billion
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Yahoo has agreed to sell its core business to Verizon for $4.83 billion, signaling an end to one of the internet's most pioneering companies. Under the deal, Verizon will acquire Yahoo's search, mail and instant messaging services, along with its ad platform and a few real estate holdings.
Sports, your way
Yahoo Sports gets a major overhaul
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Yahoo Sports has been completely revamped, with a new look and home screen experience, live video, and more.
First-round pick
Verizon, Google reportedly preparing to bid on Yahoo
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Verizon and Google are both said to be preparing to make bids on Yahoo's web assets next week.
Make your swipe your own
Yahoo Mail updated for Android
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Yahoo has updated its Mail app for Android devices. It includes support for customizing swipes along with a number of other improvements.
Better faster stronger
Yahoo is revamping its app and website
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Yahoo has announced it is rolling out updates for both its main app and its web site. It will offer faster access to news stories, along with a quicker way to browse and create comments with the Yahoo online community
Staying relevant
You can now use Gmail within Yahoo Mail
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Yahoo has announced support for Gmail within its Mail app, allowing you to use your Gmail account from within Yahoo Mail.
Blast from the past
Yahoo Messenger launched revamped app
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Yahoo is launching an all-new and revamped version of its Messenger app, adding new photo sharing features, the ability to "unsend" a message and more.
Keep up with all your emails
Yahoo Mail app update for Android released
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Yahoo is rolling out a major update for its Yahoo Mail app for Android The new 5.0 version includes a new design, support for adding multiple mailbox accounts from Outlook and Aol and more.
Coming to you live
Yahoo introduces LiveText messaging app
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Yahoo has officially unveiled its LiveText messaging app, which blends text messaging and video in an effort to make your conversations more memorable.
Selfie Movie Review
FirstLook You is just plain awful
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Yahoo Movies has sponsored what should be a fun new service for getting the audience involved in reviewing movies, but everything about the experience is just plain bad.
Yahoo tools for apps
Yahoo launches new suite of tools for mobile developers
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Yahoo has announced new tools for mobile app developers at their first mobile developer conference. The Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite includes tools built using technology from Flurry, which Yahoo acquired in July 2014, including an updated version of Flurry Analytics Explorer. The suite also has tools to help monetize their apps, as well as an easy way to integrate Yahoo search directly...
Yahoo News Digest review: a sharp way to get your news
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News Digest is another strong Android app from Yahoo that has popped up in some of their other apps in particularly useful places. As the name suggests, News Digest hauls in the day's top stories from recognized sources and in major topic areas. Every story pulls on multiple sources and provides embedded videos and relevant tweets. There are both tablet and smartphone-optimized apps...
Aviate review: a shape-shifting launcher with promise
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Aviate is a popular launcher acquired by Yahoo earlier in its development, and through a short closed beta, it's become a very mature option for those looking for a polished overall Android experience. The main gist of it is that Aviate builds collections of your apps based on different types of activities. You can, of course, tweak those collections manually as well, and Aviate can...
Yahoo Weather review: forecast calls for slick UI
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Following up on our Yahoo Mail review, Yahoo Weather is the next in the family we're going to dig into. Like their other apps, Yahoo Weather earns big points for a sharp interface and tight integration with other services. Yahoo has done an absolutely great job with most of their Android apps, and Yahoo Weather is no exception. All of the core functions of a weather app are...
Yahoo scoops up mobile analytics firm Flurry
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Yahoo has been on a mission to strengthen their mobile products for a while now and to push that envelope even further, the company has now announced they'll be acquiring mobile analytics firm Flurry after having reached a definitive agreement. Flurry, was started in 2008 and today has reached over 170,000 developers across 1.4 billion devices monthly with their services being offered...
Yahoo Mail: it's pretty, but does it work?
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This week we're going to be taking a deep dive into some of Yahoo's Android apps. Sure, Google trounced them in search in the early days, but Yahoo has managed to stick through it with a couple of bruises. As it turns out, Yahoo has some pretty great apps. First and foremost, Yahoo Mail delivers some extremely sharp visuals thanks in no small part to the strong theme support. While...