Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Yahoo Axis on desktop, iOS unifies your bookmarks, makes the web visual (hands-on)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/yahoo-axis-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/yahoo-axis-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/yahoo-axis-hands-on/#comments Yahoo Axis

We're all familiar with syncing bookmarks and save-for-later web services like Instapaper, but it's not often that they come with a full web component. Yahoo's hoping to hit the proverbial two birds tonight with Axis, which combines a desktop web browser extension (your choice of Chrome, Firefox or Safari) with a mobile app on the iPad and iPhone. You can bookmark any page and get at it later through a common portal -- hence the Axis name. That unity idea also extends to the idea of browser searching, where you'll see both trending topics as well as immediate answers and visual thumbnails of the top search results. Mobile users can share content through email, Pinterest or Twitter, if that's their inclination. Axis is ready and free to use as of today, although Android users won't get their turn until closer to the end of the year.

Engadget had a chance to give Axis a quick spin, and we largely like what we see, even if we'd say it's not for everyone. The desktop browser extension largely stays out of your way until you need it, although we're surprised the social sharing elements are left out. On the mobile side, it's effectively a full, tabbed web browser, and a fairly solid (if simple) one at that. Most of the advantage comes through having the deeper search options just a pull away. Our issues mostly stem from the need for the app and the ecosystem it's leaping into. If you already thrive on (or want to try) services like Instapaper or Pocket, you're not going to get significantly more here, especially since you can't save content offline. Choosing iOS also means you can't make Axis your default browser, so any links you get from other apps can't be directly shared with Yahoo's mobile app.

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Yahoo Axis on desktop, iOS unifies your bookmarks, makes the web visual (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 May 2012 20:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been a bit of a sour year for Yahoo -- it's seen the departure of one of its founding fathers, suffered through a patent dispute with Facebook and lost its new CEO in a sea of scandalous accusations. Yikes. At least former head honcho Scott Thompson's negotiations to sell the firm's stake in Alibaba seem to be going through -- the two firms just announced plans to redistribute about half of Yahoo's 40-percent stake in said Chinese tech giant. Under the current agreement, Alibaba will purchase 20-percent of its fully diluted shares back from the Silicon Valley company, netting Yahoo $7.1 billion in compensation. Yahoo will also be permitted to sell an additional 10-percent of its stake in a future IPO, or else require Alibaba to purchase it back at the IPO price.

Despite Yahoo's stake changing hands, the companies will still be working together -- Yahoo has cleared Alibaba to continue to operate Yahoo! China (which was acquired by the latter back in October 2005) under the Yahoo! brand for up to four years -- in exchange for royalty payments, of course. Finally, Alibaba will license various patents to Yahoo moving forward. What's next? Well, Alibaba CEO Jack Ma did let it slip at AsiaD that he's considered buying Yahoo as a whole, and repurchasing the firm's assets in Asia could be a step in that direction. Read on for the official press release in all its financial glory.

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Yahoo to sell back half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 May 2012 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Yahoo has confirmed Thompson's departure in an official press release (after the break), placing Ross Levinsohn in a interim CEO position, as expected. The firm also mentions that Roy Bostock's seat as Chairman of the board will be filled by Fred Amoroso. Hit the break for the official statement.

Continue reading ATD: Yahoo's CEO Scott Thompson to step down amidst degree scandal (update: confirmed)

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Microsoft has agreed to sell on around 650 patents to Facebook in a deal worth $550 million. The Haüs of Zuckerberg will stump up the cash in exchange for various social networking patents that were registered by AOL (disclaimer: Engadget's parent company) and sold to Redmond for $1 billion a fortnight ago. Microsoft will hold onto the remaining 275 in its portfolio and cross-license those that it's sold on, but not the 300 patents that AOL licensed but kept hold of. The social network will likely utilize the portfolio to better defend itself from litigation like the lawsuit brought by Yahoo back in March. If you're interested in reading the phrase "protect Facebook's interests over the long term," then head past the break for the official word from the men who invented poking.

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Facebook paying Microsoft $550 million for 650 patents, Ballmer clicks 'like' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Facebook fights back, countersues Yahoo originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo has seen some fairly big shakeups within the company recently, and it looks like it's now also trying another change in tactics. As AllThingsD reports, Yahoo has today filed what's being described as a "massive" patent infringement lawsuit against none other than Facebook. That suit concerns ten patents in all, which cover everything from advertising and privacy measures to messaging and social networking itself. As detailed in the complaint (viewable at the source link below), Yahoo alleges that Facebook is infringing on those patents left and right, including in such core features as the News Feed, user profiles, and its advertising methods. Yahoo went on to say in a statement that it has licensed its patents to others but that the "matter with Facebook remains unresolved" and that it's therefore "compelled to seek redress in federal court," further noting that it's "confident" it will prevail.

For its part, Facebook says that it's "disappointed that Yahoo's effort to engage with us was limited to a few short phone calls and that we continue to learn of new developments about a long-time partner through the press," adding that "we will defend ourselves vigorously against these puzzling actions."

Yahoo hits Facebook with patent infringement lawsuit originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know the drill, you're browsing an article about volcanos on your phone and want to know more about Eyjafjallajokull. You've got two options, commit that bad-boy to memory, or fiddle with copy and paste. Well, Google not only feels your pain, but has some medicine for it too -- if a patent filing is anything to go by. The application describes a two-part continuous gesture for easier searching on touchscreens. Imagine drawing a "g" with your finger, then circling the text or image you want to search in one motion, and you'll get the basic drift. It's also indicated that different letters could be drawn to search different sites, "w" for Wikipedia, "y" for Yahoo and so on. The patent also includes methods to search for multiple words from the same text, or even words and images. Certainly it's not too much of a stretch to imagine this becoming a standard part of Android, but, as always, we don't know for sure. That said, chances are we'll still be typing out our Icelandic friend's name by the time we do find out.

Google's 'continuous gesture' patent application runs circles around copy and paste originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo's management overhaul continues: Chairman and three board members step down originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo may be sliding down the search engine totem pole, but the company is doing its best to climb back up, with a new space dedicated to apps. This week, Yahoo added a new "Apps" tab to its search page, giving users a new portal into both the Android Market and iTunes App Store. Results can be filtered by both price and category, with iOS and Android apps aligned in separate tabs. Once you select an app, you can download it by scanning a QR code, sending a download link to your handset, or by simply clicking through to iTunes or the Android Market. There's also a "trending now" interface, as well as a full list of Yahoo user reviews, displayed directly within the page. Check it out for yourself, at the source link below.

Yahoo unveils app search page for Android and iOS, because we need it originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidappapp storeAppStorecellphonedownloadhandsetiositunesmobilepostcrossqr codeQrCodesearchsearch engineSearchEnginesoftwaretabtabletwebyahooFri, 03 Feb 2012 15:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Yahoo's Jerry Yang quits the company he co-founded, walks away from Alibaba as well]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/17/jerry-yang-quits-yahoo-alibaba/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/17/jerry-yang-quits-yahoo-alibaba/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/17/jerry-yang-quits-yahoo-alibaba/#comments The long, drawn-out, oftentimes melodramatic saga revolving around Yahoo itself and co-founder Jerry Yang is well-documented. Perhaps too well. Thankfully for us all, that ends today. As of January 17th, he has resigned from Yahoo's Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, and moreover, has resigned from the Boards of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Limited. We most recently heard from Yang during his interview at AsiaD, where he sounded none too pleased about the going-ons there. We aren't about to draw links of Yang's exit to the hiring of Scott Thompson as CEO (in fact, Yang praises him in his exit blurb), but we are drawing links to his sudden purchase of a yacht, a new sauna and a round-the-round journey courtesy of Abercrombie & Kent. Kidding. In all seriousness, it's no surprise to see Yahoo's stock rallying, as many felt that Yang was the major roadblock holding up an outright sale or other significant shake-up within its ranks. As for Jerry? He's off to "pursue other interests" -- but we didn't need to tell you that, now did we?

Continue reading Yahoo's Jerry Yang quits the company he co-founded, walks away from Alibaba as well

Yahoo's Jerry Yang quits the company he co-founded, walks away from Alibaba as well originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft tops Yahoo in US search results for first time, according to ComScore originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bingcomscoregoogleinternetmarket shareMarketSharemicrosoftsearchsearch enginesearch enginessearch resultsSearchEngineSearchEnginesSearchResultsyahooWed, 11 Jan 2012 19:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Yahoo! Connected TV setups draw web, TV closer in 2012 with mobile apps, IntoNow]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/yahoo-widgets-intonow-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/yahoo-widgets-intonow-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/yahoo-widgets-intonow-apps/#commentsWhile Google moves and Apple rumors have attracted most internet TV hype, Yahoo has been busy moving units, racking up 8 million widget TVs in the market and over a million active users every month. The broadcast interactivity it demonstrated at least year's show is already live on the 2011 lineup of Sony Bravias and will launch on the 2012 models soon, with access to trivia, interactive ads and the like. Last year we were also shown an iPad remote, which the company promises to deliver alongside apps for iPhone and Android devices in the first quarter of this year that can launch apps, control them and enter text. Finally, this year we'll also see the fruits of its IntoNow purchase, as the technology will be plugged into Yahoo's backend and allow sets to pull in relevant internet content alongside whatever is being watched. Hang on for our hands-on impressions and more details, and check out the press release after the break.

Yahoo! Connected TV setups draw web, TV closer in 2012 with mobile apps, IntoNow originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading PayPal's Scott Thompson becomes CEO of Yahoo; signing bonus probably stuck in a frozen account

PayPal's Scott Thompson becomes CEO of Yahoo; signing bonus probably stuck in a frozen account originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google, Apple, other vaguely familiar tech names top Nielsen's 'Tops of 2011' list originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bing almost catches up with Yahoo! in latest ComScore US figures originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo, evidently tired of being passed up by hundreds of free messaging apps floating around the various smartphone application stores, has launched a service of its own to take on the likes of BBM and Google Messenger. The new app, called Hub, is only available for Android devices at the moment, but there's a brightside here: you can send a message to anyone, not just other folks who've downloaded the same app. The recipient -- or multiple recipients, since group chat is allowed -- can easily reply to the thread using their own standard SMS service. Curiously, Hub is only offered if you have a US SIM card and a text plan, even though the messages are transmitted using your data connection or WiFi. If you do a lot of international travel, Hub is supported in nine other countries besides the US, a rather small number we hope will grow as the service graduates from its beta status. While Yahoo can use all the help it can get right now, is this going to endear very many users?

[Thanks, Ashish]

Continue reading Yahoo Hub offers free messaging to anyone, locks horns with RIM and Google

Yahoo Hub offers free messaging to anyone, locks horns with RIM and Google originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo's San Francisco billboard closing up shop after more than a decade originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) which, depending on who you ask, is either a means to stop piracy and copyright infringement on so-called "rogue" websites, or the most serious threat of internet censorship that we've seen in some time. In the latter camp are some of the biggest internet companies around, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, eBay, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Zynga and AOL (full disclosure: Engadget's parent company), who today made their stance clear by taking out a full-page ad in The New York Times.

The ad itself is a letter sent by the nine companies to Congress, which states that while they support the stated goals of the bill and the related Protect IP Act, they believe that, as written, the bills "would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action, and technology mandates that would require monitoring of web sites." The companies further went on to say that they believe the measures also "pose a serious risk to our industry's continued track record of innovation and job-creation, as well as to our Nation's cybersecurity." While they didn't all sign onto the letter, those companies also also joined by a host of others who have spoken out against the legislation, including Foursquare and Tumblr. The sole witness against the proposed measures at today's hearing, however, was Google's copyright policy counsel, Katherine Oyama -- you can find her testimony on Google's Public Policy Blog linked below.

Google, Facebook, Twitter and others speak out against the Stop Online Piracy Act originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Back in September, Google chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt sat down before a Senate antitrust subcommittee to discuss his company's competitive practices. As you would expect from anyone in his situation, Schmidt spent much of his time defending Mountain View's position atop the search industry, and cited several competitors as evidence of its fair play. The exec's list of "threats" featured some of the usual suspects, including Bing, Yahoo and Amazon, as well as Siri. "Even in the few weeks since the hearing, Apple has launched an entirely new approach to search technology with Siri, its voice-activated search and task-completion service built into the iPhone 4S," he wrote, pointing to a handful of publications that characterized Apple's voice assistant as a "Google Killer" and Cupertino's "entry point" into the search market. "Apple's Siri is a significant development -- a voice-activated means of accessing answers through iPhones that demonstrates the innovations in search," Schmidt explained. "Google has many strong competitors and we sometimes fail to anticipate the competitive threat posed by new methods of accessing information." Granted, it's not terribly surprising to hear Google talk up its competition -- especially before a panel of politicians devoted to rooting out anti-competitive practices. Yet Schmidt's comments do mark a noticeable shift from the stance he assumed last year, when he denied that Apple and Facebook posed a "competitive threat" to Google's search operations. As he admitted, "My statement was clearly wrong." Check out the full hearing at the source link below.

Siri may pose 'competitive threat' to Google, Eric Schmidt tells Senate subcommittee originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hulu may not sell after all, bidding drama continues originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo gets Android handset in Japan, renews hope for long-awaited AltaVista phone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo experiment tests six degrees of separation on Facebook, cries out for Kevin Bacon endorsement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Engadget on AOL HD

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Engadget comes to your TV on Boxee, Roku, Yahoo and DivX starting today originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo! Connected TV watches with you, delivers a more personal ad experience originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hulu reportedly retains investment bankers and renews Fox deal, will go on sale soon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hulu rumored to be considering a sale after receiving an offer from... Yahoo? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Yahoo AppSpot app search program

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Yahoo App Search, AppSpot make sense of App Store and Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft, Facebook, RIM, and others write to the FCC in support of AT&T-Mobile merger originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's World IPv6 Day: Google, Bing, Facebook and others test out new addresses for 24 hours originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo upgrades its email for everyone, puts Facebook updates and tweets in your inbox originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 06:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betacurrently availableCurrentlyAvailableemailemail clientEmailClientgmailnow availableNowAvailablepublic releasePublicReleasereleasewebmailyahooyahoo mailyahoo mail betaYahooMailYahooMailBetaThu, 26 May 2011 06:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/panasonic-yahoo-more-admit-defeat-sign-deal-with-klausner/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/panasonic-yahoo-more-admit-defeat-sign-deal-with-klausner/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/panasonic-yahoo-more-admit-defeat-sign-deal-with-klausner/#comments It's easy to mock the little guy when he takes a handful of giant corporations to court. Such litigious overzealousness usually gets tangled up or tossed out altogether -- Klausner Technologies, however, is laughing all the way to the bank, with a stellar track record taking on some of tech's biggest names over the past few years. To date, the company has scored wins in visual voicemail patent battles with Apple, Google, Verizon, LG, and Vonage -- the company also struck a deal with Sprint, though presumably with less teeth-pulling. This week, Klausner added four more big wins to the list, inking deals with Panasonic, Yahoo, Qwest Communications, and Avaya in the wake of suits against the tech firms. The company still has ongoing battles with RIM and Cisco that will hopefully stay civil. We'd hate to see someone send a visual voicemail they'd regret later.

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo buys TV companion app developer IntoNow and its database of sounds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo to retain search data for 18 months, says it's in your best interest originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Sony rolling out Netflix, Yahoo updates; celebrates internet on TV with a new ad

Sony rolling out Netflix, Yahoo updates; celebrates internet on TV with a new ad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dadadvertisementappshdinternet tvInternetTvnetflixsonysony braviaSonyBraviastreamingtv spotTvSpotwatch instantlyWatchInstantlywidgetsyahooyahoo connected tv storeyahoo widgetsYahooConnectedTvStoreYahooWidgetsFri, 15 Apr 2011 16:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia's Ovi Mail relocates to Yahoo, takes the scenic route to get there]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/11/nokia-s-ovi-mail-relocates-to-yahoo-takes-the-scenic-route-to-g/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/11/nokia-s-ovi-mail-relocates-to-yahoo-takes-the-scenic-route-to-g/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/11/nokia-s-ovi-mail-relocates-to-yahoo-takes-the-scenic-route-to-g/#comments Nokia's mantra for 2011 is change, and lots of it. A full-on shift to Windows Phone 7 ain't the only thing making waves in Espoo, though, as the overlooked Ovi Suite appears to be facing a plethora of alterations as well. Starting this month, Ovi Mail moved from its own platform and began migrating to Yahoo, the fruits of a "worldwide strategic alliance" between the two companies announced in May of last year in which Yahoo agreed to offer its Mail and Chat services to nine million registered Ovi users in exchange for access to Nokia's navigation and map services. Ovi Mail users have the option to either agree to the new terms of service with Yahoo within 90 days, or face the haunting reality of having the mail account nixed forever. For those who bite, the good news is that you'll now have access to Yahoo Chat as well as every other Yahoo service. The downside? Your contact list and emails may not all show up right away.

According to Nokia's Ovi blog, the massive amount of information being moved to Yahoo has been causing delays, and many users are being left in the digital dark -- you know, completely without their contacts and emails. It could be anywhere between several days and a couple of weeks (!) before the missing data is accessible again, so we'd suggest using this golden opportunity to act on those vacation dreams you've been having. If we had to guess, we'd say you'll never be this hard to get in touch with ever again.

Nokia's Ovi Mail relocates to Yahoo, takes the scenic route to get there originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>emailmailmicrosoftmobilenokiaoviovi mailovimailtransitionwindowsphonewindowsphone7yahooyahoo mailYahooMailMon, 11 Apr 2011 09:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Yahoo intros Search Direct, takes on Google Instant with insular effect]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/23/yahoo-intros-search-direct-takes-on-google-instant-with-insular/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/23/yahoo-intros-search-direct-takes-on-google-instant-with-insular/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/23/yahoo-intros-search-direct-takes-on-google-instant-with-insular/#comments Remember Google Instant? Now, Yahoo's got something like that -- it's called Search Direct -- and like Instant, it consists of a search box that quickly and automatically suggests results as you type. Unlike Instant, however, it won't update the entire results page to reflect the outcome of your potential search, but rather just an enlarged search box like the one you see above, providing up to ten suggested queries and three suggested results. That makes it a little bit speedier (we were able to use it on our 3G phone connection quite easily) but also fairly limited in comparison. It's also a bit... ahem... self-serving, as any search that happens to include the same letters as one of Yahoo's own services will promote them above all others in the results -- in fact, only five letters of the alphabet presently bring up anything but a Yahoo website as the first result when typed in solo.
  • I = iTunes
  • J = Jennifer Lopez
  • Q = QVC
  • X = Xbox 360
  • Z = Zsa Zsa Gabor
Some of the improved functionality is pretty useful, though, as that Xbox query will instantly bring up prices for the console, and you can type in "movies" or "weather" and your zip code to immediately plan your night out. ("Restaurants" and "food" don't work, though.) Anyhow, Search Direct is in beta. Why not give it a go?

Continue reading Yahoo intros Search Direct, takes on Google Instant with insular effect

Yahoo intros Search Direct, takes on Google Instant with insular effect originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hands-oninstant searchInstantSearchsearchSearch Directsearch enginesearch enginessearch querysearch resultsSearchDirectSearchEngineSearchEnginesSearchQuerySearchResultsYahooWed, 23 Mar 2011 22:10:00 EST<![CDATA[ComScore: Microsoft becomes second for online video in one month (update)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/#comments
 Earlier this month, we got word that Bing had surpassed Yahoo! as the world's second most used search engine, and now Microsoft's solidifying its place as runner-up, coming in behind YouTube as the internet's number two provider of streaming video, with 48 million unique viewers in February. According to ComScore's latest ranking of online video providers, the software giant went from number seven to number two in just one month, bumping Yahoo! down to third place. Of course, YouTube is still way out in front, with over 140 million visitors, but given the speed with which it leaped ahead, we'd say Bing is doing something right. Check out more online video results after the break.

Update: Well, as it turns out, Microsoft wasn't number two for video in February, after all. We received an e-mail this morning informing us that ComScore made a correction to its numbers, showing VEVO as the runner-up, with 49 million unique viewers last month. That doesn't change the software giant's leap ahead -- it's still holding down third place, with 48 million -- but it certainly looks like someone's got some stiff competition. Check out the updated chart above for the new numbers.

Continue reading ComScore: Microsoft becomes second for online video in one month (update)

ComScore: Microsoft becomes second for online video in one month (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yahoo Mail gets IMAP patch, Windows Phone 7 data consumption catches a break originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bugdataemailimapmailmicrosoftproblemwindows phone 7WindowsPhone7wp7yahooyahoo mailYahooMailThu, 10 Mar 2011 23:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Bing advances past Yahoo! to become world's second most used search engine -- with 4.4 percent]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/bing-advances-past-yahoo-to-become-worlds-second-most-used-sea/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/bing-advances-past-yahoo-to-become-worlds-second-most-used-sea/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/bing-advances-past-yahoo-to-become-worlds-second-most-used-sea/#comments How far we've come from the heady days when Microsoft was willing to splash $44 billion to acquire Yahoo! Since then, the online portal has done whatever the opposite of going from strength to strength is, and today it's suffered the somewhat predictable ignominy of losing its second spot in search to Microsoft's upstart Bing. Statcounter places the February global share of search at 4.4 percent for Microsoft and 3.9 percent for Yahoo! (the Redmond giant can actually lay claim to a bigger slice since Bing "powers" Yahoo! search results in some countries), neither of which should give Google much reason for concern while it's sitting pretty with a share of just under 90 percent. It's the first time Google has dipped below the 90 percent mark for a long time, but Statcounter says "it shows little sign of losing its global dominance any time soon." So that settles that.

Continue reading Bing advances past Yahoo! to become world's second most used search engine -- with 4.4 percent

Bing advances past Yahoo! to become world's second most used search engine -- with 4.4 percent originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>binginternetmarket shareMarketSharemicrosoftsearchsearch engineSearchEnginesharestatcounterwebyahooyahoo searchYahooSearchWed, 02 Mar 2011 10:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Yahoo: nonstandard IMAP implementation to blame for Windows Phone 7 data leak]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/yahoo-nonstandard-imap-implementation-to-blame-for-windows-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/yahoo-nonstandard-imap-implementation-to-blame-for-windows-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/02/yahoo-nonstandard-imap-implementation-to-blame-for-windows-phon/#comments
Finally, what the world's been waiting for: an explanation from Yahoo regarding its role in Windows Phone 7 Data Leakage-gate. (And we suppose that you have a better suggestion?) Here it is, in full:
Yahoo! Mail is widely available on tens of millions of mobile phones, including those running on Apple iOS, Android, Nokia Symbian, and RIM. The issue on the Windows Phones is specific to how Microsoft chose to implement IMAP for Yahoo! Mail and does not impact Yahoo! Mail on these other mobile devices. Yahoo! has offered to provide Microsoft a near-term solution for the implementation they chose, and is encouraging Microsoft to change to a standard way of integrating with Yahoo! Mail, which would result in a permanent fix.
Now, we know what you're thinking: why is everyone always picking on IMAP? But at least they're working hard on a fix, and in the end that's what really matters.

Yahoo: nonstandard IMAP implementation to blame for Windows Phone 7 data leak originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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