The European Commission and US Department of Justice have both approved a Microsoft and Yahoo! deal that will see the software giant acquire the internet search and search advertising businesses of Yahoo!. In a statement on... More...
Facebook is, as you'll know, the most popular social network in the world. It overtook MySpace, which is now seeing a steady decline, with even the face of the company (Tom) having started ignoring his... More...
The landmark search deal between Yahoo and Microsoft appears to have taken a giant leap forward. According to Yahoo, sources familiar with the situation are saying that the EU will grant unconditional approval for... More...
According to a public announcement from Canonical's Rick Spencer, Ubuntu will be undergoing a slight change, beginning with the release of Lucid Lynx. Firefox, which comes as the operating system's default browser, will now use... More...
Google, Microsoft, Apple and Yahoo are four mega corporations that are all competing for your attention. The New York Times has put together a chart that compares all of these competitors and displays all... More...
Microsoft announced today that they will be increasing the level of privacy on Bing for its users, by deleting the entire log containing the Internet Protocol address associated with search queries after six months, rather... More...
Microsoft has really been pushing Bing since its release this past summer, and while it hasn't been able to put a dent in Google's search market dominance, it's sure been busy snatching away searches from... More...
Google announced yesterday that it is now taking a second look at their operations in China due to attacks on their infrastructure that originated from China. According to a Yahoo spokesperson that spoke to the... More...
Key-logging malware could be behind the recent web mail attack that saw thousands of email addresses and their associated passwords leaked online, according to one security expert. Amichai Shulman, from security firm Imperva, believes that... More...
Internet search engine Yahoo has launched its new web portal, alongside a $100m advertising campaign, with the company hoping the changes will boost traffic and turn a profit, according to the BBC. The first... More...
Yahoo! and Microsoft have both confirmed earlier reports of a deal over search. In a joint statement Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirmed "this agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo!, our users, and... More...
BoomTown reporter Kara Swisher is confident from company insiders that the Microsoft and Yahoo deal will be announced within 24 hours. Swisher cites multiple sources close to the situation, confirming some type of deal has... More...
Several reports have surfaced today indicating that a Microsoft and Yahoo! deal is "imminent". 24/7 Wall Street is reporting that under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo! will be paid $3 billion upfront and... More...
While much news has surrounded Yahoo in regards to its own acquisition, at the hands of Microsoft, reports indicate that Yahoo is doing some shopping of its own. Ari Balogh, Chief Technology Officer told Reuters,... More...
Yahoo! quietly stop all new registrations today for new customers on the free web hosting service, GeoCities. The service which opened in 1994, lasting almost 15 years, the company as decided to shut down... More...
Whereas the current economic crisis has many feeling very weary in regards to business, Steve Ballmer is remaining optimistic. Specifically in regard to future talks with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz. Reports have indicated that... More...
Remember over a year ago when Microsoft made a $47.5 billion dollar offer to acquire Yahoo!, the second biggest search engine in the United States? Former CEO Jerry Yang rejected the deal which ultimately led... More...
Now that Windows Live Hotmail has joined the rest of the crew, most of major free email services available offer free POP3 access along with their webmail access. Yahoo! Mail, however, has been resistant to... More...
Yahoo was at CES showing off their new venture which will enable you to view the internet on your television (why does this sound familar?). Yahoo say the service they plan to offer will... More...
According to an article posted by Reuters today, television giants at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week have focused their game of one-upmanship on improved energy savings and integration with the Internet... More...
A week after Microsoft called for all major search engines to anonymize search data after six months, Yahoo said it would keep identifiable search data for only three months. Currently, Microsoft keeps search data on... More...
After months of preamble, Yahoo on Monday flipped the on switch for a massive project to increase activity, and advertising on its Internet sites through social connections and online applications. The company has been... More...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer again voiced support for purchasing Yahoo or its search business, hinting in a published report that a deal between the two companies may be reached before the end of the year.... More...
A report by Reuters has suggested that earlier reports of a $20 billion deal between Microsoft and Yahoo are false and that the only possibility is an acquisition of the search division of Yahoo. ... More...
Microsoft is once again in talks with Yahoo to acquire its search business for $20 billion according to reports from The Times. The deal comes after two previously failed Microsoft attempts to take over all... More...
Microsoft told Yahoo today that it is not interested in a takeover of the company, and only interested in making a search engine deal with the company. The decision came from Steve Ballmer, the... More...
Yahoo announced late Monday it is seeking to replace CEO Jerry Yang, who has decided to return to his former role as Chief Yahoo! upon the appointment of his successor as CEO. Yang assumed the... More...
Hot off the revelation that Microsoft is no longer interested in acquiring it, search-company Yahoo may be planning to cut as many 3500 jobs by December 10th, mainly in its sales and finance departments. According... More...
Numerous news outlets are reporting that Google and Yahoo are in talks with the U.S. Justice Department in an effort to head off an antitrust challenge to their proposed advertising agreement. Several advertisers and Microsoft... More...
Yahoo has developed a new online calendar that the company said offers significant improvement over the current product because it makes it easier to share items and has a more interactive interface. Yahoo will begin... More...
Google Inc and Yahoo Inc have decided to delay implementing a controversial search advertising partnership, Yahoo said on Friday. "The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this agreement to continue our ongoing... More...
AT&T is set to begin featuring Yahoo search services on the Internet menu of mobile handsets used by its base of up to 70 million U.S. customers, the companies said on Monday. AT&T plans to... More...
What could have been a nasty Yahoo shareholder uprising if activist billionaire shareholder Carl Icahn had been present actually turned out to be a rather docile gathering of business folks at the company's annual conference... More...
Yahoo said on Saturday it has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and activist investor Carl Icahn that would have involved Yahoo selling its search business to Microsoft. Yahoo said in a statement that it... More...
Yahoo will allow other Web sites to use its technology to build their own search services in a new revenue-sharing scheme announced on Thursday. Yahoo said it would release the beta version of an API... More...
In a major step forward in search technology, Adobe is working with Google and Yahoo to make Flash files searchable in online search. The project will enable searches on Flash content to return text and... More...
Yahoo is planning to reorganize its business in order to centralize its numerous product groups, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The goal is to improve communication between... More...
News broke this week that a number of senior Yahoo engineers are leaving. Despite the fact that all of them stressed that their walkouts have nothing to do with the now-failed Microsoft merger, there's a... More...
No sooner had the news that Microsoft and Yahoo! were no longer talking hit the web, the follow-up emerged. The much rumoured deal between Yahoo! and Google has been announced and sealed. Expanding on the... More...
In the latest turn of events in the Yahoo! takeover bid by Microsoft, Yahoo! have announced that no further talks with Microsoft relating to any business deals between the two giants will occur. This has... More...
Microsoft is poised to offer the extra dollar a share that could provide the breakthrough for the software giant to finally land Yahoo, according to Silicon Valley sources this weekend. Earlier this month, Microsoft ran... More...
Search engine Yahoo announced today the postponement of a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense - or negotiate a sale to Microsoft that would cause activist... More...
Rumours from silicon valley this week point towards Microsoft purchasing Yahoo Search and then using $20 billion to get hold of Facebook. Microsoft picking up the Yahoo search business. Word is that this deal will... More...
Regulators in the US are being urged to investigate any potential online advertising and search partnership between Google and Yahoo. The call by a coalition of 16 American civil rights and rural advocacy bodies comes... More...
Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker upped its offer beyond the... More...
Microsoft Corp. directors failed to decide on the next step in the pursuit of Yahoo! Inc. yesterday, leaving open the debate over whether to walk away from the $44.6 billion bid or fight to replace... More...
Telecommunications company JaJah has announced that it has been selected by Yahoo as the outsource partner for its premium voice service. Yahoo Messenger's "Phone In" and "Phone Out" service, which started in 2006 and allows... More...
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer may be experiencing a case of bidder's remorse after making an unsolicited $42.3 billion offer to buy Yahoo Inc. Speaking to a group of nearly 2,000 Microsoft enthusiasts at... More...
Yahoo Inc is looking to turn over Web search advertising to Google Inc following a successful test using Google's service to deliver ads alongside its Web search results, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,... More...
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Microsoft about joining in its contested bid for Yahoo, according to people involved in the discussions. The combination, which would join Yahoo, Microsoft's MSN and News Corporation's... More...