My how the mighty have fallen. Fist Nokia. Then Palm/webOS. And now Yahoo. What was once the world’s largest search engine is now nothing more than an after thought. At one point Yahoo had a chance at potential success via a $44 billion buyout from Microsoft but now former CEO Carol Bartz turned down the offer. Now that the utmost level of Yahoo is free and clear, the “For Sale” signs can finally come out. If you’ve got a couple bucks lying...
Like it or not, Google’s Gmail service is a seemingly insurmountable giant. With that said, there’s only so many ways to re-invent the wheel — in this case email in general — so many features you can add, and so many UI tweaks you can push out before the supply of creativity runs dry. But naysayers be damned, Yahoo is pushing ahead, and pushing Facebook and Twitter into your inbox… A freshly revamped Yahoo Mail (beta released back in...
Yahoo!’s claim that the mysterious “phantom data” issue plaguing Windows Phone 7 devices is Microsoft’s fault (poor API implementation) isn’t ringing so true today. The issue also affects Yahoo! Mail on the iPhone. Developer Rifael Rivera actually revealed the iOS phantom data issue last night. But either way, the belief that blame rests solely on Microsoft’s shoulders is much less likely. It is unknown at this time whether or not the...
Windows Phone 7 users have no doubt witnessed the mysterious “phantom data” that is plaguing their beloved handsets. After some hard digging, Microsoft found the culprit — Yahoo! Mail. Yahoo! meanwhile, argues that their service isn’t flawed, and instead claims it is Microsoft’s implementation of IMAP for the erroneous phantom data. They further bolster their claim by saying that every other mobile platform doesn’t have any problem with...
If you’ve ever sat and envisioned what the stereotypical “hell” was like, chances are fire, all things red, and horns made up most of it. But little did you know, “Hell” also includes HP and Yahoo. Why you say? Ooooh, only because after a few trial runs, HP and Yahoo have somehow come up with the belief that consumers don’t like and in many cases, actually look forward to ads on their printouts. This new advertising scheme only affects...
