Tag: yahoo
Yahoo Screen app arrives for Android users
Android users now have another option to consider when it comes to streaming video. The latest addition to the Play Store comes courtesy of...
Yahoo to shut doors on Facebook and Google logins
Yahoo has just initiated a gradual change in its online services, requiring an actual Yahoo account instead of Facebook or Google credentials. This move...
Yahoo’s COO makes abrupt departure, but handwriting was on the wall
In a rather abrupt move, Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro has left the company. Effective Thursday, de Castro will no longer hold any position...
Google leads in acquisitions, spending $13 billion over the past two years
When it comes to acquisitions, Google has made headlines lately. Prior to their announced acquisition of Nest, they purchased robotics from Boston Dynamics --...
Aviate smart launcher gets folded under Yahoo’s wings
There is almost an embarrassment of riches in Android when it comes to homescreen launchers, but these days, launchers seem to be gravitating towards...
Yahoo’s voice-controlled assistant is real but isn’t really Yahoo’s
Earlier, the Internet went aflutter after a video leaked out that showed what seems to be Yahoo's entry into the voice-controlled personal assistant arena....
Yahoo said to be working on a voice-controlled personal assistant
This year has one underlying thread: context. The most glaring example of context is with our mobile devices. Siri and Google Now are nothing...
Yahoo confirms SkyPhrase acquisition
News of another Yahoo acquisition has surfaced this morning. This latest is a company called SkyPhrase and at this time, we are seeing confirmation...
Google finishes 2048-bit RSA migration, Yahoo to encrypt all data early next year
Finishing ahead of its self-imposed year-end deadline, Google's security engineer Dan Dulay announced that the tech giant has successfully upgraded all its SSL certificates...
NSA taps into Google and Yahoo cables outside the US
If recent revelations about the US governments spying activities still has sent shivers down your spine, this latest bit just might do it. At...
Google’s AOSP leader Jean-Baptiste Queru hired by Yahoo
The entire Android community and Android Open Source Project (AOSP) has suffered a great loss this month, as the lead technical engineer known as...
Yahoo’s redesigned Weather app arrives for Android users
It looks like today happens to be a day when apps that were once iOS only arrive for Android users. Earlier today we saw...