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Updated Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone “Pushes” AIM Aside

Written on July 22, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 9 people have commented

Yahoo announced today an eagerly awaited update to Yahoo! Messenger for the iPhone that brings about support for push notifications, joining rival AIM. With the latest updates, Yahoo is continuing to push the bar (pun intended) and give AIM a run for its money (pun not intended).
If you are new to chatting, the three major [...]

Yahoo Going All-In With iPhone App, Abandons Other Platforms (For Now)

Written on May 20, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

I admit I was surprisingly impressed with Yahoo for iPhone when it first came out, and an update within the last week brought even more improvements, but I’m not sure the app is so spectacular that Yahoo should pour all its effort into it at the expense of other platforms. But that’s what it’s thinking, [...]

Yahoo for iPhone Released: Worthwhile Alternative to Google?

Written on April 02, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

With all the attention in the arena of iPhone applications being fixed squarely on Skype for the past few days, it almost escaped my view that Yahoo has finally released their free Yahoo Mobile app, which we reported on in February. The app’s release coincides with a revamp of their entire Yahoo Mobile web portal, [...]

Yahoo Mobile Coming, Google Likely Doesn’t Care

Written on February 17, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 2 people have commented

The search engine that had a strong claim on the web long before upstart Google came along may be down, but they aren’t out. They’re planning a massive undertaking, a cross-platform release of a mobile suite of applications that, at least according to them, could revolutionize the way you use the web from your mobile [...]

Yahoo Acquires Inquisitor

Written on May 09, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 11 people have commented

Today, Davaid Wantanabe announced that Yahoo has acquired the rights to his popular Inquisitor for Safari.
Congrats to David, and a big “what the heck?” to Yahoo. I honestly can’t imagine what Yahoo would want with a plugin for Safari.
It has long been a Safari-only plugin so with the acquisition of it on Yahoo’s end, I’m [...]