Pocket-lint.co.uk : Yahoo http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget Reviews, Product News, Electronic Gadgets Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:04:15 +0100 en-gb NEWS: Daily news roundup - 21/08/08 http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17110/18134/daily-news-roundup-21-August.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17110/18134/daily-news-roundup-21-August.phtml Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:41:39 +0100 Does what it says on the tin

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site today, here are some of the highlights. ...

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]]> NEWS: Intel and Yahoo bring Widgets to the TV http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17078/18102/intel-yahoo-want-widget-television.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17078/18102/intel-yahoo-want-widget-television.phtml Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:31:20 +0100 New chip will let you check your Flickr feed while watching the box

You're probably used to the news ticker tapes scrolling across your screen giving you the latest headlines, but what if you could have the weather or your Flickr feed while you watch EastEnders or CSI? ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo board finalised http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16910/17934/Icahn-supporters-join-Yahoo-board.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16910/17934/Icahn-supporters-join-Yahoo-board.phtml Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:17:56 +0100 Icahn gets his men

Part of the deal that Yahoo made with billionaire investor, and once rebel shareholder, was that he could nominate three of his pals to the Yahoo board. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo Fire Eagle launches http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16838/17862/yahoo-fire-eagle-internet-platform.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16838/17862/yahoo-fire-eagle-internet-platform.phtml Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:30:12 +0100 Plans to help you control Your web

Yahoo, fresh from its battle with Microsoft, has launched Fire Eagle out of private beta. ...

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]]> NEWS: Shareholders vote to let Yahoo Yang keep his job ... just http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16659/17683/Shareholders-vote-keep-Jerry-Yang.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16659/17683/Shareholders-vote-keep-Jerry-Yang.phtml Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:55:26 +0100 Two-thirds vote to support CEO

The details are now coming through from Yahoo's AGM, and they reveal exactly how close the company's top management came to losing their jobs. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo AGM turns into slanging match http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16603/17627/Yahoo-AGM-shareholders-get-angry.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16603/17627/Yahoo-AGM-shareholders-get-angry.phtml Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:54:24 +0100 Angry shareholders voice dismay at failed Microsoft deal

Carl Icahn, rebel shareholder and vocal billionaire, may have been placated, but Yahoo still faced dissent at its much-anticipated AGM on 1 August. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo del.icio.us bookmarking tool gets revamp http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16581/17605/Yahoo-revamps-delicious-bookmarking-tool.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16581/17605/Yahoo-revamps-delicious-bookmarking-tool.phtml Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:24:18 +0100 New interface and quicker searches

We are still waiting to hear when Microsoft is going to launch its new bookmarking tool, Social Bookmarks, but in the meantime, Yahoo has revamped its competiting service. ...

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]]> NEWS: Carl Icahn a no show for Yahoo AGM http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16580/17604/Icahn-absenting-from-Yahoo-meeting.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16580/17604/Icahn-absenting-from-Yahoo-meeting.phtml Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:12:45 +0100 Rebel shareholder not attending

He has been the bane of Yahoo's existence ever since Microsoft launched a takeover bid for the internet company's search biz all of those months ago. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo shareholder sells stake in disgust http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16506/17530/Yahoo-shareholder-sells-stake-protest.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16506/17530/Yahoo-shareholder-sells-stake-protest.phtml Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:01:02 +0100 Billionaire lashes out at "pathetic" management

A Texan oil billionaire has sold all of his shares in Yahoo in protest at how the company has handled Microsoft's various bids to buy its search business. ...

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]]> NEWS: Intel, HP and Yahoo team up to drive cloud computing http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16496/17520/Intel-HP-Yahoo-cloud-computing.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16496/17520/Intel-HP-Yahoo-cloud-computing.phtml Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:41:43 +0100 Six virtual research centres to be created

Three of the tech world's biggest companies are joining resources to drive forward cloud computing. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo Music Store shutting down DRM servers http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16440/17464/Yahoo-shutting-DRM-music-servers.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16440/17464/Yahoo-shutting-DRM-music-servers.phtml Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:18:00 +0100 Customers will be "compensated"

It was way back in February that Yahoo announced that it's music service was to be transferred over to RealNetworks' Rhapsody. ...

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]]> NEWS: Microsoft says chance of Yahoo takeover now slim http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16411/17435/Microsoft-walks-away-from-Yahoo.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16411/17435/Microsoft-walks-away-from-Yahoo.phtml Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:53:25 +0100 And exec who led the talks has now left

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief exec, has told journalists that his company is "done" with pursuing Yahoo, after two unsuccessful bids and months of wrangling. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo does deal with rebel shareholder http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16286/17310/Yahoo-does-deal-Carl-Icahn.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16286/17310/Yahoo-does-deal-Carl-Icahn.phtml Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:59:29 +0100 Proxy battle averted

Just last week Yahoo is warning its shareholders to stay away from billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who has been putting mounting pressure on Yahoo's board to do a deal with Microsoft. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo warns shareholders off supporting Carl Icahn http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16217/17241/Yahoo-fighting-off-Carl-Icahn.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16217/17241/Yahoo-fighting-off-Carl-Icahn.phtml Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:58:31 +0100 He offers a "significant risk to their investment"

Earlier this week, there was a war of words between Yahoo, which had newly rejected yet another Microsoft buy-out bid, and the computing giant itself. ...

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]]> NEWS: Rumours that Time Warner is to sell AOL http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16203/17227/Rumours-Time-Warner-selling-AOL.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16203/17227/Rumours-Time-Warner-selling-AOL.phtml Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:11:42 +0100 Yahoo and Microsoft could be in the running

It may be getting nowhere with Yahoo, but is Microsoft currently making a deal to buy AOL off Time Warner? ...

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]]> NEWS: VIDEO: Megawhat News - Intel unveils the Centrino 2 processor http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16146/17170/Megawhat-has-daily-gadget-news.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16146/17170/Megawhat-has-daily-gadget-news.phtml Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:57:38 +0100 The day's hottest headlines - in a video

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

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]]> NEWS: VIDEO: Megawhat News - Yahoo rejects Microsoft ... again http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16127/17151/megawhat-has-daily-gadget-news.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16127/17151/megawhat-has-daily-gadget-news.phtml Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:01:45 +0100 All of Monday's headlines in a lovely little vid

Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written? ...

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]]> NEWS: Microsoft "sets the record straight" over Yahoo deal http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16109/17133/Microsoft-responds-to-Yahoo-rebuttal.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16109/17133/Microsoft-responds-to-Yahoo-rebuttal.phtml Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:04:33 +0100 Slanging match ensues

Yesterday Yahoo told the world that it had rejected yet another Microsoft advance and also took a rather large pop at the computing giant. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo rejects yet another Microsoft advance http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16076/17100/Yahoo-rejects-joint-Microsoft-bid.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16076/17100/Yahoo-rejects-joint-Microsoft-bid.phtml Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:39:30 +0100 Anyone else getting deja vu?

Yahoo has yet again rejected a bid by Microsoft that would have seen its search engine absorbed by the computing giant. ...

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]]> NEWS: Yahoo attempts to quell shareholder rebellion http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/15935/16959/Yahoo-attempting-to-appease-shareholders.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/15935/16959/Yahoo-attempting-to-appease-shareholders.phtml Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:12:30 +0100 The drama continues...

Are the talks between Yahoo on or off? Is there anything to the rumours that both parties are consulting with Time Warner's AOL? ...

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