Yahoo lays off 2,000 employees

05 Apr, 2012, 11:48 am IST Web services

Yahoo Inc will lay off 2,000 people, or 14 percent of its workforce, in its deepest round of job cuts in years as new Chief Executive Scott Thompson ... More

M&A angle seen in Yahoo patent demand on Facebook

29 Feb, 2012, 12:10 pm IST Social Networking

Yahoo could be trying to boost its acquisition value by demanding licensing fees from Facebook for the use of its technology, as the one time ... More

Yahoo threatens Facebook as social media patent war looms

28 Feb, 2012, 3:59 pm IST Social Networking

Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media More

Intelligence Bureau asks telcos to keep a tab on mobile Internet traffic

24 Feb, 2012, 10:43 am IST Naina Khedekar Mobile services 1 Comments

The Intelligence Bureau now demands that the telecom ministry must ask phone companies to implement ... More

Flickr to get a facelift on 28th February

22 Feb, 2012, 11:27 am IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps

Flickr, the most popular photo hosting service on the web, by far, has been through a lot over the year. Soon ... More

Yahoo's Jerry Yang accused of playing both sides in big sales deal

05 Nov, 2011, 3:06 pm IST Web apps

On the same day that potential Yahoo buyers faced a deadline to sign confidentiality agreements, co-founder Jerry Yang came under a fresh attack from an activist shareholder ... More

Third Point demands resignation of Yahoo founder

05 Nov, 2011, 12:33 pm IST Web apps

Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb launched another attack on Yahoo Inc on Friday, demanding co-founder Jerry Yang's resignation and two seats on the struggling Internet company's board More

Yahoo Q3 revenue, profit slip

19 Oct, 2011, 9:13 am IST Web apps

Yahoo Inc managed to meet all its quarterly earnings targets in the third quarter, even as it fielded offers from potential buyers and searched for a new chief executive. More

Alibaba's Ma: "very interested" in buying Yahoo

01 Oct, 2011, 12:46 pm IST Reuters Web apps

Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is keen on buying Yahoo Inc if the opportunity presents itself and has held discussions with other potential buyers about options. More

Now, Facebook Chat while You use Yahoo Mail

15 Mar, 2011, 11:44 am IST Anuradha Shetty Web apps

Imagine having your Facebook contacts with you, even while you're sending/checking your mails on Yahoo! More

Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Mail Beta; Makes Email 'Faster, Easier and More Social'

28 Oct, 2010, 9:39 am IST tech2 News Staff Windows

People can opt-in to Yahoo! Mail Beta and this interface is consistent over all mobile devices. More

Myspace.com overtakes Yahoo! Mail

15 Jul, 2006, 5:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Services

Controversial social networking site, MySpace.com is now the most popular site in the US, overtaking Yahoo Mail in terms of page hits. According to In... More

200 Million Yahoo! Accounts Affected By email Virus

13 Jun, 2006, 4:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Services

An email virus nicknamed the ‘yammaner' has made its way into millions of Yahoo! email account, disguised under the headline “New Graphics Siteâ... More