I guess it’s not a surprise to hear that Microsoft is interested in Yahoo again. What’s that, the third or fourth time they are considering striking a deal with Yahoo? But hey, who’s counting anyhow, right? How do you think Google is feeling about that? After all they wanted a piece of Yahoo too…

Don’t go feeling all deja-vu just yet. Microsoft has something new in mind this time. Apparently they don’t feel comfortable in a monogamous relationship and they’re turning to NewsCorp or Time Warnder for a kinky threesome deal. While Microsoft will acquire everything that’s involved in the Yahoo Search business, the other potential partner will get everything else.

And all this comes in a moment in which Google’s advertising deal with Yahoo is under investigation. The US department of Justice isn’t happy with all that happy about such an anti-competitive agreement.

Microsoft: I want you Yahoo, I only want you, there’s no one else like you! (to himself) Damn you Google!
Yahoo: I want you too Microsoft. I want to bare your children! (to herself) Wait until I get my hands on all your money.

Later on Microsoft dumped Yahoo as Yahoo didn’t want to sign the prenuptial agreement Microsoft had in mind. Imagine our surprise when we saw both Microsoft and Yahoo suffering and trying to work things out. But we aren’t fools, there’s no future in this relationship and everyone knows it. That’s why Microsoft is dumping Yahoo again. Well Yahoo, we’ve warned you that Microsoft was bad news…

via Engadget

Not a long time ago I was telling you guys how Steve Ballmer has done it again by not being able to get Yahoo to sign an agreement with Microsoft. After the Windows Vista mega hit, this was another unsuccessful but dramatically debated move from Microsoft.
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In addition to warding off Microsoft’s advances towards a takeover, Yahoo seems to have got some work done on its Yahoo Go! with several improvements over the previous version 2.0 for the Windows Mobile platform, which was disappointing to say the least.

The application’s user interface has undergone a overhaul and there is now full support for widgets aimed at providing information on the go. There is now an integrated at-a-glance Yahoo screen and improved oneSearch feature along with a comely Web 2.0-like feel and navigation to the application. All the data is stored in a “cloud” for easy retrieval on any other web-enabled device and since this would mean heavy data transfers, it would help if you had an unlimited data plan.

Go ahead and snatch it here if you own a Windows Mobile-powered device. I have tested it on a HTC Touch and it doesn’t seem that bad.

No matter what cell phone we use, no matter what new dektop or ultra-portable notebook gets invented and released, no matter whether a PC is legal in Cuba or not, names like Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple or Google will always try to get involved in those markets.

This year the Yahoo takeover by Microsoft (hostile or soft) has been one of the headlines over the internet. Whether you were online on your new smart phone or on your company’s laptop you must have heard about it. All that hassle and all the talk about how, when and where will this deal finally be signed.

But what a shocker. Microsoft will no longer pursue their Yahoo acquisition. So they say at least for now. How will that impact the mobile world? We’ll just have to wait and see! As for now the only winner of this completed deal has one name: Google!

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Yahoo Inc. has just announced the launch of its all new Yahoo! Go 3.0. This is Yahoo!’s flagship all-in-one mobile offering, but it is still in early beta stage when it was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008. This new product is designed to deliver more of what consumers want, wherever however and whenever they want it. Yahoo! Go 3.0 takes mobile services to the next level with an upgraded and feature-rich user interface, a truly personalized start page and customizable access to consumers’ favorite Internet brands and services through easy-to-use third-party widgets.

Users of this service can download it on more than 30 mobile devices from major manufacturers worldwide and use it on most wireless networks.

Yahoo! Go 3.0 offers an intuitive and rich design that makes efficient use of the phone’s small screen and speeds consumers’ ability to find the information they need on the mobile Internet. Furthermore, the new Home widget for Yahoo! Go 3.0 is an innovative gateway for consumers to get where they’re going on the mobile Internet. It offers cool services such as how many new e-mails have arrived, upcoming calendar appointments, and new photos posted to Flickr by friends.

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Looks like Yahoo won’t take Google’s beatings lying down. The company has announced the new Yahoo Mobile Development Platform. The company wishes to gear developers into developing widgets or mini-apps. All the widgets developed would be places in a Widget Gallery wherein which users could choose which ones to use. A full working SDK with guidelines isn’t available yet but Yahoo promises it won’t be long into the future. As of now, Yahoo has unveiled their new mobile home page, Yahoo Go 3.0. Users could access the Widget Gallery which already houses a few widgets such as those from bigwigs like eBay, MySpace and MTV.

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After the news about Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and Google, here comes another mobile provider company and search engine giant tie-up. Latin America’s leading mobile service provider, America Movil, has partnered with Yahoo! to bring the latter’s oneSearch service to all of American Movil’s subscribers. This means Yahoo! will be default mobile Internet search engine for the providers’ customers in 16 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Yahoo! will be customizing the oneSearch service for each of the 16 countries in the future. Yahoo! oneSearch would bring a whole new experience to America Movil subscribers since Yahoo! integrates different features into the service such as weather reports, flickr, financial conditions, and image search among others.

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Touted as the first navigation system with two-way internet connectivity, the Dash Express GPS unit is now available for pre-order. The device lets you select your route based on real-time traffic data that is automatically exchanged via other Dash devices. The Dash Express collects traffic info from the driver network, combines it with other sources of traffic info and gives you near-accurate info on your routes. And if a faster route is available, you get an instant alert.

Thanks to internet connectivity, you can use Yahoo Local search, giving you tons of points of interest. Among other neat features is the Send2Car feature. Just about the fastest way to send an address from your computer to the Dash Express unit, simply highlight an address from your web browser or Microsoft Outlook and send it directly to the GPS. This means, you can also have someone send an address remotely. No hassle of pulling out to the side of the road to enter an address!

The Dash Express features a 4.3-inch (diagonal) widescreen display offering 480×272 pixel resolution WQVGA TFT LCD. Weighing in at 13.3 oz, it has a life of up to 2 hours on the Li-ion battery. It supports Wi-Fi and GPRS as well.

Priced at US $599.99, the Dash Express is now available for pre-order. The Dash Service, on the other hand, costs $9.99/month for a 2-year plan.

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Reports (and I believe its already official) have circulated that Yahoo has just purchased Zimbra. Zimbra of course is a groupware product created by Zimbra Inc. It is a web client and a full featured collaboration suite that supports email and group calendars using an Ajax web interface that enables tool tips, draggable items, and right-click menus in the UI.

The question now is, what will Yahoo do with it? Will they port it and use it on mobile devices? As companies are in competition to become the best of the best, moves are initiated to that direction. Companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are slowly integrating mobile devices with the internet.

There will come a time when documents no longer exist, but hyperlinks on the internet. Soon, time will come when instead of sending your boss your reports, you’ll just send him a text message with a link.

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If you happen to be in Japan and are planning to sign up for Yahoo! Japan’s BB ADSL, you now have a chance to get an HP Compaq 6715s/CT Notebook PC for just ¥29,800 (US $250). The nx6715s Notebook PC is an entry level laptop featuring an AMD Mobile Sempron 3400+ (1.8GHz) CPU, 512MB memory and AMD M690T chipset. There’s an 80 gig hard drive, and the notebook offers a 51.4″ 1280×800 WXGA resolution display.

The laptop also comes pre-loaded with Windows Vista Home Basic operating system. The laptop actually retails at ¥64,890 (US $545) but the low price is for those signing up with Yahoo! BB. The offer is valid only between July 28 - August 31, 2007, so grab the offer soon.

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