Social networking giant Facebook has introduced 360-degree videos that enables users to view the footage from any angle. The videos are created using a special set of cameras that record all 360 degrees of a scene simultaneously. By using a cursor on a desktop browser or dragging a finger on a mobile display, users can … Read more
Yahoo have announced that three of their computer servers have been breached by hackers who exploited the Shellshock security hole. Despite the breach in security, Yahoo has assured users that no data has been compromised and that they have already rectified the situation. “As soon as we became aware of the issue, we began patching … Read more
Yahoo is planning to launch an encryption service for all of their email users by 2015. After Edward Snowden leaked information that revealed the NSA and other government agencies were monitoring emails, tech companies have come under pressure to provide a more secure service. In order to meet these consumer demands, Yahoo is now planning … Read more
This Friday a report surfaced that Apple would be dropping Yahoo as it’s middleman in the iOS 8 Weather App. Apple is going direct to The Weather Channel in providing a weather solution for the new operating system. Yahoo has been trying diligently to increase their presence in Apple’s operating system, according to CEO Marissa … Read more
Yahoo has followed in the footsteps of Google and have released their workplace diversity statistics, proving that Silicon Valley is predominantly still made up of white males. Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer is one of the few female leaders in Silicon Valley but it seems that her staff are 62 percent men and only 37 percent … Read more
Want to be the next YouTube Superstar? Perhaps you have better chances with Yahoo. Yahoo has reportedly been planning to offer prominent YouTube stars and networks better financial incentives to come aboard their own competing service. The move comes at the right time for Yahoo too, as YouTube video makers have been complaining over the … Read more
In order to boost search engine traffic, Yahoo has reached out to Yelp, the popular consumer review website. Ratings and excerpts from Yelp reviews have now started to appear on Yahoo search results and while the deal between the two companies was kept private, sources claim that it was finalized last month. Yahoo is hoping … Read more
Yahoo is changing the rules by making users have a Yahoo ID if they want to access their services. Currently, users have been able to access Yahoo’s services such as Flickr by using their Facebook or Google log in credentials. Now however, the search engine is making all users have their own Yahoo ID. The … Read more
British spies at GCHQ have been caught red handed, storing images of nude photographs from millions of Yahoo Messenger webcams and Xbox’s kinect camera. Th UK intelligence agency, GCHQ started browsing camera feeds back in 2008 and in just one six month period 1.8 million pictures were taken and stored on government servers however 11 … Read more
Yahoo has teamed up with Yelp to help them improve on their search results. Yelp’s listings and reviews will be incorporated onto Yahoo’s search engine results and is set to be available in the next few weeks. This new move by Yahoo is a promising one as CEO, Marissa Mayer aims to move Yahoo into … Read more
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