Full FeedHuge data breach hits Google, Hotmail, and Yahoo
According to a report by CNET UK, thousands of login credentials for Hotmail, Yahoo, and Google accounts have been stolen and posted online. Since Google accounts also allow access to Blogger, YouTube, Google Docs and Google Talk accounts, the potential data breach is huge as are the possible repercussions. Google… Continue Reading »
U.S. Department of Justice investigating Yahoo-Bing deal
The U.S. Department of Justice is deepening their investigation into the Yahoo!-Bing deal. They’ve asked both Microsoft and Yahoo! for more information about their search engine deal. In July, the two companies announced a deal that would have Microsoft’s Bing power Yahoo’s search with a split of the ad revenue. … Continue Reading »
Yahoo targeted for posting illegal prescription drug ads
Yahoo has been accused of accepting ads for use on their various websites from online pharmacies that are suppliers of illegal prescription drugs. These companies allow customers to order prescription without requiring a valid prescription. Two reporting firms, Legitscript.com and KnujOn.com monitored Yahoo for a three month period and found… Continue Reading »
Gmail pushes to number three in email, kicks AOL mail down
Despite its apparent popularity, Google’s Gmail surprisingly still isn’t the top email service out there. Earlier this year Gmail was sitting as the number four email service based on total unique visitors per month. Last month, that changed when Gmail surpassed AOL Email for the first time. That’s a pretty… Continue Reading »
Microsoft and Yahoo finally tie the knot
Microsoft and Yahoo have come to a deal whereby Microsoft will be powering Yahoo search and Yahoo will take over selling the advertising space. Both CEOs believe it to be a significant step for their companies—one that will allow each company to bring a more innovative, relevant web search to… Continue Reading »
Baidu, Yahoo, and Yandex bring search to Splashtop Instant On OS
The Splashtop OS by DeviceVM is bringing “Instant Search” to its desktop. They have partnered up with Baidu, Yahoo, and Yandex to bring a search bar to their desktop. The search bar will be available even if a web browser is not launched. The different search engines will be used… Continue Reading »
Yahoo and Microsoft reportedly close to making online search deal
Microsoft and Yahoo are reportedly in the final stages of ironing out a deal that will involve the two companies partnering up to provide online searches and web advertisements. The details of the potential deal are sketchy, but it seems as though Microsoft would pay Yahoo billions of dollars to… Continue Reading »
Vizio unveils the everything-including-the-kitchen-sink enabled HDTV
Vizio seems determined to stand out in the HDTV market and by standing out it seems that they are making an attempt to do so in other ways aside from being one of the more affordable models on the store shelf. The latest announcement coming from Vizio includes HDTVs that… Continue Reading »
On Alan Turing’s birthday, we look back at great moments in technology
Remember your first time? No, not that one you pervert. Your first time on the Internet or even using a computer. After all the years, through all the changes, it began with what was never even meant to be a computer by a brilliant man. Today, we tip our hats… Continue Reading »
Yahoo 360 to close on July 13
Yahoo has announced that the long delayed closing of its Yahoo 360 social networking service will now happen on July 13th. Yahoo 360 opened with great fanfare in 2005 and was hoped to become a serious competitor to MySpace and Facebook, but it never happened. The site’s closure was first… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
