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Yahoo! Launches Revamped App with Summly and Mail Integration

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by James Gray on
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Today marks the release of Yahoo’s latest update to their Android app, integrating Yahoo’s newest $30 million dollar acquisition, Summly. Like its recently released iOS counterpart, Yahoo’s new app is only available Stateside, but that is expected to change in the coming weeks.

Designed by a British teenager, Summly’s purpose is simple but effective, taking news stories from around the web and condensing them into summaries for easier reading on small screens.  While it is definitely a great selling point for Yahoo!, it is hardly the only feature. Also packed in the app is the ability to share news stories, filter topics of interest and a revamped search engine with improved integration with other Yahoo! apps. Finally, the interface was overhauled with the Holo design theme, resembling the recently revamped Yahoo! Mail app.

The Yahoo! app is available for free from Google Play for any device running Android 2.2 or higher. Hit the break for download links.

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Yahoo mail for Android gets an overhaul

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by Sean Stewart on
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Well, that didn’t take long. Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, formerly an executive with Google, took to the blogs yesterday to announce that they’ve completely revamped Yahoo! Mail after only five months at the helm of Yahoo!. In the blog, she mentions, they ”told us loud and clear”  that customers wanted ”fewer distractions when it comes to email.” Well, ask and you shall receive. The updated version is  faster, cleaner, and more consistent across all devices. Along with the mail application running more efficiently, you can specifically expect the following:

  •  Rebranding: The application can now be found as ‘Y! Mail’ on your device.
  •  Better battery performance
  •  Increased stability
  •  More secure with SSL turned on by default
  •  More reliable push notifications
  •  NewUI

What are your thoughts? Do you currently use Yahoo! Mail and look forward to the revamped performance and looks? Let us know.

 

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Yahoo! Sports Beyond Gold 2012 App Helps you Keep Up to Date with the Olympic Games

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by Brad Ward on
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If you’re looking to follow the Olympic games that are currently underway in London without your face glued to the television, Yahoo! has got your back. The app they have created will allow users to closely follow Olympic games without having to watch a minute of television. It will allow you to keep up with the news, photos and access to which countries have earned what medals and for which events. The only downside to this application is that there are no video streams whatsoever.

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Yahoo! Weather now shows local pictures matching weather conditions

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Yahoo! just announced a major update to Yahoo! Weather, which brings the weather to life with beautiful photos that correspond to location, time of day, and current weather conditions. The photos are crowd-sourced from the Project Weather group on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/projectweather). So obviously, the more pictures users take, the more pictures you will see. Other features include:

  • Get an instant five day forecast for your current location by simply opening the app
  • View detailed weather information for the day by tilting your phone
  • Access up to 10 locations accessible with a simple swipe
  • Share the weather and corresponding photo on Facebook, Twitter, and email
  • Stay updated from your home screen by installing the Yahoo! Weather widget
  • Quickly access The Weather Channel for detailed weather information

Yahoo! Weather is free, so give it a try and let us know what you think. Download links below

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Google’s answer to Flipboard could launch this week

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by Robert Nazarian on
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We told you about Google’s new social news reader, code-named Propeller, about a month ago, and it looks like a launch could take place this week. Propeller will be a lot like Flipboard, which has been a big hit on the Apple iPad. It will also compete with the likes of Pulse, Taptu, and News360. Furthermore, we are hearing Yahoo! will also launch a similar offering this Wednesday called Livestand.

We aren’t sure if Propeller will be the actual name since it’s a code name, but there are reports that “Currents” could be the choice. It’s an HTML5 reader, and it will be available for both Android and the Apple iPad. Propeller will have plenty of media partners, and it will integrate with the Google+ social network.

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Yahoo! brings Flickr to Android

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Eager Flickr users have been waiting for the arrival of a native Flickr app for Android. The wait is over as Yahoo! just released it in the Android Market.

You can now take pictures with your Android phone, enhance it with custom filters, upload it straight to your Flickr account, and share on Facebook, Twitter, and more.

Features:

  • Share photos only with the people you want to with easy privacy settings.
  • Full screen browsing and slideshows for your photos, your contacts photos or any of the public photos from the global Flickr community.
  • Share the story behind your photo with titles, descriptions, comments and tags.
  • Keep your track of where you took your photo by keeping your location data automatically through geotagging.

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WIN of the day – Hello Kitty Android super-phone

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by Jim Farmer on
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Softbank, the mobile carrier in Japan surprised us yesterday with the announcement of a Yahoo phone running Google’s Android OS; yeah, strange. Things just get weirder. Today the Japanese carrier brings us the Hello Kitty branded Aquos. For this special Hello Kitty edition, owners will have the privilege to enjoy Kitty themed menus, screens, icons, mail, calculator, alarm clock, and more. Although the phone is heavily branded with Hello Kitty, there is a Snoopy theme as well. While it may be cute and glamorous, don’t be fooled. The Aquos is a beast. Aside from being the world’s first Android flip phone, you’ll find that the Aquos has

  • Gingerbread 2.3
  • 1Ghz 2nd gen Snapdragon processor
  • 16MP camera with 1280×720 HD video recording
  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0+EDR
  • GPS
  • Micro HDMI
  • microSD/SDHC slot (shipped with a 2GB card inside)
  • waterproof body
  • digital TV tuner
  • digital wallet function (Felica/RFID)
  • infrared port
  • Blu-ray recorder connectivity

Ladies, many of you commented on our previous article about the HTC Bliss with outcries for pocket powerhouse, so I look forward to reading your comments in response to this device. Guys if you think you’re too cool to rock a Hello Kitty phone, it’s also available in plain blue.

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Sharp’s Android 2.3 “Yahoo Phone” To Be Released In Japan Next Month

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by Justin Routhier on
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In a country that ranks Yahoo as its number one website, it seems to make good sense to create a “Yahoo Phone” doesn’t it? After all, designing android devices around customer’s favorite websites seems to be all the rage since we began seeing the HTC Status earlier this summer. Sharp is manufacturing the phone and it will be released next month under the mobile provider Softbank, the country’s third biggest carrier and whose majority shareholder happens to be Yahoo Japan.

Its many features include the Android 2.3 OS, a 4-inch LCD with qHD resolution (960 x 540), an 8MP CMOS camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, a micro SDHC slot, a digital TV tuner, an e-wallet function and even infrared communications. The device will most likely come pre-installed with such Yahoo Japan services as Yahoo Japan Home, Yahoo Japan Auctions and Yahoo Loco. To sweeten the deal a little more, Softbank subscribers will become Yahoo Japan premium members for two years at no cost (a $9 value) and users can earn additional Yahoo Shopping points during that time also.

With plenty of solid corporate backing and a population chock full of Yahoo-using consumers, it seems like a no-brainer to me. What do you think? Leave us a comment below.

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Sprint Seeks to Abolish the Notion of Bloatware Completely

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by Ryan Brooks on
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U.S. manufacturers, in all forms of the market (phones, notebooks, etc.), have long plagued us with bloatware that, put simply, we don’t want. The cell phone market has been the worst. Not only are the apps often buggy and slow, but you can’t even remove them (without root, anyway). The amount of users that actually complain about this has been relatively small, but they speak for the community. Sprint has listened, and responded by scaling back the amount of apps altogether, providing users with the option to remove what’s left if they should choose. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, as is usually the case when manufacturers listen to their users.

This comes as a welcome change in light of the other big three, which have been known to bundle their phones with Bing and even Yahoo!

In an interview with Engadget from last year, Sprint’s VP of Product Development Fared Adib put it simply, ”Ben, we’ve got to get rid of these preloaded apps on our devices. A lot of customers don’t want this.” I couldn’t agree more.

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Make eBuddy Messenger For Android Your Next Instant Messaging Client

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by Joe Sirianni on
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There’s definitely no shortage of instant messaging clients on the Android Market these days but we thought it would be worth mentioning eBuddy Messenger for Android.  Though the app has been out for quite some time, many new and fresh updates have made it a top contender in the IM department.  The application allows you to message your buddies on a variety of different platforms such as Facebook, Yahoo, MySpace, Google Talk, AIM and more.  Check out the full list of features after the break along with a few screenshots.  The interface is smooth and easy to navigate.  You can use your own Avatar and there are tons of emoticons to choose from as well.  Ready to give it a go?  Head on over to our apps database where you can also find a QR Code available.  You can also snag the download from the Android Market.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think of the app in the comments below.   » Read the rest

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