Q & A: Yahoo's Mobile Strategy
March 29, 2010 9:56 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsWireless Week Associate Editor Andrew Berg recently caught up with David Katz, vice president of Yahoo! Mobile North America. Katz oversees strategic and business development activities, including the company's mobile operations, mobile advertising sales and strategic partnerships with major operators, OEMs, publishers and ad networks.
Yahoo! Releases Pair of Search Apps for iPhone
March 23, 2010 9:51 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsInternet search giant Yahoo! today launched two new applications for iPhone and iPod touch.
AT & T's Backflip Fires Google Search, Hires Yahoo!
March 3, 2010 7:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOne wonders whether AT&T's decision to strip its first Android phone, the Motorola Backflip, of Google search in favor of Yahoo! search was really what Google had in mind.
Yahoo! Says Go Is A No Go
November 18, 2009 7:00 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsYahoo is closing the doors on its popular Go service, which was active on over 400 phones across multiple carriers. The service will officially shut down on Jan. 12, 2010.
Yahoo Focuses on Partnerships
October 8, 2009 10:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO—Yahoo! Mobile has launched a $100 million ad campaign aimed at addressing the mobile market – and it means business.
Microsoft, Yahoo Agree on Long-Sought Search Deal
July 29, 2009 8:05 am | by Jessica Mintz and Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writers | News | CommentsMicrosoft has finally roped Yahoo into an Internet search partnership
Yahoo! Names Ko to Lead Mobile Team
February 27, 2009 8:38 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsYahoo! wants to make it clear: Mobile remains an integral part of its strategy.
New Yahoo! CEO Ushers Out CFO
February 27, 2009 8:35 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAfter spending six weeks diagnosing Yahoo's troubles, new Chief Executive Carol Bartz started to prescribe a cure
Executive Departures at Telstra, Yahoo!
February 26, 2009 8:36 am | News | CommentsTelstra CEO Sol Trujillo is leaving the Australian operator after about four years
Report: Yahoo CEO Prepares for Reorg
February 23, 2009 8:20 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo's new chief executive, Carol Bartz, may announce a management restructuring as early as Wednesday.
FirstNews - February 17, 2009
February 17, 2009 8:27 am | News | CommentsToday's FirstNews - Single Page Format
Microsoft Reinvents Itself in Mobile
February 16, 2009 8:46 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMicrosoft officially announced Windows Mobile 6.5, a Windows Marketplace store for selling applications and a desire to get Windows on more phones.
No Android Phone from Samsung at MWC
February 13, 2009 8:29 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsSamsung is one company that is not expected to announce an Android handset at next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
FirstNews Briefs for Feb. 10, 2009
February 10, 2009 8:04 am | News | CommentsCompanies in today’s briefs: Boost Mobile, RadioShack, In-Stat, Handmark, Intel, UIQ, Texas Instruments, Skyworks Solutions, Mformation, MobileAccess, MIR3, Sybase 365, Netbiscuits, Nokia Siemens Networks, Telefonica Spain, Verizon Wireless, Universal Music Enterprises.
Yahoo! Loses 2 More Senior Execs
August 29, 2008 8:30 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsThe revolving door at Yahoo! kept spinning this week as announcement of the departure of two more senior executives surfaced.
Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo! Search
May 20, 2008 8:45 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsMicrosoft and Yahoo! returning to merger talks, reports are now saying that the talks focus on Microsoft buying Yahoo!’s search business.
Microsoft, Yahoo! Talking Again
May 19, 2008 8:12 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsIt has been two weeks since Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion offer to buy Yahoo! after not being able to reach an amicable deal.
Microsoft Withdraws Bid for Yahoo!
May 5, 2008 8:14 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsOver the weekend, Microsoft withdrew its bid to acquire Yahoo!
For Open Networks, Yahoo!’s oneSearch is Impressive
May 2, 2008 4:51 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsThe 2008 edition of the annual CTIA wireless show is history. As expected, there was a lot of buzz regarding 4G
Microsoft, Yahoo! Talk Over Buyout Benefits
March 17, 2008 8:03 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAccording to reports, Microsoft and Yahoo! officials met this weekend to discuss the possible merger; this is the first official meeting for the companies since Yahoo! rejected the software giant’s $44.6 billion takeover bid.
Internet Firms Fine-Tune Mobile Strategies
March 7, 2008 10:45 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAt the CeBIT show in Germany this week, Yahoo! unveiled its Yahoo! onePlace solution to help consumers better manage their content.
Yahoo! Still Seeks Microsoft Bid Alternatives
March 5, 2008 6:44 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsYahoo! has stepped up talks with Time Warner, as the Internet company seeks an alternative to Microsoft’s buyout offer.
Yahoo! Announces onePlace Mobile Bookmarking
March 4, 2008 6:58 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsYahoo! unveiled a mobile bookmarking tool, which lets users track favorite Web topics on their cell phones.
Softbank’s Yahoo! Model
February 20, 2008 10:40 am | by Keith Mallinson | Articles | CommentsAccolades for one-upmanship at the MWC goes to Softbank's CEO Masayoshi Son, aplomb with success in driving adoption and usage of mobile broadband and Internet in Japan.
Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal May Be Closer
February 15, 2008 6:49 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsMicrosoft’s potential to close a deal with Yahoo! appear closer to fruition today than it did earlier this week.



