Yahoo stories - Page 7

One-time CEO severs all ties after nearly 17 years. Carol Bartz was also fired after a short time at the helm.

New Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson begins his tenure today, backed by a stunning US$27 million incentive package aimed at revitalising the tech giant.

Telecom launches budget brand 'Skinny' to lure users from outdated CDMA network, aiming at young, low-spenders with deals from $4/week.

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) can seem like one of the most vague and confusing topics of website design and development.

IBM appoints Virginia Rometty as its first female CEO after 100 years in business. She will take up the role in January.

Microsoft announces a 7% revenue jump to US$17.37 billion, driven by product launches and key acquisitions like Skype.

Meg Whitman has been named as the new CEO of Hewlett-Packard, less than a year after Leo Apotheker was appointed.

Speculation has now turned to whether Bartz had a non-disparagement clause in her Yahoo contract. If so, she may have cost herself as much as US$10 million.

Daniel Loeb of Third Point demands sweeping changes at Yahoo, criticising board decisions and the hiring of ex-CEO Carol Bartz in a fiery letter to the SEC.

Exploring the digital age's pitfalls and paradoxes, from Orewa College's iPad initiative to Obama's Twitter faux pas and the HP TouchPad review.

Apple stocks recover after a brief fall post-Jobs' resignation, signaling investor confidence in successor Tim Cook's leadership.

At Dynamics Day, Microsoft NZ's Paul Muckleston peeks into the future, eyeing growth for Windows Phone and new horizons for Bing and Kinect.

In a digital age duel, Facebook and Google vie for supremacy with their vast networks, but NetGuide tips Google as the indispensable online giant.

Check if your system is IPv6-ready ahead of major web companies testing the new internet protocol for 24 hours on June 8.

YouSendIt claims victory over Dropbox, surpassing 30 million unique users in 12 months, thanks to a strategic partnership with Yahoo Mail.

Revive history with History Pin by sharing old snaps of historic figures and places. Join the journey to enrich our past!.

Mocavo introduces a free, site-specific genealogy search engine, eliminating the need for special query formats and streamlining family history research.

Genealogy blog Hunting Kiwis races to document Canterbury's historic headstones before further earthquake damage erases these vital historical records.

Distribution Central's Unity Systems has signed up AdvaTel's InTouch solution for the New Zealand reseller channel.

Apple snags Microsoft's cloud guru, Kevin Timmons, to elevate its data center prowess amid a search for an engineering ace.