Yahoo! has thrown open the doors to developers wanting to submit paid apps to its upcoming Yahoo! Connected TV platform. Set to launch in March 2011, the widget store will allow for TV-based interactive content on compatible HDTVs - Sony, VIZIO, Toshiba, Samsung and LG are all signed up - with developers able to price their apps from $0.99 to $99.
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Yahoo! Connected TV platform accepting paid-widget submissions for March 2011 launch
Google Offered to Buy Twitter for FOUR BILLION DOLLARS
Muhahaha! Four, BILLION, dollars. Yes, mister Powers, if you believe a lovely story from Yahoo Financial News you'll know that earlier this year Google thought through the notion of buying the entirety of Twitter for somewhere around $2.5 billion US dollars. Their offer didn't end up being officially announced, but apparently it did go down. But that's not the end, according to YFN again, Twitter felt insulted! And Google offered more.
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Comscore unveils September 2010 search engine rankings
The search engine market is one that tends to change only slightly for the most part with Google dominating, Yahoo coming in second, and Microsoft the perennial third place. That market has changed a bit since Yahoo started using Bing search results, but Yahoo and Microsoft are still reported separately by Comscore.
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Toshiba WX800 and VX700 HDTVs Available in the US, BDX3000 3D Blu-ray Player Coming Soon
When Toshiba showed off their high-end Cinema Series HDTVs, there was a bit of sadness which immediately followed the announcement that the sets wouldn't be available in the United States right off the bat. But, then a glimmer of hope, as they clarified that they would be coming, just at a later time. And finally, that time has arrived. And with it, Toshiba is bringing quite the party.
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Yahoo! transitions to Bing search
Yahoo!'s deal with Microsoft has reached its first major milestone, with the company turning off its own search engine technology this week and shifting all North American web, image and video queries over to the Bing engine. Other geographical sites (and languages - right now only the English searches have transitioned) will follow "in the weeks and months ahead" according to Microsoft.
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The Next Great Tech Rivalry
The consumer electronics industry has had its share of great rivalries. Apple vs. Microsoft; Microsoft vs. Google; Google vs. Yahoo; and though these companies surely remain in competition, the intense rivalries that drive product development and benefit the consumer have mostly faded. Apple and Microsoft may jockey for position in measurements of market capitalization, but they’re both successful with dramatically different product categories now. Microsoft may want a piece of Google’s search pie, but Google holds a commanding lead that seems unlikely to falter. And do I have to even explain how Yahoo is no longer competitive with Google?
Nokia Yahoo! Phone “out of the scope of the announcement”
Sources had suggested that there'd be no sign of the well-rumored Nokia-made Yahoo! Phone at the two companies' press event this morning, and sure enough it's all about Ovi services. Asked in a Q&A whether there would be a Yahoo! phone, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told reporters and investors "No, no, that is out of the scope of the announcement."
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Yahoo! and Nokia join forces on Ovi Maps, Mail and Chat
Yahoo! and Nokia have taken to the stage this morning and, as expected, they've announced a partnership deal that will see them collaborate on mobile services. According to the deal, Nokia will be the exclusive provider for Yahoo!'s maps services worldwide, using Ovi Maps, while Yahoo! will become the exclusive global provider of Nokia's Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services.
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Nokia and Yahoo! deal for mobile services imminent?
Nokia are going full-steam ahead with their own package of services - the feature-toting update to Ovi Maps earlier this week is proof of that - but are they also planning a deal with Yahoo! which will see the latter company's email, search and other applications and services built into certain Nokia models? That's what AllThingsD are reporting, having been invited to Yahoo!'s "Project Nike" launch next week with the promise of "an exciting announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences". They dug around and came up not only with the Nokia connection but some particularly snide comments about both firms.
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comScore offers search engine rankings for December 2009
The search market is highly competitive thanks the massive amounts of money that can be made from the ads displayed alongside search results. The search engines in the US battle for the dominant position with the top contenders being Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
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LG Plasma HDTV CES 2010 range boast super-narrow bezels
In comparison to their huge 2010 LCD range, LG's new plasma HDTVs are conspicuous by their scarcity: the company have announced a mere eight new sets at CES 2010. Among those six, however, are some impressive sounding beasts and some mighty fine design. LG's TruSlim Frame models, for instance, the PK550 and PJ350, have bezels just 0.9-inches wide; all of the 2010 sets are around two-inches deep, too, and LG have shaved off considerable weight as well.
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LG LCD HDTV CES 2010 range revealed: 3D-ready flagship Infinia LE9500
LG's CES 2010 LCD HDTV line-up may not be quite as technologically impressive as Toshiba's CELL-packing ZX900, but it certainly dwarfs it in terms of sheer number of models. The company have announced a full 39 different HDTVs, ranging from the entry-level LD350 which kicks off at a modest 19-inches, through to the Infinia LE9500 flagship with up to 55-inch panels, skinny 8.5mm bezels, Full HD 1080p, Skype videocalls (assuming you plug in a webcam), 3D-ready support and streaming media from Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, Napster and Yahoo! Widgets.
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