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Yahoo TV launches in NZ
Digital Entertainment

Yahoo TV launches in NZ

Yahoo New Zealand has launched Yahoo TV, a free streaming platform offering Kiwis exclusive premieres, box sets and TV on demand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2015

Global Stories

Yahoo stories

Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues
Yahoo

Yahoo's data hack nightmare continues

The fact that Yahoo may have known about the breach for a number of months before alerting the public shows why we need mandatory breach notification.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Sep 2016
Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach
Breach Prevention

Spark says 130,000 Xtra customers affected by Yahoo data breach

Spark warns that130,000 customers have potentially been put at risk by the massive Yahoo data breach - around 15% of all Xtra customers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Sep 2016
Yahoo works to clean up its titanic data breach mess
Cybersecurity

Yahoo works to clean up its titanic data breach mess

Yahoo scrambles to mitigate a colossal data breach affecting 500m users, as state-sponsored hackers are blamed for the 2014 incident.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space
Yahoo

Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space

Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016
So long Flickr and thanks for all the fish!
Disaster Recovery

So long Flickr and thanks for all the fish!

A corporate group-think can lead to some pretty silly decisions. This time it appears that struggling Internet player, Yahoo, has got it all wrong.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
Kiwi Yahoo users' passwords safe...for now
Cybersecurity

Kiwi Yahoo users' passwords safe...for now

While the new option may make it easier for users to login, it potentially makes it much easier for hackers to break into Yahoo accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015
New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers
Google

New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers

The new Gmail app will work not only with Gmail addresses, but also with Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP- or Exchange-based email accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps
Yahoo

Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps

Yahoo intensifies efforts in mobile messaging, acquiring Blink, investing in Snapchat, aiming to enhance or innovate in the messaging space.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2014
Yahoo! Community goes to the web...
Digital Entertainment

Yahoo! Community goes to the web...

The news that Commnity is headed to Yahoo for a sixth season has delighted fans (and me) of the now un-cancelled series.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2014
Telecom set for Yahoo Xtra email security update...
Unified Communications

Telecom set for Yahoo Xtra email security update...

Yahoo and Telecom are applying additional encryption settings to Yahoo Xtra email, affecting some users from March 17.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Mar 2014
How to secure your Yahoo Xtra email account…
Unified Communications

How to secure your Yahoo Xtra email account…

Fresh from updating users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures, Telco offers Kiwis advice on how to combat any further breaches.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2014
Telecom updates users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures
Unified Communications

Telecom updates users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures

Telecom upgrades security for Xtra email platform with new encryption setting, SSL. Users urged to update settings.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2014
Yahoo email under new wave of security attacks...
Cybersecurity

Yahoo email under new wave of security attacks...

Yahoo has warned that its email service is under a new wave of security attacks, urging users to display extreme caution when checking messages.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Feb 2014
$58m down the drain as Yahoo no.2 becomes a pain
Yahoo

$58m down the drain as Yahoo no.2 becomes a pain

Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro fired after 15 months. Estimated $109m severance package to soften the blow. CEO Marissa Mayer declines to comment.

By David Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jan 2014
Telecom warns Kiwis over Yahoo Xtra spam attacks
Unified Communications

Telecom warns Kiwis over Yahoo Xtra spam attacks

Telecom Retail CEO Chris Quin is today warning Yahoo Xtra customers about a spam email circulating around some Yahoo Xtra email accounts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jan 2014
Opinion: Time for Xtra to shrug off Yahoo?
Unified Communications

Opinion: Time for Xtra to shrug off Yahoo?

We're only two weeks into the New Year but there is another issue with Yahoo. leaving many wondering will Telecom bring its Xtra email service back in house?.

By David Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Jan 2014
Should online porn be blocked by default?
Unified Communications

Should online porn be blocked by default?

PM Cameron urges ISPs to block online porn by default to protect children, claiming the internet's freedom has neglected child safety.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jul 2013