In a recent series of experiments conducted by Columbia University psychologist Betsy Sparrow and her colleagues, evidence suggested that people are more likely to remember things they believe cannot be found online and in turn have a harder time remembering the things they think they will be able to find online. The study also found more »

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, Google is in “preliminary talks” with Hulu with the goal of striking a deal that would land the popular online video service. Los Angeles Times’ source is simply “people familiar with the situation,” but they must be trusted enough to publish the report. In addition to more »

Yahoo! has just brought another video chat option to the iPad 2 with the latest update to it’s Yahoo! Messenger app. Version 2.1 of the app finally brings tablet support, and adds in the ability to video chat from your iPad 2 to your Yahoo! Messenger friends. With Yahoo! Messenger 2.1 you can use your more »

According to Hitwise reports, Bing currently accounts for roughly a third of the search engine market. Surprised? Raking in 30.01% of all US searches, Bing has made some significant strides from last month’s overall share of 28.48%. Google on the other hand has fallen back a few steps from 66.69% market share to 64.42%. Here’s more »

Coming as a follow up to the news that Yahoo Mail was the culprit behind the Windows Phone 7 data leak issues, Yahoo has offered up an official statement letting everyone know that this was an issue with how “Microsoft chose to implement IMAP for Yahoo! Mail.” In other words, Yahoo! Mail is available (and more »

As it turns out, the previous reports that Yahoo! was shutting down Delicious were not entirely accurate. Granted the whole thing seems a little strange, almost like Yahoo! wanted the tech press to rant about how much they would miss the social bookmarking site, but that aside. The latest details come from a posting over more »

The title really says it all in this case, Yahoo! has confirmed that they will be shutting down the social bookmarking site del.icio.us. Sad but true, of course, I guess your level of sadness will depend on whether you actually used the service. Me personally, I did, and currently had 1970 bookmarks that I saved more »

Can you recall the last time Yahoo did a revamp of one of its major web products – Yahoo Mail? I didn’t realize that it was five years ago. That was too long, right? Anyway, so the new Yahoo Mail interface is currently in beta preview. You can check it out by following this link. more »

As more and more smartphones begin to sport front facing video cameras, the market for apps that handle video messaging efficiently has becoming increasingly attractive. Many options such as Fring, Tango, and Qik are available, but we have yet to see a big name company get into the game. In the press release announcing T-Mobile’s more »

Microsoft co-founder is suing 10 companies ranging from Yahoo, Google and Facebook to Staples, Office Depot, Apple, and Netflix. He claims they and OfficeMax, Ebay, and AOL, are all infringing on patents his now defunct company, Interval Research, obtained ownership of in the 1990′s. The patents in question include: No. 6,263,507, “Browser for Use in more »