Walt Mossberg’s column today offers a review Gmail and the new Yahoo Mail. Which service gets the nod? Yahoo Mail. Score one for Yahoo mojo. Mossberg writes that Yahoo Mail is “far superior” to Gmail and if Yahoo Mail was widely released today, “it would blow Gmail away…That’s partly due to its features, but also to its respect for user choice.” More in Mossberg’s review: Yahoo Email Delivers That Desktop Feel Most Users Expect.
I’ve been a Yahoo Mail user for years but just started using the new Yahoo Mail interface (beta) and love it. I’ll have more to say later on. In the mean time, if you want to take a look at the interface, I’ve posted a screen caps here and here.
Yahoo plans to focus more on digital content, and will discontinue products like Maps and Pipes, while also ceasing to support Mail and Contacts on older iOS operating systems.
A hacker is selling what is claimed to be a zero-day exploit that will let criminals hijack control of Yahoo Mail users' accounts. The hacker, known as TheHell, posted a video marketing a $700 exploit kit on the secretive Darkode cybercrime market.
Iran’s government seems to be ramping up its censorship of popular websites, targeting Google’s encrypted search, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Videos, among others. The government began blocking these sites Feb. 10, the company confirmed.
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