New Yahoo iOS app launches, integrates Summly's technology
Yahoo has launched a new version of its flagship iOS app, one that brings a redesigned interface as well as integration of popular news summarization service Summly's technology.
When Yahoo purchased Summly in March for an estimated $30 million, the company revealed that Summly's team would be rolled into Yahoo's own. The impact of that acquisition can be seen now in Yahoo's mobile search technology, CEO Marissa Mayer said Monday in a post to Yahoo's corporate blog.
The new Yahoo mobile app uses Summly's natural-language algorithms and machine learning to deliver quick summaries of news stories in a user's feed. The app now also personalizes story feeds based on a user's interest and gives users the ability to select topics they want more stories about.
Summly is one of the higher profile acquisitions Mayer has made since taking over the Internet giant in June of 2012. Tasked with sparking growth in a company said to have grown stagnant, Mayer has aligned Yahoo on the mobile axis, calling for revamps of existing apps and products even as the company shutters underperforming projects.
Reportedly, Yahoo is looking to tie itself more closely to Apple, as the two companies have discussed greater integration between their products. Such collaboration could take the form of Yahoo News and other web properties coming preloaded in iOS devices, with a heavier focus on Siri integration.
Version 3.0 of Yahoo's iOS app is available in the App Store. The 15.9MB download is compatible with the iPhone 3GS or above, third-generation iPod touch or above, and the iPad. It requires a device running iOS 5.1 or later.
When Yahoo purchased Summly in March for an estimated $30 million, the company revealed that Summly's team would be rolled into Yahoo's own. The impact of that acquisition can be seen now in Yahoo's mobile search technology, CEO Marissa Mayer said Monday in a post to Yahoo's corporate blog.
The new Yahoo mobile app uses Summly's natural-language algorithms and machine learning to deliver quick summaries of news stories in a user's feed. The app now also personalizes story feeds based on a user's interest and gives users the ability to select topics they want more stories about.
Summly is one of the higher profile acquisitions Mayer has made since taking over the Internet giant in June of 2012. Tasked with sparking growth in a company said to have grown stagnant, Mayer has aligned Yahoo on the mobile axis, calling for revamps of existing apps and products even as the company shutters underperforming projects.
Reportedly, Yahoo is looking to tie itself more closely to Apple, as the two companies have discussed greater integration between their products. Such collaboration could take the form of Yahoo News and other web properties coming preloaded in iOS devices, with a heavier focus on Siri integration.
Version 3.0 of Yahoo's iOS app is available in the App Store. The 15.9MB download is compatible with the iPhone 3GS or above, third-generation iPod touch or above, and the iPad. It requires a device running iOS 5.1 or later.
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Believe me, Yahoo! is really doing good. Yahoo! mail iPad app is really cool.
Marissa is directing the ship in good direction. The only problem is, Y! is touching the ground. (No hole luckily).
Ah, Appleinsider, the press agent's friend.
Yahoo needs to update their logo - its looking tired.
Yahoo?
Yahoo's new weather app is amazing! Kicks everyone else's ass!
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/18/yahoos-surprisingly-gorgeous-new-ios-weather-app-centers-around-crowdsourced-photos/
And this just screams "I'm all business"
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Originally Posted by Mazda 3s
Yahoo's new weather app is amazing! Kicks everyone else's ass!
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/18/yahoos-surprisingly-gorgeous-new-ios-weather-app-centers-around-crowdsourced-photos/
I completely agree! The weather app is the best there is. Marissa's doing a good job!
The new apps really are nice and more Siri integration would be good, the more she can do the better.
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Originally Posted by hittrj01
And this just screams "I'm all business"
I think its better than the 50 shades of grey Apple's iOS/OS X are sporting...
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Originally Posted by tookieman2013
The new apps really are nice and more Siri integration would be good, the more she can do the better.
She is not allowed to do very much in terms of controlling third party apps, at least not to the same degree that she is integrated with Apple's own apps. Third parties can convert dictation to text but are not allowed to interpret any commands as far as I know. Others may have more updated info as I have not been beta testing lately.
Love the weather app, HATE the app icon. I couldn't have that thing on my home screen, so I tucked it inside a folder.
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Originally Posted by hittrj01
And this just screams "I'm all business"
Not really, but that is irrelevant, no? The logo on the app's splash screen looks better (HD), but the logo has been around for a long time (since v-low res days), and could do with an update. I don't like the Google logo either and it is my guess that at some point in the future it will be 'streamlined' by going monochrome and dropping the drop shadows - and probably the font, too. Apple did that a while ago, so it only follows, right?
Ya who?