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Multitouch Pioneer Jeff Han Starts to Think Small (Devices)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 13, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Jeff Han has been a pioneer in multitouch, but he is best known for his work on big screens, such as creating the touch wall used by CNN. Now, he’s beginning to apply some of his talents to the mobile space, with his first mobile efforts likely to surface early next year.

Yahoo CEO Bartz's Happy Talk About Microsoft's Bing–As a Deal Nears, Goodbye to the Zings (Well, for Now!)

Kara Swisher in News on July 22, 2009 at 2:40 am PT

And there it was in Yahoo’s second-quarter earnings call yesterday, when–as the first question–an analyst asked Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz what she thought about Bing, the new and innovative search offering from Microsoft. “I think actually Bing is a good product,” said Bartz. “I think they’ve done a good job. I think Microsoft should be given kudos for Bing.” It was a politic thing to say, to be sure, especially with Microsoft and Yahoo still zeroing in on a search and online advertising partnership deal, as has been previously reported by BoomTown. Sources I have spoken to over the past two days say the deal is still on good footing and could be struck very soon, even as early as tomorrow, although it is still not a certainty–especially given the bumpy history between Yahoo and Microsoft.

Liveblogging the Yahoo Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Call: We Are the Kingmaker!

Kara Swisher in News on July 21, 2009 at 2:21 pm PT

If there’s an earnings call at Yahoo, you know BoomTown is going to liveblog it! Will Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz say something naughty? (Nope!) What is new CFO Tim Morse like? (Nice!) Will they say anything about the talks with Microsoft about a search and online advertising partnership? (No!) Oh, it might be a corker! The earnings results for the second quarter certainly were not. Here’s the conference call, updated as it happened.

Yahoo Earnings Beat Low Expectations (It's a Good Thing the Homepage Redo Is Pretty)

Kara Swisher in News on July 21, 2009 at 1:49 pm PT

Yahoo reported so-so second-quarter earnings results today, with a decline in revenue, but with a slightly stronger-than-expected improvement in net income. For the three months ended June 30, the Internet giant said it had revenue of $1.14 billion, excluding traffic-acquisition costs, down from $1.35 billion in the same period a year ago. Profit was up eight percent, due to cost-cutting. Yahoo said it earned $141.4 million, or 10 cents a share, in the quarter, compared to $131.2 million, or nine cents. But that’s not really saying much since Wall Street analysts had such low expectations, estimating Yahoo would earn eight cents. But, with a weak advertising market, it is also not that bad.

Susan's Last Stand: Internet Phenom Boyle Comes in Second

Kara Swisher in News on June 1, 2009 at 12:13 am PT

The Scottish woman who went from unknown to become the Internet’s most watched video failed to win first place in the final of the television show, “Britain’s Got Talent” this past weekend. Boyle’s chances have been diminishing over the past week, since the British tabloids have been piling on and tarnishing her fairytale reputation, reporting on odd public outbursts by her due to the pressure of her instant stardom online and off.