The reason I liked the Internet television service Joost had nothing to do with the content. Rather, I saw its interactivity with other web services while watching the content as the future of ...

Yahoo on Monday announced it has acquired Pixoria, a maker of mini applications, or widgets, that be customized to provide information such as Wi-Fi signal strength, stock prices, and traffic ...

Yahoo has acquired software "widget" engine Konfabulator in a move to spur third-party developers to devise new applications for the Internet giant's services. Konfabulator is a JavaScript runtime ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After years of false starts aimed at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it is working with Intel Corp to create Web computer channels that run alongside ...

Seeking to make it easier for users to access its array of Internet-based services and to entice developers to make tools compatible with its portal, Yahoo today said it had agreed to buy Konfabulator ...

Yahoo on Thursday released what it said is a faster and less memory-hungry incarnation of its Widgets software that allows users to run small applications that appear on their desktops. Widgets 4, now ...

Widgets: neat little applets that live on your desktop or sidebar.This freebie is an engine from Yahoo that lets you choose fromhundreds of great mini-applications that do just about anything youcan ...

The lightweight applications used to access content have been given extended HTML support for developers as well as Flash capability Yahoo is releasing an upgrade to its Yahoo Widgets platform that ...

Yahoo added over a dozen widgets to its Webmail service today, including integration with PayPal, eBay, YouTube, and Mint.com. These apps will let users do more while within Yahoo Mail, reducing the ...

In an effort to keep pace with widget-hungry Web developers, Yahoo! on Monday said it acquired Pixoria and its data-tracking Konfabulator software. The deal, which closed last week, gives Yahoo!'s ...

If you're an iTunes fan who wants to get more from the music service, you might want to try a few of the Yahoo widgets we've compiled here. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

Twitter and Facebook Come to FiOS TV, but Verizon’s Still Just a Widget Wannabe Verizon's just added something to FiOS that's either a blessing or a curse for Twitter addicts--a live feed of your ...