Yahoo has had the unfortunate pleasure of disclosing to the public that more than one billion accounts may have been breached as part of the company being victim to latest cyber-attack.

It is now official; Verizon has reached an agreement with Yahoo in its bid to acquire the company that was once a global giant on the Internet.

Google and Apple’s partnership has been a shaky one at best, especially when it comes to iOS devices. Earlier on, Apple dropped Google Maps integration from iOS as the default maps and navigation app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch in favor of its own Maps app, and YouTube was pulled from the list of stock apps as well, forcing Google to make both of these apps user-downloadable ones from the App Store. Now, it seems, that the default search provider for iOS Safari browser is up for grabs as well, as Google’s contract is close to termination, and sources say that Bing and Yahoo! are both vying for the top spot.

Apple’s TV push may not be as grandiose as some analysts have touted over the past few years, but the Cupertino’s treasured hobby has certainly gotten more respect and attention over the last few months. Following on from the wide range of services and content recently added to the little black box, Yahoo has brought its Screen app to Apple TV following the release of the AirPlay-enabled app for iOS early this fall. Details, as ever, can be seen after the jump.

Yahoo Messenger for iOS has been updated to version 2.0.1 which brings video calling support for iPod touch 4G. For some odd reason, this feature was previously limited to iPhone 4 users only.

Yahoo Messenger app for iPhone received a significant update today which enables video and voice calling from the iPhone client to virtually any Yahoo Messenger account in the world. You can now make iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 video calls, as well as iPhone 4 to PC / Mac and vice versa.

Following in the footsteps of Microsoft and Apple, Yahoo! today has launched its new advertising campaign, promoting “Yahoo!” as a brand through its new US $100 million dollar “Anthem” ad campaign. The new ad which is of a minute in duration covers people from all over the world, giving nice glimpses of their lifestyles, cultures and emphasizes on the word “You” a lot.

The new Yahoo! Messenger 10 Beta for Windows is finally here with much needed improvements in the video calling feature of the software. You can now make high quality video calls with an option to go full screen in video with complete synchronized audio.

Windows 7 enables searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data.