Yahoo makes a move to compete for mobile phone Web users
| January 8, 2008 |  View for printing |
After losing some of its luster on the personal computer, embattled Internet icon Yahoo Inc. is hoping to outshine Google and other rivals on the mobile phone.
In a move announced Monday, Yahoo opened its mobile platform so outside programmers can develop applications for Yahoo pages accessed on mobile handsets. Yahoo hopes the mini-applications, known as widgets, will help attract more on-the-go users, which will bring the company more money from advertising.
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