You can check out the official announcement at the Yahoo Blog.
Anyone here still using Yahoo! Mail? I still have a Yahoo email account from back in the days when people used Yahoo’s homepage as their homepage and Yahoo search for finding stuff on the Internet. The company wants to get back to those roots, and the hiring of ex-Google employee Marissa Mayer as CEO highlights the dedication and desire to rise from the ashes once more. Yahoo is still one of the larger Internet companies out there on the world wide web, but it is nowhere near where it was ten or so years ago.
A refresh of the company’s email service Yahoo! Mail may be exactly what is needed to get back on track as it is one of the most popular products Yahoo is offering. Yahoo Mail refreshes have been launched for the Web and as apps for Microsoft Windows 8, Apple iPhone and Google Android. The web refresh may take a couple of days before all users of Yahoo get access to the new design and layout, while apps are already available for all supported platforms.[...]
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