Yahoo's new weather app hits Android

Yahoo's iOS weather app is gorgeous, and the company is bringing that sake design to Android today. The new weather app has the same interface and location-based Flickr background. Some other features include longer long-term forecasts, more detailed condition reporting. Android users also get a new lock screen widget. Click here to go Google Play to download the new app.

Yahoo Counting Down to a New Logo

Yahoo has had one of the most recognizable logos in the tech industry. The company has announced it will be unveiling a new logo. For everyday starting today, for the next 30 days, the company will be releasing a different variation of the Yahoo logo. Today's logo is pictured below.

It will be fun to see what the new logo will look like. The only items that are guaranteed to be in the new logo, are the color purple, the signature yodel, and the Yahoo name. the new official logo will be released on September 5th.

To-Do: Reactivate Yahoo ID

On Wednesday, Yahoo announced it would free up Yahoo IDs that have been inactive for at least a year.

You will be seeing a reminder email telling you about the program. To meet Yahoo's "active" account standards, you will need to sign in at least one every year.

In mid-July, you will be able to reserve a username. In August, the usernames will be assigned. Good luck!

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Yahoo Acquires Tumblr

Yikes, according to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo's rumored-acquisition of Tumblr has been approved. It has been said that the company is going after the hip micro-blogging site because of its young user base. The deal has been all-cash and worth $1.1 billion. CEO Marissa Mayer will mostly likely officially announce the acquisition tomorrow in NYC, where Yahoo is having an impromptu press conference, that was hastily put together.

Many (most) of Tumblr's users have been crying out in outrage as they try and prevent the merger. Unfortunately, their efforts seemed to not be enough to stop the acquisition.