Yahoo! buys Rockmelt social browser

Yahoo! has been on a shopping spree lately and its latest acquisition is none other than Rockmelt a web browser with deep social inclinations. RockMelt started out as a social-focused web browser that tied into Facebook and Twitter. it then developed into a Flipboard like auto-formatted magazine and social reader. Now that it has been bought, Rockmelt's apps and services will be shut down as of August 31. Check out Rockmelt's announcement after the break.

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Cybergeddon to premiere globally and exclusively on Yahoo!

Cybergeddon is a new digital feature film about the growing threat of cybercrime starring Olivier Martinez and Missy Peregrym. Today also marks the release of the official trailer now live at cybergeddon.yahoo.com. Created by Anthony E. Zuiker who developed the CSI franchise is set to debut on September 25.

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Check if your Yahoo! email account has been hacked

We really should have learned by now. Using web-based email is convenient, easy and free but it is also risky. Yahoo! Mail got hacked a few days ago and the accounts of over 450,000 accounts were compromised. These accounts (and their log in credentials, i.e. passwords, were also published online.

For people who rely on their Yahoo! mail this is terrible news. To check if your account has been

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