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Yahoo‘s Q3 financial results were published today, revealing $1.2 billion in GAAP revenue. This was CEO Marissa Mayer’s first full quarter at the company, and in the press release she stated, “Yahoo! had a solid third quarter, and we are encouraged by the stabilization in search and display revenue.” Overall, the reported numbers were higher than expected.

Wall Street analyst had believed that Yahoo’s EPS would be $0.26, and it’s revenue would be $1.08 billion. The actual Q3 numbers exceeded this, clocking in at $0.35 earnings per share, and $1.2 billion in revenue. This is a slight drop from the last quarter’s revenue of $1.22 billion. The company made $1.217 billion in Q3 of 2011.

Said Mayer, “We’re taking important steps to position Yahoo! for long-term success,” something the company has demonstrated in recent years. Presently, the company employs 12,000 workers, which is 12% lower than the 13,700 of last year. According to Tech Crunch, the company bought back $190 million in shares during this quarter.

In addition, Yahoo! made $2.8 billion in Alibaba share sales, and $16 million in restructuring charges. This makes the GAAP EPS $2.64, versus $0.35. Yahoo didn’t factor this revenue in, however, stating that it was “not meaningful.” Overall, the company’s revenue is still low when based on operational income.

[via Tech Crunch]

Yahoo! Q3 earnings total $1.2bn, exceed expectations is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Yes, we do know and are full well aware that the Belle FP2 operating system might be more or less the last one for folks who have devices which run on the Symbian platform, and having said that, there are also other devices out there which still have Symbian as its operating system of choice, and some of these folks do use apps like Skype, you know. We are glad to announce that Skype 2.1.23 update for Belle FP2 has been introduced via the Nokia Store, and one ought to take note before downloading and installation that this is purely a voice and chat application only.

It will not be possible to run video calls through the app, although one is still able to carry out the exchange of pictures, videos and other files. Other than that, Skype 2.1.23 update for Belle FP2 will also feature Skype-to-Skype calling support over a Wi-Fi connection, or over a cellular data connection. This does seem to be the last and final update for the Skype app, so let us have a moment of silence as well.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Skype for Windows 8 announced, Skype hits 280 million plus user mark,

In Microsoft’s ongoing battle to alter your association between “Xbox” and “Video Games,” SmartGlass is its latest volley. Employing your favorite mobile device — Windows Phone 7.5/8, Android, and iOS devices are all supported — SmartGlass enables you to control your Dashboard experience, explore the web, input text, and much more. But what Microsoft’s really banking on is its “second screen” functionality, essentially enabling another layer of interactivity with video, music, games, and the Xbox 360’s other, less ballyhooed service: sports.

It’s this final layer that I found most enticing during a recent hands-on meeting with Microsoft. Could sports be the “killer app” that MS needs to get SmartGlass out of its tiny niche and into the hands of the masses? I think so.

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Xbox SmartGlass has been floating around for a while now, but we got a chance to check out some of the final features being added to it before it’s available to everyone later this week. Here’s the new stuff. More »

SmartGlass functionality may already sort of exist on Xbox 360 per the console’s latest Dashboard update, but Microsoft’s making it a full-on reality on October 26. As it stands, the Xbox 360 allows for SmartGlass support, but without an update to Microsoft’s 360 companion app, there’s no way to use it — when Microsoft’s Surface RT and other Windows 8 tablets launch on the 26, that functionality will come built in to the “Games” section of the new OS. That of course begs the question: “When will I be able to use SmartGlass with my iOS/Android/Windows Phone 7.5 devices? And how?”

The date isn’t certain, but functionality will arrive on other platforms “soon” after the October 26 launch of Surface, Microsoft reps tell us. When it does, it’ll come in the form of an update to your existing, “My Xbox Live” mobile app (which also renames the app to, “Xbox SmartGlass”) or Games tab (per WP7.5), and it’ll be more or less identical with the Windows Phone version. The only missing functionality, we’re told, are two somewhat basic bulletpoints. “We have deeper integration in the Windows Phone,” Microsoft tells us. “That’s something we don’t have on iOS or Android, it’s just within our application. Same on Windows — the integration in Windows is ‘last playing’ or ‘now playing,’ being able to present that information.” The other, more interesting item, is the lacking ability to “send” whatever website you’re using up to the Xbox 360’s Internet Explorer browser. Regardless of which mobile device you’re on, SmartGlass can “send” websites from the 360 to said device — it won’t work the other way around, however, if you’re using a non-Windows 8 device. Not what we’d call a huge deal, exactly, but a bummer no less. Regardless, you’ll soon have the opportunity to put SmartGlass through its paces from the comfort of home when support devices launch on October 26. For a full list of applications available at launch and partners beyond that plus a quick walkthrough video, head past the break.

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