You may remember that Yahoo gave its mobile Mail app a bit of a spit-shine earlier this year, introducing a personalized news feed into the mix, powered by the Summly technology it acquired the previous year.
Well, today this is being added to the Web-based version of the service too, for those who still access email on their desktop.
Available only to those in the U.S. for now, by hitting the News icon at the top left of the page, you’ll see a real-time news feed that provides bite-sized summaries around current events,
You can view full details on a specific news story by hitting the “Read More” link, which takes you through to the original article on the Web.
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Ultimately, this is all about saving users from switching between websites to carry out different tasks, thereby keeping your eyeballs on Yahoo products as long as possible.
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