Yahoo has officially announced that it will kill off its Messenger on August 5. The new Messenger is available the App Store and Google Play. The company will now focus on other core products such as Mail, Search, tumblr, News, Sports, Finance and Lifestyles. The company will also shut down its personalized widget service which provides links to similar stories to the reader Yahoo recommends on September 1. We intend to continue our focused efforts on the new Messenger, with a goal of delivering the best experience to our users.”The app was introduced in 1998 as “Yahoo Pager” but later, Yahoo revamped it with a redesigned and cross-platform version in December last year.

Source: dna June 12, 2016 08:37 UTC