In a Tuesday announcement made on Yahoo's official blog, the company's CEO Marissa Mayer said that The Yahoo Mail e-mail service was being revamped, with the aim of making it faster and simpler.

In an evident indication that Yahoo is on the brink of a new era under the headship of CEO Marissa Mayer, an AllThingsD report has revealed that a peek at the reported Yahoo homepage design change - which is yet to be finalized - hints at a responsive design, suitable for mobile devices.

After taking over as the new Yahoo CEO on Tuesday, Marissa Mayer - who had a 13-year stint at Google - recently passed on some extraordinary words of advice to the Yahoo employees; and the company also revealed the details of the copious compensation package which Mayer will be receiving as the Yahoo chief.

In a highly notable move which marks the return of the struggling Internet company Yahoo to its Internet roots in the Silicon Valley, the company has recently appointed Google’s key VP, Marissa Mayer, as its new CEO.