When we launched this blog last month, we said it wouldn't center on product news. A healthy supply of press releases and product blogs already do that quite well. But a few folks have suggested we dedicate a wee corner to itemize some of the latest and greatest in product happenings. So here's the deal. Every Friday, we'll try to collect and summarize the week's highlights — from news that warrants a press release to the lower-profile things you might still want to know about (tweaks, enhancements, redesigns, etc.). Here's our first stab at it.

Yahoo! Finance goes to the blogs: We've added stock market blog opinions and analysis from Seeking Alpha to sit site-by-side with traditional news.

Fight phishing. Build a seal: Keep your account safe from password thieves by customizing your Yahoo! sign-in page with a secret message, photo, or special colors.

Yahoo! Tech gussies up: Tech's front page just got bolder, better, clearer. With the updated design you can get to products easier and get a better sense of what's hot now.

Fantasy Sports does TV: Football widows, cover your ears — stat fanatics can now see their latest league standings, scores, and more on their TV (when connected to a Viiv PC).

Stash your local stuff: Yahoo! Local's new "Collections" feature lets you save and share lists of your favorite local sushi bars, mechanics, wineries, furniture stores, beach towns, etc.

No, not fußball—football!: Live in Neuenkirchen, Reykjavik, or Istanbul? No problem. Yahoo! Sports teamed up with the NFL to let you stream live football games outside the U.S.

More powerful mail for all: The much ballyhooed Yahoo! Mail Beta is now available in 18 markets. That's a lot of draggin' and droppin'.

Yahoo! Toolbar + Firefox = faster Search: As you type search terms in our new toolbar for Firefox, you get the most popular keyword suggestions instantaneously.

Yahoo! opens new phone Window: Yahoo! Go, our most advanced software suite for the mobile phone, is now available for Windows Mobile users.

Whaddaya think? If you like it, you can subscribe to a special RSS feed for this Product Pulse category so you don't miss a Yahoo! beat. Spiffy.