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AOL Instant Messenger To Shut Down After 20 Years
AIM was a pioneer of instant communications on the web, but its popularity has waned and now it will finally be retired
Tales In Tech History: Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator was the dominant web browser in the 1990s, before Microsoft opted to join the party
Verizon Acquires Yahoo’s Core Business For £3.86 Billion
Yahoo’s core assets finally sold off as Mayer claims: ‘Yahoo is a company that has changed the world’
Verizon Buys AOL For £2.8 Billion
Verizon looks to step up its game in mobile video and advertising
Microsoft May Buy Winamp
As AOL plans to pull the plug on pioneering MP3 player Winamp, Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy the technology
AOL Boss Apologises For Firing Worker In Public
You’re Fired – Tim Armstrong, says sorry for public sacking, but the dismissal stands
Google, Microsoft And Condé Nast To Stop Advertising On Pirate Websites
Eight online advertising companies pledge to stop funding copyright infringement
AOL Makes Fridge-Sized Outdoor Micro Data Centre
AOL wants to break free of big data centre buildings
Facebook To Buy 650 AOL Patents From Microsoft
Social network gets second chance to acquire portfolio in £310m deal
Facebook Submitted Bid For Microsoft’s AOL Patents
Social network’s bid was rejected for being too low
Patent Struggles Replace The Browser Wars
If Netscape’s patents are up for grabs, we need to watch the fact of SSL, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Strikes $1.1 Billion Deal To Purchase 800 AOL Patents
Microsoft picks up Netscape and MapQuest in patent portfolio deal
Google, Microsoft And Others Announce Anti-Phishing Initiative
An alliance between 15 companies is hoping to set a standard to effectively wipe out email phishing
Carol Bartz Quits Yahoo Board
Fired as Yahoo’s CEO last week, Bartz has now left the company’s board as well, as AOL reportedly seeks a merger