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Verizon Sells Internet Icons AOL, Yahoo

Expensive ownership of Internet icons AOL and Yahoo comes to an end, after Verizon announces sale to private equity group

4 years ago

Tales In Tech History: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM)

Long before Skype or WhatsApp achieved their domination, AIM was the pioneer of instant communications (IM)

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Netscape Navigator

Netscape Navigator was the dominant web browser in the 1990s, before Microsoft opted to join the party

8 years ago

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'

8 years ago

Verizon Buys AOL For £2.8 Billion

Verizon looks to step up its game in mobile video and advertising

10 years ago

Microsoft May Buy Winamp

As AOL plans to pull the plug on pioneering MP3 player Winamp, Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy the…

11 years ago

AOL Boss Apologises For Firing Worker In Public

You're Fired - Tim Armstrong, says sorry for public sacking, but the dismissal stands

11 years ago

Google, Microsoft And Condé Nast To Stop Advertising On Pirate Websites

Eight online advertising companies pledge to stop funding copyright infringement

11 years ago

AOL Makes Fridge-Sized Outdoor Micro Data Centre

AOL wants to break free of big data centre buildings

12 years ago

Facebook To Buy 650 AOL Patents From Microsoft

Social network gets second chance to acquire portfolio in £310m deal

13 years ago

Facebook Submitted Bid For Microsoft’s AOL Patents

Social network's bid was rejected for being too low

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Microsoft Strikes $1.1 Billion Deal To Purchase 800 AOL Patents

Microsoft picks up Netscape and MapQuest in patent portfolio deal

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago