Legal online music services began their biggest test Wednesday, as America Online launched a long-awaited paid-subscription music plan aimed at competing with free services such as Kazaa.
America Online moved aggressively on Thursday to improve its ad prospects, announcing its acquisition of interactive marketing specialist Advertising.com for US$435m.
Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the Internet company's board.
In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone.
Yahoo Mail is letting users sign up with the ymail.com and rocketmail.com domains in an attempt to attract new users and keep existing users loyal.
A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.
As Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid passes, the tech world is still waiting for information from either company on their wedding plans.
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Google promises purity in its interface and results, but expect more ads, video links and AIM chat.
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AOL Time Warner has released a version of its Netscape browser that lets Web surfers suppress pop-up ads, a further sign of declining fortunes for a widely hated marketing format.
New features make AOL 7.0 a must-have upgrade for AOL veterans. But those who prefer the wild Web should stick with a lower-priced ISP.
AOL Time Warner has updated its popular Winamp MP3 player, adding video capabilities that bring the program into direct competition with Microsoft, Apple and RealNetworks.
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