News (69)

Features and Case Studies (14)

  • Does IM stand for insecure messaging?

    Malicious attacks now come cloaked in messages that appear to have been sent by a known instant messaging contact -- even more reason to be wary.

  • Oracle apps to work with Mozilla

    The database company is working on a project to let Mozilla's open-source desktop software work better with Oracle's business applications.

  • Netscape: Bowed, but not broken

    The Netscape browser turns 10 years old on Thursday as a shadow of its former self, but the lights haven't gone out yet on one of the most storied brands in Web history.

  • Unearthing the origins of Firefox

    Lead engineer Ben Goodger explains the behind-the-scenes decisions leading to the browser that's making Microsoft nervous.

  • Firefox fortune hunters

    The Mozilla Foundation's browser may be free, but that doesn't keep insiders from cashing in.

Videos (4)

  • Will Web users flock to Flock?

    On "Working Webware," ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber and Webware editor Rafe Needleman sit down with Flock CEO Shawn Hardin to find out about the company's social media browser, its role in the open-source community, and how it plans to compete against rivals Microsoft and Mozilla. Farber and Needleman also analyze the company's odds for success and Flock's fate in the next-generation browser wars.

  • MacBook Air alternatives

    Apple's groovy, new laptop isn't for everyone. Try these other high-end options to find the your perfect portable computer.

  • Gates talks free tools and Yahoo rationale

    Bill Gates explains why the company is giving away its developer tools to students and offers a glimpse at the rationale behind the Yahoo bid.

  • SCO's alive! -- Club Builder

    SCO is back from the dead with $100 million in funding, Bruce Schneier explains how infinite number theory relates to security and Dr Dan arrives to offer some Wii tips.

Reviews (29)

  • Mozilla pulls latest browser downloads

    Mozilla has pulled downloads of its open-source Web browser after discovering a bug that cripples dynamic HTML coding on some sites, according to the AOL Time Warner-backed group.

  • Does Mozilla do it better?

    A list making the rounds on the Internet's newsgroups and discussion boards says you can do more things with the Mozilla browser than you can with Microsoft's Internet Explorer--101 things, to be precise.

  • Why I wish Netscape had survived

    The settlement of the legal battle between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner means Netscape can now be taken off life support and the body harvested for any useful parts that remain.

  • New Netscape punctures pop-up ads

    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.

  • 7th time lucky?

    There's something magical about the number seven--take, for example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Will Netscape 7.0 benefit from that number's lucky reputation?

Create an e-mail alert for "aol"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
aol


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Renai LeMay MyPerfect.com.au has potential
    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.
  • Array Storage infrastructure on the tender track
    For a large-scale storage project, it's not uncommon to go out to tender for the best deal — but when was the last time you had to put together a tender for a document management room?
  • Array Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?
    The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured