AOL and Yahoo are merging into ‘Oath,’ one giant ball of sadness
AOL and Yahoo, two failed internet companies that now mostly serve to leak your data, are hurtling towards a merger. Verizon already owns AOL, and …
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AOL’s fall from grace, by the numbers
The biggest tech news of the week was a doozie, with Verizon announcing its plan to acquire AOL for $4.4 billion. Naturally, the acquisition led …
Verizon moves to corner the coveted dial-up market, will buy AOL for $4.4 billion
“BZZZT… EEE-YOO, EEE-YOO! YOU’VE GOT MAIL!” Those are the sounds that many Internet early adopters haven’t had to listen to for well over a decade …
2.1 million: That’s how many people still use AOL’s dial-up service
A sobering reminder for your Friday afternoon before you leave work to go out and enjoy the weekend: 2.1 million Americans are still subscribed to AOL’s …
Forget 4G, AOL still tricks millions of subscribers into keeping their dial-up subscription
While more and more carriers and Internet service providers are looking at ways of increasing data speeds, some people are still stuck on dial-up service, …
Meet the voice behind AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ sound clip
Have you ever wondered who recorded AOL’s extremely popular “You’ve got mail” line, which you may have heard countless times so far alongside other familiar …
The best case we’ve heard for why you should stick with BlackBerry
If there’s one company that knows what it’s like to lose a once-dominant position in the market and be seen as a relic of tech …
AOL’s dialup business might finally, finally die in 5 years
Millions of Americans are still trapped in AOL dialup hell… but they might not be for much longer. Jackdaw Research chief Jan Dawson has put …
3% of American Internet users still stuck with dial-up
While many of us think of dial-up Internet service as a long-buried relic of years past, for many Americans it’s still a sad, slow reality. …
AOL cruelly increases prices for dial-up subscribers
If there’s one thing that’s worse than being trapped in AOL dial-up hell, it’s paying even more money to stay there. Dan Frommer at SplatF …
Amazing but true: AOL’s dial up business still makes over $150 million in quarterly operating income
We were surprised last summer when we learned that there were still 3 million lost souls who were trapped in AOL dial-up hell, since we …
3 million lost souls still trapped in AOL dial-up hell
Thankfully, most Internet users haven’t been forced to hear the words “Wel-come! You’ve got mail!” when they log onto the Web for at least a …
Microsoft and Facebook announce $550 million patent deal
Microsoft and Facebook on Monday announced a $550 million patent agreement in which the social networking giant will purchase a portion of the patent portfolio …
AOL sells 800 patents to Microsoft in $1 billion deal
AOL and Microsoft on Monday announced an agreement in which the software giant will purchase 800 patents from AOL in a $1.056 billion cash deal. …
Reuters: AOL contemplating breakup and merger with Yahoo!
Reuters is reporting that AOL, Inc. is contemplating a breakup through “a complicated series of transactions” that could end in a merger with search giant …
October search engine numbers: Google, Bing up; Yahoo, Ask, AOL down
Analytics company ComScore has released its October search engine market share numbers and… instead of making you fire up your search-site of choice and finding …
Throwback Thursday: Winamp
Remember when you could download all of the MP3s you wanted from peer-to-peer site Napster and not get sued by the RIAA? Remember trying to …
Google buys Global IP Solutions, adds to VoIP holdings
Google, Inc. has purchased internet VoIP company Global IP Solutions for a cool $68.2 million; a 27.5% premium over the company’s current stock price. While …
February search engine market share number are in, more of the same
Today, ComScore released its search engine market share numbers for February 2010, and to be honest, there wasn’t much movement. Google and Bing both gained …
AOL introduces AOL Sync, wireless syncing for Outlook and mobile phones
AOL introduced on Thursday a new sync application, AOL Sync, that will sync your AOL address book and calendar with Outlook and mobile phones. AOL …
BlackBerry BIS 2.5 presentation, OS 4.5 not coming ’til September!
By now you all have heard that BlackBerry BIS 2.5 is rolling out to U.S. carriers on June 29th. Heck, there’s even going to be …
AOL releases new Windows Mobile AIM client, hell freezes over
This is a happy, happy day for any AIM addicts toting around a Windows Mobile device. There are 3rd party solutions (JiveTalk, what up!), but …
