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Microsoft's stake in the AOL-Amazon deal
News Microsoft and AOL Time Warner want control of the technology that will be the underpinning of billions of Web transactions, as well as access to a vast database of consumer data.
Messenging application shootout
Insight Like e-mail, instant messaging has become a part of our lives. We take a look at four top chat applications, all of them free.
Tags: Instant messaging
Back doors in AIM security tool irk pros
News A tool recommended by a security group to squash the bugs in America Online's Instant Messenger application actually had secret backdoor code.
Malware targets 'Simpsons' fans on AIM
News Dormant Simpsons-related AIM buddy promises Web-exclusive episode of the show but instead infects the machine with software that turns it into a botnet zombie.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Malware, screen name, Web Application, AOL Instant Messenger, IM, Microsoft Windows, trojan horse, Internet
Facebook's mounting customer service crisis
News It's unclear how many members still can't access their accounts after Facebook acknowledged a database issue, but one thing's for sure: the ones locked out are steaming mad.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Web 2.0, Robert Scoble, screen name, Plaxo Inc., Cable, e-mail, IM, customer service
Hackers can hijack AOL instant messenger accounts
News America Online Instant Messenger users could find their online identities stolen via a security hole that allows hackers to hijack their accounts through another popular service: AOL 5.0.
AOL previews shortcut to sign-in online
News America Online is quietly testing a new software feature that allows its customers to use their AOL screen names and passwords as sign-ins for other affiliated Web services.
Fans voice outrage about Napster ruling
News Napster's message boards lit up yesterday with angry comments only minutes after a federal judge's ruling against the music-swapping company.
Net piracy ringleader gets four years
News A federal judge in Virginia has ordered DrinkOrDie leader John Sankus to serve nearly four years in prison.
AOL to put version 7.0 in beta
News AOL will begin testing AOL 7.0 on Friday. Its new software will generally keep the same look and feel while adding new features, particularly for Instant Messenger.
Microsoft patches Hotmail hole
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MS, AOL want your e-wallet
News No, this is not a stick-up. Microsoft and AOL are vying for control of the technology that will be the foundation for billions of Web transactions. AOL's investment in Amazon highlights the impending face-off between the two giants.
SEC settles AOL-Bid.com hoax
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Hacking's evolution
Insight Reformed hacker Kevin Mitnick takes the measure of the current state of security.
Tags: Hacking, Security Management, Legal
New ads jar some YouTube fans
News Overlays that appear briefly at bottom of videos annoy some viewers, but overall response to the experiment is mixed.
