MacNN | AOL News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us AOL, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Analyst: iPhone leading switch to mobile Internet http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/morgan.stanley.sees.apple.leading.mobile/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/iphone3gs-bell.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone and iPod touch are pushing the entire industry towards the mobile Internet, Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker said at the Web 2.0 summit yesterday. With about 57 million of Apple's devices shipped since June 2007, their growth has not only been much more aggressive than landline Internet access in general but the entire home electronics industry. Three times as many iPhone-based devi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/morgan.stanley.sees.apple.leading.mobile/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:15:00 GMT Apple's Steve Jobs ranks near top of CEO survey http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/22/steve.jobs.on.ceo.survey/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/5-steve-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple CEO Steve Jobs has placed near the top in a list of most-liked bosses, according to the user review site Glassdoor. In compiling its first annual CEO rankings, the site lists Jobs in second place with a 90 percent approval rating; to qualify for the list a company must have at least 50 reviews, and Apple presently has over 290. Number one in the rankings -- at 93 percent -- is Art Levinson... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/22/steve.jobs.on.ceo.survey/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:35:00 GMT AOL releases AIM 1.0 for Mac, Desktop for Mac 1.5 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/aim.10.for.mac.launched/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/aol-im4mac-15.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AOL has released AIM for Mac 1.0, adding features from the PC version of its instant messaging service, as well as new abilities. AIM 1.0 also forms a part of the just-released AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 update, which features improved parental controls. Available as a stand-alone application, AIM now includes expressions and one-click e-mail support, plus the previously PC-only file transfers, frien... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/aim.10.for.mac.launched/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:40:00 GMT AOL, Yahoo to merge by October's end? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/aol.yahoo.merger.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/aollogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AOL and Yahoo have revived and even accelerated merger talks and may be ready to strike a deal by the end of October, say alleged sources of TechCrunch. The claimed proposal would have Yahoo pick up all of AOL's content business as well as a $2 billion cash infusion in exchange for a one-third Time Warner stake in the resulting company.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/aol.yahoo.merger.rumor/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:05:00 GMT AOL announces AIM for Mac public beta http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/aim.for.mac.public.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/aol.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AOL has released the first public beta of a new AIM for Mac client, the first major update since February of 2004. In the new software, users have access to AIM Expressions, allowing them to customize their AIM sounds, wallpaper, emoticon set and Buddy Icon. AOL is also looking to implement some of the more popular features from other versions of AIM, such as file transfers, tabbed conversations, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/aim.for.mac.public.beta/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:15:00 GMT WinAmp to allow online music stores http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/winamp.5.54.adds.stores/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/winamp554.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AOL today revealed a significant update to WinAmp that gives the software its first access to online music stores. The 5.54 upgrade puts in a commerce foundation that allows buying songs directly from the jukebox; it also permits buying ringtones, tickets, and physical CDs. The company hasn't named any stores that will integrate with the service but is likely to focus on stores selling MP3s and ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/winamp.5.54.adds.stores/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:50:00 GMT News Corp "unlikely" to team with Yahoo http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/news.corp.nixes.yahoo.talk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fox's parent company News Corp. is unlikely to link up with Yahoo and offer an alternative to a Microsoft takeover, says News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch. Speaking at the Sun Valley conference, the executive claims that the likelihood of any deal is now slim despite early talks after Microsoft had first announced its plans to buy out Yahoo. The latter search engine company has been eager to find ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/news.corp.nixes.yahoo.talk/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:45:00 GMT Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to resign? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/09/yahoo.ceo.to.resign/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo's top executive, CEO Jerry Yang, could resign to avoid a forced departure ahead of a decisive shareholders meeting on August 1st, according to new... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/09/yahoo.ceo.to.resign/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT Yahoo, AOL rushing merger talks? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/yahoo.aol.rush.talks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo and Time Warner have spent the weekend in talks meant to accelerate a possible merger between the search engine giant and Time Warner's AOL division, says Britain's Times newspaper. Pointing only to insider sources, the publication claims Yahoo was in talks over the Independence Day weekend to speed up exploring the revived AOL deal as well as other options. Yahoo is allegedly eager to hav... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/07/yahoo.aol.rush.talks/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:05:00 GMT Yahoo still looking into AOL deal? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/yahoo.aol.deal.resurfaces/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo is still entertaining the prospect of a full deal with AOL even in the wake of ending talks with Microsoft, alleged sources tell the Wall Street Journal. Those claimed to be aware of negotiations say AOL's parent company Time Warner is still interested in handing AOL to Yahoo in exchange for a minority stake in the search engine company. The talks aren't said to be as in-depth as when Yaho... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/yahoo.aol.deal.resurfaces/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:00 GMT