A decade on the Web with Netscape
As the ground-breaking browser turns 10, News.com looks back at its impact and ahead to a coming overhaul. Where are Netscape's pioneers today?
A decade on the Web with Netscape
The pioneering browser turns 10--and it's getting ready for an overhaul, CNET News.com has learned.
Netscape: Down--way down--but not out
The browser that brought the Web to the masses, and then virtually disappeared, is 10 years old. Now it's getting ready for an AOL makeover.
Where are Netscape's pioneers today?
After catalyzing the growth of the Web 10 years ago, Netscapees are back in business, doing everything from venture capital to nightclubs.
Unearthing the origins of Firefox
newsmaker Firefox lead engineer Ben Goodger explains the behind-the-scenes decisions leading to the release of this increasingly popular alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
Read the original press release
Navigator "is optimized to run smoothly over 14.4 kilobit/second modems as well as higher bandwidth lines, delivering performance at least ten times that of other network browsers."
Can a resurrected Netscape compete with IE?
the buzz As the first commercial browser, Navigator was the unchallenged market leader in the mid-1990s. Can it be resurrected? Tell us what you think.
previous coverage
Internet Explorer--headed for extinction?
special report Microsoft's glaring neglect of its Web browser may actually hold clues to the future of browsing. You just have to peek through Windows.
Piggyback developers in a bind over IE
Microsoft's minimal attention to the browser used to be a boon for some software writers. Now it's starting to hurt.
Firefox beats million-download deadline
With days to spare, open-source browser meets 10-day goal of 1 million downloads.
Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE
The open-source browser and stable partner Mozilla have won over a number of defectors over in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.
Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy
With debut of browser preview and community marketing site, questions arise over Firefox's long-term potential.
Is AOL 8.0 Plus ready for prime time?
The new AOL 8.0 Plus, released this week, is taking on MSN 8 by including virus protection, parental controls and exclusive media content. But AOL Nation columnist Robert Luhn finds many of its features are not yet available.April 3, 2003
New browser boasts no advertisers
ManyOne.net, a new portal service whose Universal Browser allows no advertising, is now in public beta. The service is the brainchild of Joseph Firmage, the former CEO of USWeb.March 31, 2003
Opera's mobile browser eases site-reading
News.com's Paul Festa interviews Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner about the company's latest Web-browsing technology, which stacks a large Web page vertically on a mobile phone screen.October 14, 2002
Netscape 7: How does it stack up?
CNET Download.com's Rex Baldazo previews Netscape 7, a new open-source version of the browser that the company hopes will chip away at Microsoft's leading position with Internet Explorer.July 3, 2002
Netscape 7: How does it stack up?
Jim Martin, Netscape GM/Sr. VP, on Netscape 6A decade on the Web with Netscape
The pioneering browser turns 10--and it's getting ready for an overhaul, CNET News.com has learned.
Netscape: Down--way down--but not out
The browser that brought the Web to the masses, and then virtually disappeared, is 10 years old. Now it's getting ready for an AOL makeover.
Where are Netscape's pioneers today?
After catalyzing the growth of the Web 10 years ago, Netscapees are back in business, doing everything from venture capital to nightclubs.
Unearthing the origins of Firefox
newsmaker Firefox lead engineer Ben Goodger explains the behind-the-scenes decisions leading to the release of this increasingly popular alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
Read the original press release
Navigator "is optimized to run smoothly over 14.4 kilobit/second modems as well as higher bandwidth lines, delivering performance at least ten times that of other network browsers."
Can a resurrected Netscape compete with IE?
the buzz As the first commercial browser, Navigator was the unchallenged market leader in the mid-1990s. Can it be resurrected? Tell us what you think.
previous coverage
Internet Explorer--headed for extinction?
special report Microsoft's glaring neglect of its Web browser may actually hold clues to the future of browsing. You just have to peek through Windows.
Piggyback developers in a bind over IE
Microsoft's minimal attention to the browser used to be a boon for some software writers. Now it's starting to hurt.
Firefox beats million-download deadline
With days to spare, open-source browser meets 10-day goal of 1 million downloads.
Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE
The open-source browser and stable partner Mozilla have won over a number of defectors over in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.
Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy
With debut of browser preview and community marketing site, questions arise over Firefox's long-term potential.
Is AOL 8.0 Plus ready for prime time?
The new AOL 8.0 Plus, released this week, is taking on MSN 8 by including virus protection, parental controls and exclusive media content. But AOL Nation columnist Robert Luhn finds many of its features are not yet available.April 3, 2003
New browser boasts no advertisers
ManyOne.net, a new portal service whose Universal Browser allows no advertising, is now in public beta. The service is the brainchild of Joseph Firmage, the former CEO of USWeb.March 31, 2003
Opera's mobile browser eases site-reading
News.com's Paul Festa interviews Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner about the company's latest Web-browsing technology, which stacks a large Web page vertically on a mobile phone screen.October 14, 2002
Netscape 7: How does it stack up?
CNET Download.com's Rex Baldazo previews Netscape 7, a new open-source version of the browser that the company hopes will chip away at Microsoft's leading position with Internet Explorer.July 3, 2002
Netscape 7: How does it stack up?
Jim Martin, Netscape GM/Sr. VP, on Netscape 6