Most popular internet applications & software

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  • 8.5

    Firefox 2 RC1

    28 Sep 2006 9:59 AM

    Firefox 2 RC1 isn't meant for public consumption, but this early look demonstrates some cool new features in the next release of Firefox.

  • 5.5

    Corel WordPerfect Mail

    23 Sep 2005 3:05 PM

    For its office productivity suite, Corel creates an inexpensive alternative to Microsoft Outlook.

  • 8.9

    Yahoo Mail Beta

    18 Sep 2006 2:52 PM

    Yahoo brings the style and speed of desktop e-mail services to the Web.

  • 7.8

    MSN Virtual Earth Beta

    03 Oct 2005 11:24 AM

    MSN's answer to Google Earth, MSN Virtual Earth, offers a few unique features but mostly falls short of its competition.

  • 10

    MSN Kahuna Beta

    11 Oct 2005 3:16 PM

    Kahuna makes Hotmail look and behave more like Outlook.

  • Google Reader Beta

    11 Oct 2005 3:51 PM

    Google's elegant newsfeed manager for Gmail users is friendly for newbies to RSS.

  • 10

    Wikipedia

    07 Sep 2006 1:33 PM

    Wikipedia offers rich, frequently updated information, but you might need to verify some of its facts.

  • Laplink Everywhere 4.0

    09 Nov 2005 3:59 PM

    Lack of a true-colour option hinders Laplink Everywhere, although the program does offer multiplatform support and flexible file transfers.

  • 7.6

    Mozilla Firefox 1.5

    01 Dec 2005 11:56 AM

    While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

  • 8.5

    Skype 2 (beta)

    29 Dec 2005 10:41 AM

    Though Skype 2 suffers from middling voice quality when calling landline phones, it's still one of the best free VoIP services around, and its new Skype Video feature makes it even better.

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