Most popular internet applications & software

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  • Opera 10

    08 Sep 2009 12:24 PM

    Featuring a compression engine to boost speeds for slow computers, a cool new treatment for tabs and a gaggle of other enhancements,the Opera 10 browser is nothing to sneeze at.

  • Skype 4.1 beta

    29 May 2009 3:19 PM

    Skype's new screen-sharing feature is a clever addition to the VoIP communications application. The new beta also sees birthday reminders reinstated, a favourite feature of past builds.

  • 1

    Flock 2.5

    20 May 2009 2:29 PM

    Flock's differentiator is the way it integrates other services into the main browser frame — almost everything you'd want to do on the social web is already built in.

  • 7.9

    Safari 4

    10 Jun 2009 3:39 PM

    Apple is touting Safari 4 as the fastest browser on the web for both Windows and Mac. Depending on your computer's specs that may indeed be true. However, if you need more than speed, Safari may not be the best choice.

  • 5.8 7.6

    MobileMe

    18 Jul 2008 5:45 PM

    MobileMe is the successor to .Mac, Apple's subscription service for publishing photos and other personal content to the Web.

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

    08 Oct 2008 4:56 PM

    Designers and editors who lean on Dreamweaver for complex dynamic websites will find plenty of tweaks and improvements in version 4.

  • Opera 9.5

    17 Jun 2008 12:38 PM

    Long considered a cult favourite, Opera 9.5 for Windows and Mac has introduced some compelling improvements to security, speed and synchronisation — yes, syncing in a browser!— is there enough here to make you a convert?

  • 6.5 2.9

    Nokia Music Store

    29 Apr 2008 11:17 AM

    If you can access the Nokia Music Store then we think it's worth a look; but Nokia isn't making it easy.

  • 7.8 10

    Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

    17 Apr 2007 2:04 PM

    Dreamweaver CS3's universal binary alone could make the upgrade worthwhile for some users, and improved CSS plus new Spry features will be welcome to pros, but that's not a lot of advances for the steep price.

  • 5.5

    Slacker Web Player

    23 Mar 2007 4:45 PM

    If you want good music — right now, with minimal effort, wherever you are (so long as you have an Internet connection) — there's no reason not to take the Slacker Web Player for a spin.

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