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AOL AIM 5.5

Although it offers more business-oriented features than any other IM we reviewed, AIM 5.5 will still appeal mostly to home users.

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Nero SIPPS Connect

If you value your sanity, avoid Nero's SIPPS Connect VoIP service and stick with Skype 2 for both Internet and analog VoIP calling.

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Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008

Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 offers a variety of features designed for the home and small office.

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Google Talk beta

With an interface that lacks ads, the simple Google Talk beta dresses up its features by allowing you to leave and receive free voicemail messages, transfer files, and find out what music your buddies are tuning in to.

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ZoneAlarm Internet Security 5.5

ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

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ICQ offers video chat

America Online's ICQ instant messaging software now supports video chat, one of the first tangible results of the ICQ unit's recently launched developer program.

Speeding up iTunes downloads, the Israeli way

Yossi Vardi, the guy who helped bring instant messaging to the world, is now trying to speed up video downloads.

Study: Teenagers favour IM over e-mail

Instant messaging is emerging as a favourite communication tool among teenagers and young adults, with a good number of them sending more IMs than e-mails, a new survey says.

How to make your smart phone smarter

You don't have to be a brain surgeon to boost your smart phone's IQ. Downloadable software offers maps and directions, an instant messenger, and the latest news to go.

DIY: Parents' guide to online safety

Your children will surf the Web, chat, and download files. With some help from these software tools, you can protect them while they do what kids do.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

IM invasion: top chat apps compared

Like e-mail, instant messaging has become a part of our lives, at work, at home, at school, on the go -- even on our mobile phones. We take a look at four top chat apps, all of them free, and weigh the relative merits of each.

Killer Downloads: Instant messengers for PC and Mac

Is the chat client you're using the best one for the job? Chances are you could be getting more out of it--from file sharing to multiple chat-program compatibility to those fun emoticons.

One instant messenger to rule them all

If you've got buddies on multiple instant messenger networks and are sick of having a client for each, there are solutions at hand.

Top 10 downloads of the past 10 years

When CNET Download.com joined the Web in 1996, online software distribution was the exception, not the norm. A lot sure can change in 10 years! Could you live without these top 10 applications from Download.com? You probably could, but we don't suggest you try.

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SpyAOL 9

Track chat-room sessions, e-mails, and instant messages, and protect your family.

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Webcam Simulator 5.1

Simulate a Web cam using your video files.

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Mobiola Web Camera 3.0

Turn your BlackBerry handheld into a high-quality web camera and throw away your bulky USB webcam.

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ScreenCamera Free Edition 1.7.9.5

Broadcast your desktop screen on free programs and Web sites.

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AOL Instant Messenger 4.7

Communicate instantly with friends or family across the Internet.