Tags: beta, rss

Google Reader Beta

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

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Writely beta

Can Writely replace Microsoft Word? Yes, if you have stable Internet access and don't need a ton of editing and formatting features.

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Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta

Given all the expectations, we wanted more within IE 7 for XP, but Microsoft has given us less.

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Blogger beta

Blogger beta allows tagging, as well as drag-and-drop layout editing, and it lets you wall off your blog to strangers, but most current Blogger users will have to set up another blog from scratch to try the new features.

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Yahoo: Pipe in data, then mash it up

Beta Web service Yahoo Pipes is designed to make it easier to manipulate data feeds from Web sites in creating applications.

New Opera beta sports email, feed changes

For right now, the future of Opera — the browsing alternative to the browsing alternative — doesn't look a whole lot different from the present. Keeping in mind that this isn't a stable release, Opera 9.60 beta 1 for Windows and Mac looks to add a few feature tweaks and claims to be faster.

First Firefox 2 beta makes debut

The Mozilla Foundation has released a beta version of Firefox 2, the next major version of its Web browser.

Microsoft upgrades search

Microsoft is set to launch on Wednesday the beta version of its new Windows Live Search page, which uses the same behind-the-scenes technology as MSN Search but will eventually become the company's sole search offering.

Google takes another swing at desktop search

Google launched a new beta version of its desktop search tool that features updated Web navigation software and an innovative tool-bar.

Newbie's guide to Flock

You've heard about it and you want to try it, but you're a bit scared because you're not a computer whiz. Worry not! CNET's Josh Lowensohn walks you through it.

100 tips to speed up your software

Do more faster with these amazingly useful shortcuts.

DIY: Yahoo Hacks

CNET describes ways to use Yahoo for custom searches and to compare results against those of Google.

Microsoft's two major new software betas: Windows Vista and IE 7

Check out our First Takes of the beta software for Microsoft's upcoming operating system and browser.

Battle of the browser betas

Forget what's available today, let's look ahead and see what the next versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera have in store.

The future of e-mail

We pit the beta versions of Yahoo Mail, Hotmail and Gmail against each other.

IE vs. the world: six Web browsers compared

Thinking of ditching IE for something else? We take a look at your alternatives.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

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Flock 2 beta 2

Share photos, stay up to date with news from your favorite sites, meet people, and surf the Web.

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Flock 2 beta 2

Share photos, stay up to date with news from your favorite sites, meet people, and surf the Web.

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MsgDiscovery RSS beta 1.0RC

Read the latest RSS feeds from MessengerDiscovery Web site on your desktop.

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Orca Browser 1.1 beta 3

Browse the Web with enhanced browser based on Firefox 3.0.1.

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NetNewsWire 3.1.7b7 beta

Keep up with current events via RSS news feeds based on your criteria.

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