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The best new Windows programs of 2008
In 2008, there were several standout new applications and here are six of what we think are the best ones.
Google Talk
With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.
Reviews
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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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MSN Messenger 6.2
Intrusive registration process and fee-based add-ons keep us from warming up to this instant messenger.
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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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ZoneAlarm Security Suite
ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.
Features
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Something to talk about: IM lets you hang up the phone
Instant-messaging apps include Web-based calling so that you can make free phone calls around the world or pay to connect with landline and mobile phones, while letting you share files and photos and plug-ins with the swipe of a mouse.
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PC Starter Kit: 20 Essential Free Downloads
Twenty programs you shouldn't be without.
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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.
News
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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.
DIYs and How-to
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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.
Downloads
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System Surveillance Pro
Monitor home or business PC activity including keylogger, screenshots, Web site and IM monitoring.
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Belkasoft Forensic Studio
Analyze various history of instant messengers, browsers, outlook mailboxes.
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Instan-t
Chat with your friends worldwide using various Messenger with multiple features.
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Voice Cloak
sound effects for chat, IM, etc
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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| Samsung mobile phones | 2% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 2% |
