A9's unique, personalized approach to search is perfect for those who need a wide range of results from their queries.
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This low-key, encrypted IM client handily integrates your Outlook calendar and contacts and includes video and voice chatting.
AOL Music Now, currently in preview, offers great new features for those who use multiple PCs but still needs to work on the basics.
AOL Video aims to be a one-stop shop for video, but it needs more compelling content and reliable playback.
Cingular Video is a great addition to Cingular's new 3G service, fully making use of the high-speed connection for streaming high-quality video content. What's more, exclusive content and premium services put Cingular Video over the top.
This search engine warhorse offers above-average audio and video searches, but Yahoo boasts the same features--and more.
Amazon Unbox has taken its knocks, but it's a strong choice if you own a Windows PMC, or if you don't mind watching movies on your monitor.
Video and image attachments provide Answerbag with the potential to offer more show-and-tell replies than Yahoo Answers and Windows Live QnA, but only if users exercise those features wisely.
While it's weak on multimedia and local searches, Ask Jeeves's powerful search history, organizational tools, and one-of-a-kind site preview make it a compelling choice for students.
Ask Maps and Directions 2.0 offers driving and walking directions for up to 10 locations, but Yahoo Maps and Windows Live Local offer more features.
Audible.com ranks among the Web's best services. If you like your reading material in digital format, subscribe ASAP.
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.
If you're a huge fan of Christian music, you might get your money's worth from BurnItNow, despite its small catalog of tunes. Everyone else, look to RealOne MusicPass or eMusic for a wider selection.
This Windows-friendly iTunes imitator can't match the simplicity of the original.
If price trumps image quality, consider renting or buying from CinemaNow. However, we prefer Movielink's larger catalog of new and classic films.
Cingular's EDGE service isn't the fastest or cheapest cellular data service in the land, but it is among the most widely available.
For on-the-move individuals and business types, GoToMyPC's Web-based service is the easiest remote-access service to set up and use, and it's also versatile. But it's priced higher than the competition.
If you want to brighten up your iPod or cover up some of its existing blemishes, send it to Colorware--but don't expect the colorful coating to protect against further scratching.
