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    Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.

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    Microsoft detailed on Tuesday its road map and pricing for Web-based software suites built for big companies and growing businesses.

  • Microsoft Web plan takes aim at Google

    Microsoft plans to open access to MSN and its other public Web sites to let developers assemble new applications that build on those sites -- a technique used successfully at Google and other Web companies to promote their properties.

  • Google takes searching personally

    As the search wars intensify, Google hopes that making a personal connection with its visitors will give it an edge.

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    Microsoft has started testing an international news search service in competition with Google's, upping the ante in the hotly contested Web search market.

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  • Google's desktop bet

    Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.

  • FAQ: Hard facts about Google's Web Accelerator

    The downloadable software speeds the delivery of Web pages but has its critics. What is it, and how does it work?

  • Can there be another Google?

    While Wall Street clamours for a piece of the search king, start-ups are trying to fill in the technology niches.

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    Fed up with pop-up ads? We review six ad-free browser apps, each with its own method of removing annoying solicitations.

  • First Take: Opera 9 beta 1

    A versatile Internet browser, Opera 9 beta 1 bundles desktop widgets and other unique features. But can it win over those fleeing from Internet Explorer?

  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5

    While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

  • Netscape 8

    If you haven't looked at Netscape in a while, version 8 is worth it for its added security and extra features.

  • Apple Safari 1.0 Beta 2

    If you're only after speed, try the Safari beta but keep your other browser, too. Security buffs should skip Safari for now.

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