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    Google promises purity in its interface and results, but expect more ads, video links and AIM chat.

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    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

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    There's something magical about the number seven--take, for example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Will Netscape 7.0 benefit from that number's lucky reputation?

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    Once as free as the air we breathe, most Web-based e-mail accounts now come with all kinds of strings attached. We test four different services to find out if these so-called free e-mailers are worth the hassle.

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    With Google Desktop, you can search for files on your hard drive just as easily as you can search the Internet.

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