But the prerelease version I reviewed does one thing particularly well: It loads pages quickly.

CNN: Communicator 4.5: Finally stable

Magic: The Gathering Gatecrash prerelease events will be kicking off this weekend.

FORBES: Gatecrash: Evaluating Simic

Selesyna guild players will receive a promo copy of this card that is legal to play with at the prerelease event.

FORBES: Return to Ravnica: Evaluating Selesnya

And if you don't use Microsoft Word 97 (or the prerelease version of Word 2000), breath a sigh of relief: Melissa can't infect your computer.

CNN: How to protect yourself against Melissa

By July the rumors had turned into a full-speed prerelease hype machine complete with a goofy spokes-model appearing in videos on Tapwave's Web site.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Prerelease events will be running on January 26-27.

FORBES: Gatecrash's Planeswalkers

But it will face several formidable competitors in the next few weeks, including "The Great Gatsby, " starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and sequels "Star Trek: Into Darkness, " "Fast and Furious Six" and "The Hangover Part III, " all of which are generating healthy amounts of prerelease interest.

WSJ: Marvel's 'Iron Man 3' Takes in $175.3 Million at Box Office