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Adium, the popular IM app for Mac OS X, has received an important update, mostly delivering Facebook fixes. Adium replicates many of the features (and the look) of Apple's own IM client, iChat, and combines an array of IM protocols. According to the changelog for Adium 1.3.4, Facebook fixes include: · U... |
18 May 2009
05:17 GMT |
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At just a little over one month since Windows Live Messenger went live, Microsoft has introduced the first refresh to the solution. Performance improvements were among the changes delivered by the refresh, the Redmond company confirmed. Users will be able to notice that examples of the integration of Windows Live Mes... |
30 April 2009
07:13 GMT |
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Microsoft is moving ahead with the evolution of Windows Live Wave 3, and in this regard it has introduced instant messaging functionality to its online email service. As of the start of this week, Windows Live Hotmail users will be able to IM with their friends via Windows Live Messenger, right from their email accou... |
21 April 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is boasting the advantages delivered by using multiple antimalware engines in it security solution for corporate IM environments. Forefront Security for Office Communications Server is just such a product, the Redmond company emphasized, indicating that customers benefit from antimalware engines developed i... |
9 April 2009
12:27 GMT |
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Besides announcing the availability of Yahoo! Mobile, an open and highly-personalized mobile starting point to the Internet available on both the mobile Web and as an iPhone app, Yahoo also previewed the first Messenger client for iPhone. While the Yahoo! Mobile iPhone app is already available in the App Store, Yahoo... |
1 April 2009
06:26 GMT |
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Just ahead of MIX09 I told you that Microsoft was gearing up to make available the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit. And in fact, as of the first day of the conference, the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit is now live and available to developers. The toolkit is essentially a collection of resources including a se... |
19 March 2009
06:29 GMT |
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March 18, 2009 will be synonymous with the introduction of the new Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit for social websites. March 18 is also the first day of MIX09, the Redmond company's Internet-centric conference in Las Vegas. This year, the Messenger web platform will be showcased in no less than three session... |
17 March 2009
07:10 GMT |
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Not even a day into the release of version 1.3.3 RC2, Adium is at its final 1.3.3 release adding tons of changes, major and small, as well as bug fixes. Adium, the popular IM app for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, is free to download and use for as long as you wish.According to the changelog for Adium 1.3.3, major chang... |
20 February 2009
08:35 GMT |
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Adium, the free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, has reached version 1.3.3 RC2, adding a small fix and a few updates for French-speaking users. The new software is available for free download right here on our web site.According to the changelog, Adium 1.3.3 RC2 fixes AIM Direct IM messages always showing ... |
19 February 2009
10:06 GMT |
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A new version of Yahoo! Messenger for Mac is now available for free download. The latest beta version of Messenger for Mac fixes the privacy feature for users wishing to assign individual stealth settings for their friends, "so if you want to appear online to everyone but not to your boss Joe, you can set yourself to... |
10 February 2009
07:02 GMT |
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A new variant of Windows Live Messenger, but web-based, is now live and accessible to users. However, the release is not a web-based version of the Windows Live Messenger (9.0 – 2009) release. Fact is that the Internet version of the instant messaging client is a project from MSN Taiwan designed to take advanta... |
30 January 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Adium, the free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 1.3.3 RC1, fixing a bunch of issues found in previous versions of the software. The new release is immediately available for free download right here on our web site.According to the changelog, Adium 1.3.3 RC1 fixes sending extend... |
27 January 2009
10:21 GMT |
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Next week, Microsoft is gearing up to make an important step toward unifying the code bases for all the versions of Windows Live Messenger Library. In this context, the Redmond company announced that, by the end of the following week, Windows Live Messenger Library v2.0 would be modified so that it would point to the... |
23 January 2009
08:50 GMT |
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Developed by Adam Iser and Evan Schoenberg, Adium is a fast, fun, and free instant messaging client that supports most existing IM protocols. The latest version of the application includes so many bug fixes you'll probably simply skip the reading part and go straight for the download. But, just in case you'... |
16 January 2009
08:07 GMT |
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The final version of Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) is available for download. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer announced during the opening keynote address at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2009) in Las Vegas that Microsoft had wrapped up the development of Windows Live Essentials, a suite... |
8 January 2009
09:23 GMT |
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Microsoft is flexing the social networking muscles of its instant messaging client with the latest release. Windows Live messenger 9.0 (2009) brings to the table a feature dubbed Groups, designed to extend the communication capabilities of the client beyond one-on-one conversations, now helping groups of users talk, ... |
30 December 2008
07:38 GMT |
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Microsoft Messenger for Mac is getting Audio / Video support as soon as next year, the Office for Mac Team has announced on its blog. Mac Mojo has also revealed that the new functionality is cross-platform-compatible. Windows Live Messenger support will also be included, the development team promises. “I wante... |
19 December 2008
08:52 GMT |
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The Windows Live Messenger for Facebook update delivered at the end of the past week was just a preview of the evolution of the desktop instant messaging client. As of December 15, 2008, Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) is one step closer to RTW, with Microsoft making available for download a new release of the IM c... |
16 December 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Just as Google is bundling Chrome with YouTube in order for the success of the service to rub off on the browser, so is Microsoft attempting to increase the installed base of its instant messaging client via the alliance with Facebook. With just so much room for growth on home soil, the path to increased audience is ... |
15 December 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Microsoft will discontinue a tool designed to permit developers to build bots for Windows Live Messenger. Come mid-2009, the Redmond company will completely retire the Windows Live Agents software development kit. The announcement was delivered concomitantly with the availability of the latest version of the SDK, nam... |
28 November 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up to make available for download the gold version of Windows Live Messenger 9.0/2009. The Redmond company has so far managed not to indicate a delivery deadline for the next version of its instant messaging client. In this regard, Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc only mentioned that the next ver... |
13 November 2008
14:11 GMT |
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Adium, the free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 1.3.2, switching MSN implementation to Libpurple's recent addition of MSNP15. Besides a new “Bookmark Group Chat,” the “File Transfer” icons and some localization updates, the release mostly packs bug ... |
10 October 2008
15:11 GMT |
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The company that recently made a good deal with T-Mobile, namely OZ Communications, Inc., will be swallowed by the giant Nokia, as the Finnish manufacturer has announced its intention to buy it.By owning OZ's software products, Nokia will be able to offer to its customers easy access to email and Instant Messagi... |
30 September 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Developed by Adam Iser and Evan Schoenberg, Adium is a fast, fun, and free instant messaging client which supports most existing IM protocols. The application has been recently updated, fixing tons of bugs and nasty glitches reported by users worldwide. Adium has added new functionality. Some details on both aspects ... |
8 September 2008
05:00 GMT |
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While some of you might not use the Internet for reading and sending e-mails and, therefore, may not be too keen on my previous article, I'm sure that the following pieces of advice regarding browsing websites and using your instant messenger will surely be at least of some interest.Let's start with the eas... |
4 August 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Owners of Nokia phones will probably be happy to find out that the Finnish giant has developed its own Instant Messaging application, named simply Nokia Chat and aimed at offering a PC-like instant messaging experience on lots of its handsets. Currently in beta version, Nokia Chat is not just "another IM client" - or... |
12 July 2008
07:51 GMT |
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At the end of the past week, users of Windows Live Messenger started to notice some glitches with various versions of Microsoft's instant messaging client. The Redmond company confirmed that versions 8.1, 8.5 and 9.0 Beta of Windows Live Messenger were all impacted by issues which are the result of a bug. At the... |
16 June 2008
06:30 GMT |
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Adium users have a fresh new beta for their favorite IM application to download and try out. But first, in order to update, you will need to tick "Update to beta versions when available" under the General tab in the Preference pane. Adium 1.3 Beta 2 brings bug fixes and improvements, along with a host of new features... |
11 June 2008
05:22 GMT |
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Instant messaging is obviously one of the most popular activities nowadays with millions of users connecting to such applications every day. There is a large number of instant messaging clients on the web, including here the giants Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ or less-known programs which gained audie... |
27 May 2008
04:56 GMT |
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The Skype Group has updated its program that allows users to call their Skype friends via the Internet, free of charge. Version 2.7.0.330 highlights include added support for NAT-PMP, uPnP, and Authenticated Proxy and increased minimum size of SkypeOut Caller Window. More than 35 bug fixes are also in order for the l... |
16 May 2008
08:48 GMT |
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Facebook wants to become an even more powerful player on the social networking market by using an instant messaging platform, AllFacebook, an unofficial Facebook blog wrote today. According to the same source, the new platform will come with support for Jabber/XMPP support chat, which means the Facebook application w... |
14 May 2008
09:04 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger is no longer blocking legitimate websites, the company revealed on May 11, after users reported that the instant messaging client was preventing access to various URLs including Google's YouTube video web property. The first complaints came from users who discovered that it was impossible ... |
12 May 2008
03:24 GMT |
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For the first time in years, AOL is specifically targeting the Mac userbase with the first release of "a brand new, all-in-one web software, now available for download: AOL Desktop for Mac." A fresh web browser that works similarly to Safari, a new AOL IM client and tabbed view are just a few of the new features avai... |
9 May 2008
04:57 GMT |
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Users simply like instant messengers and since the companies that built them are continuously improving them on a monthly basis, some of these applications are pretty powerful. However, having such an impressive popularity doesn't necessarily mean that they're 100 percent secure because, according to new fi... |
7 May 2008
08:45 GMT |
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So, here we go, another version of Google Talk beside the three ones that were already available on the web: Gmail Chat, the main Google Talk application and the iGoogle gadget that lets you talk with your friends straight from your personalized homepage. Google Talk, Labs Edition is the Mountain View-based company&#... |
7 April 2008
04:30 GMT |
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Hell hath no fury like an Instant Messenger user scorn, a famous line from William Congreve could be adapted to suit present reality. Among a slew of successful features being added to Yahoo!’s Messenger with the various versions, there are a number of infamous ones that have taken the blunt of the wrath. Usually, it... |
24 March 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Sometimes it's just too tiresome to update your Instant Messenger client whenever a new version is rolled out. Either the new options don't look so appealing or your connection really isn't that grand, the fact of the matter remains that enough IM users still have old (and I mean really old) versions i... |
19 March 2008
04:08 GMT |
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The list of Internet companies that operate search engines and have gone for the instant messaging approach to communication just added Chinese-based Baidu. The fourth biggest search engine in the world is no meaningless addition to the above mentioned array, it will provide the Chinese with something specifically ta... |
3 March 2008
16:16 GMT |
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The MTBot prototype is by all means not a new project from Microsoft. In fact, the project for the Windows Live Messenger machine translation bot debuted quietly in the summer of 2007. To this date the initiative remains nothing more than a prototype and, despite this, it is available to all Windows Live Messenger us... |
18 February 2008
08:39 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger 9.0 and Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista are set to rule the instant messaging world in the eventuality of a successful Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo. Without a doubt, Microsoft plus Yahoo would create a valid competitor for Google on the search engine and online advertising markets. At the ... |
15 February 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista was initially introduced at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Shows in Las Vegas. It took the Sunnyvale Internet giant almost 12 months to produce the first public Beta version of the instant messaging client. One year later, after the completion of the 2008 International C... |
24 January 2008
03:15 GMT |
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Long have I complained about the fact that the Yahoo! Messenger team did nothing whatsoever to improve their products and instead preferred to bring up front the older features that they thought people weren't using. And up until today they've never failed with the disappointment, they were like clockwork.T... |
23 January 2008
07:06 GMT |
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Are you looking to pimp out your Windows Live Messenger? Well, you could go with a variety of different options. But the fact of the matter is that in the end you'll need not only something that you can enjoy yourself like some cool themes, but also content that you can share. And in this regard, nothing can tai... |
21 January 2008
11:48 GMT |
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Many of you must be familiar with meebo, the web-based IM service that brings together four of the bigger names of the IM stage: AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger and MSN's Web Messenger alongside its very own.In case you were following this via Facebook or other similar social networks that have adopted the mee... |
16 January 2008
09:02 GMT |
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Are you using Windows Live Messenger? Then, you might as well be aware of the fact that Microsoft's instant messaging client is the most attacked product among its peers. Windows Live Messenger manages to expose its users to greater risk compared to those running Yahoo Messenger, or AOL Messenger. According to M... |
11 January 2008
03:59 GMT |
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I'm almost at my wit's end with the Yahoo IM team, they just keep mentioning their old features instead of coming up with new ones, and I can't stand it anymore! Soundtrack is supposed to be a "hidden" feature, but if it was that at one point, the ones who hid it didn't do a very good job, I knew ... |
11 January 2008
03:01 GMT |
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It just sucks big time to have high hopes for a product that you just love using and have them shattered to pieces time and time again. That's the way it went for me with the IM from Yahoo!, which I used to base most of my online social life on, until I saw that the work they're putting in isn't, to sa... |
7 January 2008
13:06 GMT |
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We've seen many of these before, but since it is a new infection, it may be a really threat for your computer. With a continuously growing up popularity, the instant messenger and chatting applications reach every single computer in the world, fact that makes the unpatched and unprotected ones fully vulnerable t... |
28 December 2007
14:36 GMT |
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As long as there are people using Yahoo! IM, there will be sounds like "BUZZ!!!" heard allover the place, at work, at home and even on the Tube, where I found that somebody had that as an alert for receiving text messages. And apart from the now classic sound that I mentioned, lines like "So… do you like fat guys wit... |
18 December 2007
04:34 GMT |
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If you've seen the six movies, then you'll just love the Star Wars theme, sounds and new emoticons that Yahoo has launched for its Web client. It includes thirty customized emoticons of some of your favorite Star Wars characters including Yoda, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Han Solo, Jabba the Hut and many more ... |
14 December 2007
07:09 GMT |
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