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It looks like Research In Motion has just updated its instant messaging clients once again. New versions for Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger are now available for download in the App World.
As always, RIM does not offer any change logs whatsoever for these updates, so you might want to wait f... |
10 April 2012
05:40 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that it's blocking Pirate Bay links in Windows Live Messenger conversations. As we expected, the links were blocked by the spam/malware filters Live Messenger employs. Microsoft hasn't explained why Pirate Bay links in particular were blocked or whether the block will be lifted any t... |
27 March 2012
04:35 GMT |
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Those hoping to use IM to spread the word on a great band or movie they found via The Pirate Bay with their friends are out of luck. Windows Live Messenger is actively blocking any link to the popular BitTorrent site. Copyright-dependent industries have tried everything to block The Pirate Bay, but have failed in al... |
26 March 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger has over 300 million users, but not all of them are able to stay signed in at all times, mainly because there aren’t enough clients out there to provide support for the various platforms they might be using.
However, that is about to change, since the Redmond-based software giant has d... |
15 December 2011
08:37 GMT |
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Microsoft has introduced a redesign to the Windows Live Messenger Help Center, a website dedicated to answering the most common questions that users of the instant messaging client have.
Here are some examples of questions that the center is designed to provide answers to “Why can't I sign in to Messenge... |
3 November 2011
09:33 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger integration is one of the main features that the new Windows Phone Mango operating system arrives on shelves with, and those who would like to learn some more details on it should have a look at the video above.
It is a very short clip, only 15 seconds long, but it should get you through som... |
7 October 2011
15:11 GMT |
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Windows Phone Mango, the latest mobile operating system flavor from Redmond-based software giant Microsoft, has started to roll-out to devices last week, and already arrived on shelves on new mobile phones.
When compared to the previously available version of the operating system, Mango has a wide range of new fe... |
7 October 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Following the global availability of Office 365, some customers have found that they’re no longer able to sign-in and use Windows Live Messenger. The launch of Office 365 is no mere coincidence, as according to Microsoft, users that leverage a single account to access both Windows Live Messenger and the unifie... |
18 July 2011
04:58 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger continues to be the most used instant messaging client worldwide, with a market share of over 40%. Microsoft’s IM client, now at version 2011, has been stripped from the Windows platform years ago, and is now offered as a part of the Windows Live Essentials Cloud bundle of applications a... |
14 June 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is certainly no stranger to overlapping services and products, and its latest $8.5 billion move all but guarantees that the company will compete against itself while fostering confusion among customers. Provided that antitrust authorities give green light to the acquisition of Skype, the Redmond company&rs... |
11 May 2011
03:39 GMT |
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Microsoft already confirmed the upcoming availability of a major update for its Windows Phone mobile operating system, called Mango, bound to add great new features into the mix, but it seems that there still are a series of details on it that were left in the dark, at least this is what some of the latest reports a... |
9 May 2011
11:53 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger seems to feel right at home on the world’s largest social network, growing on users at an amazing rate. Piero Sierra, Group Program Manager, Windows Live revealed that in excess of 22 million users have connected Facebook to Windows Live Messenger, up from 10 million in November 2010 and... |
9 March 2011
10:51 GMT |
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Application Contacts in Messenger Connect has another six months to live, and then it will be heading to an early grave. Microsoft announced that it will be deprecating the Application Contacts feature this year, leaving Messenger Connect customers that are relying on the functionality enough time to search for alte... |
11 February 2011
07:40 GMT |
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Since it bridged Windows Live Messenger with Facebook, Microsoft has been witnessing a veritable social explosion for its instant messaging client. According to Piero Sierra, Group Program Manager, Windows Live, Messenger is now responsible for driving in excess of 2.8 billion minutes of Facebook. The volume of Fac... |
3 February 2011
07:16 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up to serve a mandatory update to users running Windows Live Messenger as well as additional Windows Live Essentials components, but the company is not talking about the latest iteration of the instant messaging client or the Essentials suite. Instead, the software giant will refresh only what... |
18 January 2011
02:41 GMT |
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Two months after the release of the latest iteration of Microsoft’s instant messaging client, users have the opportunity to upgrade to a new version. It appears that Windows Live Messenger 2011 Build 15.4.3508.1109 has been made available for download by the Redmond company. The software giant silently releas... |
2 December 2010
07:05 GMT |
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Microsoft Taiwan has received numerous reports in recent weeks from local users who had their Windows Live Messenger credentials stolen and abused by hackers.It seems that most of the accounts are compromised through phishing. Attackers send spam messages to the entire friends list of the hacked accounts and direct p... |
19 November 2010
13:46 GMT |
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Windows Phone 7, the new mobile operating system from Redmond-based software giant Microsoft, should offer a wide range of options when it comes to staying connected with friends and family, including a Windows Live Messenger, which has been already confirmed officially. The solution should come from French develope... |
14 October 2010
06:36 GMT |
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The latest iteration of Windows Live Essentials released last week was accompanied by a new flavor of the company’s instant messaging client designed for its digital media player.Microsoft launched Windows Live Messenger for the Zune HD in tandem with Windows Live Essentials 2011, which is designed to integrat... |
4 October 2010
04:49 GMT |
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The new Messenger officially came out of beta yesterday for over 300 million customers worldwide, announced Jeff Kunins, the Group Program Manager, on the Windows Live blog.What will make most people happy is that Facebook chat, one of the new features of the beta version of Messenger, is now available to some 30.1 m... |
1 October 2010
04:27 GMT |
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A new Beta development milestone of Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 is now available for download from Microsoft. Of course, the new Beta of Windows Live Messenger is by no means alone. Along with it, the software giant has released a fresh preview for the entire Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 suite. At the time of thi... |
17 August 2010
11:47 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to release another Beta development milestone for Windows Live Messenger Wave 4. Of course, any upcoming testing releases for the next generation of its instant messaging client would have to be accompanied by the rest of the Windows Live Essentials suite. The Redmond company has y... |
12 August 2010
11:14 GMT |
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With the next generation of its instant messaging client, Microsoft worked to connect users to additional portions of the Cloud, outside of the Windows Live community. But while the focus was placed especially on linking Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 to social networking hot spots, the Redmond company’s own sea... |
30 July 2010
05:11 GMT |
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The next generation of Windows Live Messenger spans beyond the simple role of a rich desktop application and is designed to extend Internet Explorer. Users of Microsoft’s browser that also install the Beta of Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 will notice that their copy of Internet Explorer will integrate a new plu... |
28 July 2010
05:56 GMT |
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The next generation Windows Live Messenger is susceptible to similar sign in problems as its predecessor, and sometime end users need to take matters into their own hands in order to resolve issues. Especially in scenarios in which problems are on their side, rather than on Microsoft’s servers where the company... |
20 July 2010
11:12 GMT |
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As it released the Outlook Social Connector on July 13th, 2010, Microsoft also made available for download two Outlook Social Connector Providers designed to enable customers running its email client to link to Facebook and Windows Live Messenger. Both the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Windows Live ... |
14 July 2010
06:06 GMT |
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Unveiled a few weeks ago, the first public Beta for Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 continues to be available for download, alongside the rest of the rich clients included in the suite. Microsoft is offering Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 to early adopters, looking for feedback on the applications packaged in the suite... |
6 July 2010
09:04 GMT |
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iPhone and iPod Touch users have not hesitated in the least to warm up to Microsoft’s instant messaging client tailored specifically to their devices. According to information from the Redmond company, the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone and iPod Touch had already jumped over the 1 million downloads limit... |
1 July 2010
06:38 GMT |
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Despite being a key part of the Windows Live Essentials package, Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 has been treated somewhat differently, and moved to a more prominent position than the rest of the suite. The application is after all the center of the world’s largest instant messaging community, and the recipient o... |
25 June 2010
12:06 GMT |
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The first Beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 is starting to roll out to users worldwide, as today, June 24th, 2010, marks the availability deadline for the first public testing milestone. As I type this, users in the Nederlands are the first in line to get the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta bits, which they ... |
24 June 2010
04:15 GMT |
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Microsoft is currently hammering away at the first Beta development milestone of Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 for Windows. While the Beta Build is just around the corner in terms of delivery, one flavor of the instant messaging client is already available for download. The Redmond company has wrapped up Windows Live... |
21 June 2010
07:30 GMT |
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Following the release of its next-generation instant messaging client and the upcoming natural user interface (NUI) device for its gaming console, Microsoft also plans to bridge the two technologies together. The Redmond company premiered the Kinect for Xbox 360, formerly codenamed “Project Natal” at the ... |
16 June 2010
07:44 GMT |
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A hacking tool advertised as being capable of enabling users to hack Windows Live accounts and grab Windows Live Messenger passwords is actually used by attackers to spread their malicious code. According to BitDefencer, HackMSN.exe will not only not permit users to recover Windows Live passwords, but will instead in... |
1 June 2010
11:49 GMT |
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Because of the evolution of Windows Live Messenger with the advent of the Wave 4 release, the next iteration of Microsoft’s instant messaging client will no longer feature one-way webcam functionality. At the same time, Microsoft recently released an update, which it called a minor refresh, for Windows Live Mes... |
24 May 2010
12:31 GMT |
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A little over three years after it was initially introduced, Microsoft is shutting down an initiative designed to allow users of its email service and instant messaging client to donate money to a number of philanthropic organizations worldwide by doing nothing more than using the company’s offerings. The I&rsq... |
21 May 2010
06:22 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to remain mum on the availability deadline of the first Beta development milestone of Windows Live Wave 4. Various third-party sources, as well as indications and leaks from the Redmond company are pointing to June 2010 for a possible release date for Windows Live Wave 4 Beta, but, according to a ... |
14 May 2010
10:18 GMT |
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Although it is hard at work on the next generation of Windows Live Essentials, Microsoft has found the time and resources necessary to kick up a notch current versions of the clients packaged under the Essentials brand umbrella. Windows Live Messenger 2009 / Wave 3 got a minor update on May 12, 2010, but the company&... |
13 May 2010
06:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a new version of Windows Live Messenger. The release can be grabbed either as a standalone download, or through the company’s update mechanism, and is an integral part of a refresh to select items from the line-up of clients that are being offered to users packaged as W... |
13 May 2010
03:28 GMT |
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In less than two months, Microsoft will make available for download the first public development milestone of the next major iteration of Windows Live Messenger. Although the Redmond company has yet to announce the official availability deadline, fact is that it managed to leak the release date. According to Microsof... |
4 May 2010
03:28 GMT |
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Although there are no Windows Live Messenger Wave 4 Beta bits available for download at this point in time, the Preview website made available by Microsoft delivers more than enough details on the upcoming release of WLM to at least give a taste of what’s coming. One piece of information on the site is the Wind... |
30 April 2010
11:26 GMT |
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While Microsoft did broaden the limited Beta testing program for the next iteration of Windows Live Messenger, a public development milestone is yet to be offered, although it is on the proverbial horizon. Ori Amiga, principal program manager partner program for Windows Live, reiterated today the promise that the Red... |
29 April 2010
12:40 GMT |
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Microsoft has been hard at work attempting to expand its messaging services beyond the desktop and its own online properties. With projects such as the Messenger Web Toolkit, Windows Live Messenger was made available to third-party developers for integration into their websites, blogs, etc. With the advent of Windows... |
29 April 2010
10:29 GMT |
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The Windows Live Messenger 2010/Wave 4 Beta will be made available for download soon, according to Microsoft, but the company is not providing the actual bits just yet, despite having gone live with a Preview of the next generation of its instant messaging client. “New release coming soon” is the message ... |
29 April 2010
03:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has been dogfooding (testing internally) the next iteration of Windows Live Essentials for a while, and the company is now gearing up to broaden the Beta outside of Redmond. Chris Jones, corporate vice president of the Windows Live Experience, promises that the Beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 will be... |
21 April 2010
11:54 GMT |
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A preview Build of Windows Live Messenger 2010/Wave 4 has been leaked and is available for download in the wild together with the entire collection of clients included in the next iteration of Windows Live Essentials suite. According to various third-party sources, Build 15.2.2585.0122 of Windows Live Essentials Wave... |
25 March 2010
12:41 GMT |
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In mid-2009, Microsoft announced that it had kicked off legal action against spammers using its instant messaging client to send users unsolicited messages. As a direct consequence of the software giant’s lawsuit, Funmobile Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company owned by Christian and Henrick Heilesen, has been prohib... |
12 March 2010
05:20 GMT |
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In mid-December 2008, when it initially introduced the Windows Live Solution Center, Microsoft promised that it would diversify the support offerings available via the website in the future. Over two years later, the Redmond company is no longer limiting the support destination to Windows Live Hotmail problems exclus... |
10 March 2010
07:31 GMT |
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Long time offered for free, included in Windows, and now available via the Windows Essentials package, Windows Live Messenger is used by in excess of 300 million people, according to statistics released by Microsoft. Contributing decisively to the Redmond company’s popularity is the fact that the application i... |
10 February 2010
09:34 GMT |
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Microsoft has kicked up a notch an instant messaging resource designed to allow the integration of Windows Live Messenger into third-party websites. The evolution of Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit has taken the toolkit from version 3.5 to 3.7, introducing various improvements and integration with the Microsoft A... |
2 February 2010
10:20 GMT |
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