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| STORIES ABOUT: Windows Live Messenger |
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| Windows Live Messenger "minimise-me" |  | Microsoft is delivering a new project to the largest community of instant messaging worldwide. Windows Live Messenger users have available a new service dubbed "minimise-me" via MSN on Windows Live. The website will effectively permit users of the Redmond company's instant messaging client to build their own character ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 07:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger, Spaces, Live Search and Hotmail Go Latino |  | Microsoft is by no means shy of targeting specific consumer segments, and the Latino community in the United States is of a consistent enough size to attract the company's attention. MSN Latino Mobile is the latest initiative coming from the software giant aimed at making its MSN portal available to U.S. ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2008, 11:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| SearchTogether Plug-In for IE7 - Collaborative Search Prototype |  | At the intersection between search (but not limited at Live Search) and Windows Live Messenger, SearchTogether is designed to make searching the web no longer an individual task. Developed as a plug-in for Internet Explorer 7, SearchTogether's functionality enables groups of users to perform searches and to share results via common query sessions. This is where Windows Live Messenger comes in. All the people in the friends list of a u ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 11:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| IM Clients Exposed to Malicious Activities |  | 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, ... [read more >>] | | 27 May 2008, 04:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Ready to Milk Windows Live for Mobile and Live Search Mobile |  | Microsoft might very well be a perpetual bronze winner in a three horse race against Google and Yahoo in terms of online advertising, but the company is looking to get a head start when it comes down to mobile devices. In this context, the Redmond giant announced that it had adapted some of the services it offers for mobile users in order to be able to serve ads to an entirely new audience. advance08, the company's online ad ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 09:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Evolves Windows Live Messenger, but Not to Version 9.0 |  | Microsoft has evolved its instant messaging client, but the evolution does not involve the next version of Windows Live Messenger, labeled as 9.0 and released initially in November 2007, as a private Beta. In fact, there is still no word from Microsoft as to the future of the successor of Windows L ... [read more >>] | | 13 May 2008, 05:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Comes to BlackBerry Smartphones |  | In a move similar to the partnership Microsoft signed with Nokia in August 2007, the Redmond company inked an agreement with Research in Motion designed to bring Windows Live to BlackBerry smartphones. Not all the services available under the Windows Live brand umbrella will be made available to BlackBerry customers, the focus being placed on Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger. Both the Redmond company's mail service as w ... [read more >>] | | 12 May 2008, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Hotmail Joins Windows Live Messenger |  | Windows Live Hotmail has joined Windows Live Messenger in order to extend the support of the "i'm" initiative. Microsoft debuted "i'm" back in 2007 as a way to enable Windows Live Messenger users to have a say as to where would a portion of the Redmond company's advertising revenue from its instant messaging client would go. A year after the initiative was launched, no less than ten social caus ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 04:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger's “i'm” Initiative Pulls $1.3M |  | Microsoft’s "i'm" initiative associated by default with the company's instant messaging client has managed to pull in excess of $1.3 million in its first year. The "i'm" initiative was designed to offer a small portion of the advertising revenues received by the Redmond company through the use of ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 06:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger at the Center of the Universe |  | Via a new move on the Windows Live front, Microsoft is placing its instant messaging service firmly at the center of the social networking universe. The Redmond company's Windows Live Messenger is already on the top of the world in terms of audience, and Microsoft aims to s ... [read more >>] | | 26 March 2008, 12:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger Friendly Infections |  | Browsers and operating systems are still the preferred avenue for attacks, vulnerability exploits and spreading malicious code. But at the same time, the consistent effort poured by developers to bulletproof the main attack vectors from Windows Vista to Linux, and from Internet Explorer 7 to Firefox, means that malware needs to find alternative open doors in order to compromise and infect computers. Attacks are shifting away from ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 16:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Acknowledges Additional Windows Live ID, Messenger, Hotmail Outage |  | Earlier this week, namely on February 26, the Windows Live online suite of products and services was hit with an outage generated by an undisclosed issue with the Windows Live ID sign in process. According to initial reports from the company, the worldwide outage directly impacted the users that were not already signed in their Windows Live accounts. Access to a variety of services and products under the Windows Live brand umbrella, from M ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft: Windows Live Messenger 8.5 – One Way or the Other! |  | It's Windows Live Messenger 8.5, one way or the other for the users of Microsoft's instant messaging clients that are still using the beta builds of version 8.5. Tailored to the Windows Vista operating system, the final bits of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 were made available at ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 12:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Machine Translation Bot for Windows Live Messenger |  | 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 ... [read more >>] | | 18 February 2008, 08:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Is That a Worm in Your Windows Live Messenger, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? |  | Windows Live Messenger accounts for the largest community for any IM client worldwide. At the end of 2007, in November, as Microsoft was unveiling Windows Live 2.0, the next generation of its suite of software and services in the cloud, the company estimated that Windows Live Messenger had an install base of approximately 300 million users. In this context, it failed to come as a surprise the fact that Windows Live messenger was the most a ... [read more >>] | | 29 January 2008, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Free Windows Live Messenger Pimpin Emoticons Packs |  | 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 tailor better to the purpose of adding a little eye candy to Windows Live Messenger than some exquisite emoticons. In this regar ... [read more >>] | | 21 January 2008, 11:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Still Undecided Whether to Keep Windows Live Messenger Free |  | Microsoft has signaled the initial stages of an initiative designed to bring the Windows Live Mobile Messenger free ride to an end, for users of Nokia phones running the Symbian operating system. Namely, the Redmond company has debuted Direct Consumer billing for Windows Live Mobile Messenger users on Symbian phones. As a direct consequence of the new monetizing strategy focused on the instant messaging client for the Symbian operating sys ... [read more >>] | | 11 January 2008, 07:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Version of Windows Live Messenger Available |  | A brand new version of Windows Live messenger is now live and compatible with "pretty much all phones", as Microsoft has put it. The new instant messaging client from the Redmond company comes to complement offerings, such as Windows Live for Windows Mobile and Windows Live for Nokia, at the same time extending support for a variety of mobile phone models. Microsoft failed to provide an actual list of all the devices t ... [read more >>] | | 12 December 2007, 06:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Forget about Windows Live Messenger - Download Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista |  | Well, the wait is finally over... Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista is available for download. Leveraging Vista technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation, Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista was initially showcased at CES in January 2007. Subsequently, the Sunnyvale company only promised that the instant messenger client would hit "soon." Soon, of course, melted away into something more like "better late than never& ... [read more >>] | | 06 December 2007, 03:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Forced Upgrades for Windows Live Messenger Users |  | On September 12, Microsoft announced a wave of forced upgrades to impact Windows Live Messengers and MSN Messenger users. Due to a security vulnerability in MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0 and 7.5 and in Windows Live Messenger 8.0, the Redmond company took the decision to migrate all users exposed to risks to MSN Messenger 7.0.0820 (for Windows 2000 and Windows 98, SE, ME) and to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (for XP and Vista). The upgrade process h ... [read more >>] | | 08 October 2007, 06:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger Is Out! Introducing Windows Live WebMessenger |  | The desktop instant messaging client from Microsoft is old news. The company is currently focusing its efforts on Windows Live WebMessenger. That's right, Windows Live WebMessenger. I am sure that you are already familiar with Microsoft's MSN Web Messenger. But the fact of the matter is that MSN Web Messenger could do with a ... [read more >>] | | 20 September 2007, 11:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Unveils New Web Cameras Tailor Fitted for Windows Live Messenger |  | LifeCam VX-7000 and LifeCam NX-3000 are two new peripherals from Microsoft set up to bridge the desktop and the notebook computers with the company's cloud operating system. But with the focus placed on Windows Live Messenger, the instant messaging client became an integer part of the Windows Live online suite products and services. Both web cameras follow the natural evolution of the LifeCam line, and in this sense, they are designed ... [read more >>] | | 12 September 2007, 10:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger Allows an Attacker to Completely Take Over Your System |  | Windows Live Messenger and older versions of the Microsoft instant messaging client from the MSN Messenger lineup will permit an attacker to completely take over your system. A range of the Redmond company's IM client versions are affected by a Video Conversation Buffer Overflow vulnerability, but not 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista users running Windows Live Messenger 8.1, or the beta for Windows Live Messenger 8.5. Additionally, Mic ... [read more >>] | | 12 September 2007, 03:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger Emoticon Guide |  | Do you feel lost navigating through the emoticons of Windows Live Messenger? Well, not anymore. Microsoft has provided an official emoticon list for its instant messaging clients. Just make sure to access the image included toward the bottom of this article in order get your hands on the keyboard shortcuts associated with each emoticon. According to the Redmond company the list is valid for Windows Live Messenger 8.1.
And let ... [read more >>] | | 04 September 2007, 12:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Free Goodies for Windows Live Messenger via the Cafe |  | The Messenger Cafe is a new initiative from Microsoft designed to offer a collection of free content to users of its instant messaging client. New is actually a tad far off, as the concept behind the new Live marketing campaign for ... [read more >>] | | 27 August 2007, 03:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Spreads Windows Live Messenger Around |  | Microsoft is the owner of the world's largest audience when it comes down to its instant messaging platform. The community of users built around Windows Live Messenger, created on top of the former MSN Messenger client, is a network accounting for approximately 280 million users on a monthly basis. The IM bridge between Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger from 2006, is an illustrative example of the fact that Microsoft is still ... [read more >>] | | 22 August 2007, 06:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download Free Emoticons for Windows Live Messenger |  | Microsoft is offering a collection of 30 new emoticons designed to integrate seamlessly with the company's Windows Live Messenger. Of course that Microsoft’s instant messaging client would simply not be the same without the adjacent emoticons. But just in case you are tired of the offerings that ship by default with the product, and do not trust alternatives offered by third-parties, the Redmond company has made available for download ... [read more >>] | | 17 August 2007, 12:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Growing in the Shadow of Windows Live Messenger |  | Following an instant messaging bridge built by Microsoft and Yahoo in mid 2006 by offering interoperability between Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, the duo became representative of the largest IM platform worldwide. Still, there are alternative instant messenger solutions growing in the shadow of the Microsoft – Yahoo partnership with in excess of 350 million users around the world. According to statistics provided by Internet ... [read more >>] | | 08 August 2007, 06:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| “I'm” Windows Live Messenger - Good News |  | While the Microsoft search platform indicated signs of reinvigoration the past month, with combined results from Live Search and MSN jumping in the statistics, and increasing Microsoft footprint on the search engine market, the company's IM client is also delivering an equally healthy performance. According to the latest statistics, the number of Windows Live Messenger users in the United States increased by no less than 25%. The jump ... [read more >>] | | 03 August 2007, 07:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Worm Attacks Windows Live Messenger – Seeds Itself via BitTorrent |  | W32/Impard-A is everything but the kitchen sink type of malware. Security company Sopos revealed that W32/Impard-A is essentially a worm targeting the Windows platform (Windows Vista is not mentioned particularly) also featuring IRC backdoor capabilities. The worm spreads via either Windows Live Messenger, AIM or an eventual BitTorrent application on the compromised computer. Richard Cohen, security expert with SophosLabs CA revealed[ADMAR ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2007, 05:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger - Happy Birthday! |  | Just in case you haven't been paying attention to your calendar, you have to know that a Happy Birthday is in order for Windows Live Messenger. Yes, that's right, Microsoft's new Live instant messaging client is one year old. Obviously, I am not counting the period when the IM application was known as MSN Messenger, but just the time that passed since it was placed under the Windows Live brand umbrella and from the ... [read more >>] | | 21 June 2007, 08:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Symantec Warns of Windows Live Messenger Adware |  | Symantec has issued a warning related to adware being served via Windows Live Messenger. The Cupertino based security company describes not a form of instant messaging spam or malware spreading via Microsoft's IM client, but the results of a social engineering scheme designed to make users become victims of adware. Symantec informed that any unsolicited message coming via Windows Live Messenger from persons in the contact list and poi ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2007, 12:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The New Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta for Vista - Download Now! |  | Over the past few days, you have been able to get a taste of the next version of Windows Live Messenger as the IM client was leaked from Microsoft. Well, the anticipation and the wait are over as the Redmond Company is finally offering Windows Live Messenger 8.5 for download. There have been numerous signs that Microsoft was planning to move ahead with the development of its instant messaging client and that the company was appro ... [read more >>] | | 31 May 2007, 02:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Leaks the Upcoming Windows Live Messenger 8.5 |  | Microsoft has managed to leak the future version of Windows Live Messenger. The Redmond Company is currently offering Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) version 8.1.0178 but the instant messaging client is a product which suffers continuous evolution. Microsoft is without a doubt already dogfooding the upcoming release of Windows Live Messenger, but the IM client is no longer limited to Microsoft.
Although the company has ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2007, 09:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Preview the New Windows Live Messenger 8.5 |  | Microsoft is hard at work on the development of the upcoming versions of their instant messaging client, email service and writer. Under the Windows Live brand umbrella, the Redmond Company has announced the debut of new beta testing programs for the next stages of Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail and Writer.
In order to sign up for the testing program, you will have to complete a fairly small survey. Still, the m ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2007, 06:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Windows Live Messenger |  | The past week, Microsoft unveiled additional materials to the Windows Live Gallery. The website is dedicated to a collection of Microsoft products and online services with a focus on Windows Live Messenger and Windows Vista. On the heels of the Windows Live Gallery announcement, Microsoft has revealed a new website designed around Microsoft's instant messaging client.
In essence, the ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2007, 03:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Content for the Windows Vista and Windows Live Messenger Customization Hotspot |  | Desktop and application personalization is the key to attracting business. And Windows Vista together with Windows Live Messenger make no exception to this rule. Both Microsoft's latest operating system and instant messaging client have evolved in terms of customization in comparison to their more rigid predecessors. And nowhere is this aspect more evident than in the increasing popularity of online personalization resources ... [read more >>] | | 27 April 2007, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Xbox 360 Keyboard Pictures |  | Look at the pictures below. If you can't see anything, I don't blame you. That keyboard is so small that you need a really powerful ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2007, 09:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Live Messenger Comes to Xbox 360 |  | Microsoft has made public plans to deliver its instant messaging platform to the Xbox 360 console. As of May 7, 2007, Xbox 360 users will be able to chat in with their friends on Windows-based PCs, Windows Mobile devices and Xbox 360 via Windows Live Messenger. With this initiative, the Redmond Company has expanded the instant messaging solutions across all its major platforms, creating a network of in excess of 20 billion relati ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2007, 03:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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