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Blizzard Confirms Enhanced Chat Features for Diablo III

The development team working on Diablo III has confirmed that the upcoming hack and slash title will have in-game chat after a community manager wrongly suggested that the function will not be available during a Questions & Answers session on Twitter. Speaking on the official forums for Diablo III Bashiok stated, &l...

9 February 2012
07:12 GMT

Miranda 0.9.42 Improves UPnP Port Mapping Behavior

The latest build for Miranda IM is 0.9.42. It is not a major release, but it touches on the overall stability and functionality of the application. Most of the changes available for this version refer to MSN-related problems. Login issues should now be eliminated and the media sharing pop-up has been removed. There ...

24 January 2012
05:32 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Windows Released

We were in the know about Facebook working on its own chat client, but no download link was available at that time. Things have changed and now you can download Facebook chat client. Some of the main features of the application are quite obvious, such as exchanging messages with your Facebook friends. However, there...

27 December 2011
05:59 GMT

Language to Communicate with Dolphins Under Development

Humans and dolphins are cooperating with each other on the creation of a common language, one that would enable the two species to establish basic communications with each other. Over time, that language could be expended to more complex terms and queries, experts believe. Past studies have already demonstrated that ...

10 May 2011
07:46 GMT

Skype Conferencing Made Easier by ClearOne CHATAttach 160

We've said time and time again that Skype has really managed to take by storm the way in which we envision VoIP communications, and things will change even more on the future, especially if more devices such as the CHATAttach 160 Group Speakerphone from ClearOne manage to find their way onto the market.The CHATA...

30 November 2010
09:55 GMT

Facebook Phishing Worm Quickly Steals Thousands of Accounts

Security researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered a Facebook phishing attack abusing the chat feature and stealing accounts at a rate of fifteen per minute.The worm-like attack advertised the phishing URL through Facebook chat messages, which gave it a higher rate of success over the wall spam method, users have bec...

26 October 2010
08:56 GMT

Updates for Windows Live Messenger iPhone App

Staying connected whenever you want is one of the privileges of technology so Windows Live released the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone, June 21st, and due to the success of the app and all the positive feedback, the first update for the Messenger iPhone app is now available.Besides being compatible with iOS 4,...

14 September 2010
03:02 GMT

Trillian for Android Beta Now Publicly Available

Android mobile phone owners have now a new application available for their devices, in the form of Trillian for Android. Only in beta for the time being, the application was made available publicly, so as to offer a wider audience the possibility to tryout the solution. Moreover, the development team of the software...

20 August 2010
03:24 GMT

Flirtomatic Comes to iPhone via Free App

Flirtomatic, self touted as one of the most popular social mobile services used by young adults, has released Flirtomatic for the iPhone, making flirting easier and more fun than ever before, according to a report. The service is now available to all iPhone and iPod touch users to meet, flirt, and have fun online, vi...

18 January 2010
06:35 GMT

Justin.tv Introduces Unified Chat

The live video streaming space is pretty crowded at the moment, but it's still seeing some very healthy growth. Despite revenue numbers being smaller than they'd like, live streaming services are competing at an increasing pace constantly trying to out do each other. The chat component for these sites has ...

22 December 2009
09:57 GMT

Pidgin: IM Superstar

You have to stay connected. This is probably the single statement agreed upon globally. Keep up with what your friends are doing on social networks, crowd-source new concepts, communicate in more diverse and feature-rich ways. Pidgin is a great tool for this always-connected world we are living in, because it enables...

31 August 2009
05:23 GMT

Pidgin 2.6.0 Has Voice and Video Support

Pidgin users have a lot of things to be happy about with the release of the 2.6.0 version of their favorite instant messaging application, announced this morning by John Bailey. Thanks to the hard work of developers and contributors, the new release has a plethora of new features, about 221 bug fixes, all listed in a...

19 August 2009
03:33 GMT

Download Adium 1.4 Beta 8

Originally developed by Adam Iser, Adium is a popular instant messaging application for Mac OS X supporting most IM protocols available today. The latest (beta) version of the software delivers general enhancements, as well as an updated pidgin-facebookchat, and a fix for Yahoo! subscribers. According to the release...

16 July 2009
04:34 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XX (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

24 April 2009
15:11 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XIX (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

23 April 2009
16:01 GMT

Ping Pals Unlockables and Hints (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

22 April 2009
16:01 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XVIII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

16 March 2009
09:03 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XVII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection...

13 March 2009
06:59 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XVI (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection...

12 March 2009
09:06 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XV (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

11 March 2009
09:06 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XIV (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

10 March 2009
09:02 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XIII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

9 March 2009
09:00 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

6 March 2009
06:36 GMT

Ping Pals Hints XI (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

5 March 2009
08:31 GMT

Ping Pals Hints X (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

4 March 2009
06:47 GMT

Ping Pals Hints IX (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

3 March 2009
07:57 GMT

Ping Pals Hints VIII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

2 March 2009
07:57 GMT

Ping Pals Hints VII (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

27 February 2009
07:58 GMT

Ping Pals Hints VI (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

26 February 2009
08:05 GMT

Ping Pals Hints V (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

25 February 2009
08:35 GMT

Ping Pals Hints IV (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

24 February 2009
08:35 GMT

Ping Pals Hints III (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

23 February 2009
08:54 GMT

Ping Pals Hints II (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

20 February 2009
10:11 GMT

Ping Pals Hints (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

19 February 2009
10:41 GMT

Ping Pals Unlockables II (DS)

Ping Pals is an application made for the Nintendo DS by WayForward Technologies and published by THQ for the handheld console. It is a chat and accessory program, which focuses on players being able to freely interact and chat with each other by typing words in a chat room enabled by the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Th...

18 February 2009
13:31 GMT

PictoChat Unlockables (DS)

PictoChat is a communication utility made by Nintendo in order to facilitate a better understanding and interaction among the users of its hugely popular Nintendo DS handheld devices. Being pre-loaded on any DS, DS Lite and DSi version of the portable console, it has made communication between individuals a very plea...

17 February 2009
12:01 GMT

Robots Are Still Far from Humans in Chatting

A recent experiment performed at Berkshire's University of Reading checked whether robots could resemble humans in thinking, based on text conversations. Chatbots' jokes, arguments and answers were not enough to beat a Turing test. Alan Turing was a bright British mathematician who addressed the issue ...

13 October 2008
05:52 GMT

Adium Updated to V.1.3.2

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

Google Talk Launched for iPhone

Staying true to Steve Jobs' fondness of web apps, the Google mobile team has released Google Talk for the iPhone. Using the app, even first-gen iPhone users can chat with their Google friends in real time, see their availability and status message, change their status on the go and more."We've just released...

3 July 2008
06:06 GMT

Unannounced Yahoo Messenger Features Already Available: New Skins and Online Activity Sharing

A few days ago, Yahoo rolled out a brand new version of Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta that came with several new features for Yahoo Messenger fans. Besides the bigger emoticons and the improved Vista support, Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta also brought a few announced functions that had not even been presented by the folks at the S...

3 June 2008
16:10 GMT

Skype 2.7.0.330 for Mac Brings More Improvements. Update Now.

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

Teens Think "Instant Messaging" Doesn't Mean "Writing"

A study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project revealed that most teens don't consider the electronic texts they enter on computers to be the same as the formal writing they do for schools and universities. According to the findings, no less than 85 percent of the teenagers with ages between 12 and 17...

25 April 2008
16:31 GMT

Facebook Chat Underway

The fastest rising social network in the world, Facebook, has just confirmed its newest option to be added to the slew of services it offers. A web chat product dubbed unoriginally "Facebook Chat" will be released in the weeks to come, and will be added to the bottom of all the Facebook pages. Much like your average ...

20 March 2008
10:09 GMT

Policeman Posing as 13-year-old Girl to Catch Pedophiles

Jim Murray, a retired 69-year-old police chief has seen a case once that haunted him until he found the answer. It was about a 13-year-old girl that was abducted and then killed by somebody she had met online. It was enough to have his hair stand on end and decide that if there was something to be done about preventi...

25 January 2008
13:56 GMT

15 Year Old Girl Harassed by Xbox Live Stalker

It has come to this… While we're enjoying "the season to be jolly", other people seem more keen on tormenting innocent gamers, by harassing them. Enter Xbox Live… Microsoft's famous service allowed a 15 year old girl and a 20 year old man to meet virtually, play a bit of Halo and start chatting, but things...

31 December 2007
08:04 GMT

Survey: Fifty-Four Percent of Consumers Love Online Chatting

A recent survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche reveals that no less than fifty-four percent of the respondents access social networking websites, chat rooms or message boards, while 45 percent update their profile every once in a while. The online advertising seems to be a pretty successful business because 78 percen...

28 December 2007
15:36 GMT

IM Infection Spotted in the Wild

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

Guide to Voice Communication with Xbox 360

Unlike general in-game voice communication, a chat is a closed conversation between you and one other person. Your chat partner can be playing the same game you are, but can also be playing a different game-or watching a DVD movie, or listening to music. Both of you could, in fact, just be sitting around wondering wh...

28 December 2007
08:26 GMT

Cyber Love: Flirting Online with Robots

Nowadays, the web is full of social networking services and dating websites, all of them with a single goal: they attempt to connect people from all over the world. Now, let's suppose you're seeking for a relationship or even for love (oh, well, I heard people doing that). In case you find somebody pretty a...

10 December 2007
06:39 GMT

Virtual Soap-Opera: Love Triangle, Crimes And Years In Prison

48-year-old Thomas Montgomery will spend his next 20 years in prison, after he pleaded, in August, guilty of murdering his 22-year-old colleague, Brian Barrett, out of jealousy. At least, this is what the investigators told AP. But here's the entire and complicated story: Thomas Montgomery (the killer), who wa...

29 November 2007
02:58 GMT


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