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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced on Friday that users of its popular Nokia Messaging service would be able to enjoy the Windows Live Messenger on their homescreens. The company has included the widely known Microsoft instant messaging application in the push-email service so as to provide users with more co... |
21 November 2009
02:29 GMT |
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Scareware distributors have started using Skype as a channel for pushing their fake security software. The spam masquerades as official online notifications and deceptive account names are used.Fake AVs, also known as scareware or rogueware, are useless applications that trick users into paying for license fees in or... |
6 October 2009
10:17 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is set to deliver tomorrow a new software solution to users of its BlackBerry smartphones in the form of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0. The new BlackBerry messenger comes to the table with a wide range of new features and seems determined to bring an enhanced user experience ... |
6 October 2009
09:45 GMT |
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Leading push-enabled mobile email and messaging solution provider SEVEN has announced recently that it has introduced to its portfolio a new solution for enhancing the capabilities of any mobile phone, the SEVEN Mobile Instant Messaging application. According to the company, the new software is based on its push plat... |
1 October 2009
03:51 GMT |
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Security researchers from network protection vendor Fortinet warn that a new version of Pushbot is using a social networking lure to spread via instant messaging protocols. The worm gives its authors the ability to control the infected computers via IRC.According to Derek Manky, a security researcher at Fortinet who ... |
14 September 2009
10:02 GMT |
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Yahoo seems to have little luck getting the few people still using the ancient Yahoo Messenger 6 and 7 to upgrade. In early June, the Internet-based company announced that support for Messenger versions 6 through 7.5 would be dropped in August with users asked to move to the latest Messenger 9. The three months appar... |
12 September 2009
03:42 GMT |
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A couple of months ago, AOL introduced a new feature for its instant-messaging client, AIM, the Lifestream, which allowed users to view the status updates of their friends from Twitter and Facebook by displaying their stream inside the application. Yahoo and Microsoft have also introduced similar features, but now AO... |
8 September 2009
05:42 GMT |
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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 |
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Yahoo's popular instant messenger client, aptly named Yahoo Messenger, is getting ready for a major update. With the turmoil surrounding the company's search business and the shift in focus towards content and more social features, the new Yahoo Messenger 10 Beta is in line with the Internet giant's ne... |
25 August 2009
04:47 GMT |
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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 |
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Since Google Wave was announced at the Google I/O 09 Conference in San Francisco almost two months ago, there hasn't been that much new information on the communication system that aims to replace email, instant messaging and just about any other form of communication and collaboration online today. Development ... |
23 July 2009
11:05 GMT |
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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 |
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Nokia Beta Labs have released into the wild a new version of the Nokia Messaging IM application, which comes in the form of a Java-hosted test version and is available only for the E75. However, the new version shows people what the upcoming Messaging/IM hybrid application should look like and, according to the devel... |
1 July 2009
09:12 GMT |
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The Netherlands-based Nimbuzz instant messaging and VOIP client has announced a new contest challenging graphic designers everywhere to come up with up to five new emoticons for the software. The contest opens today and will run until July 27. The winning entry will be included in an upcoming version of both the desk... |
30 June 2009
09:51 GMT |
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Beejive, Inc. announced today the release of the BeejiveIM for iPhone 3.0, an application meant to offer users the possibility to enjoy the availability of push technology for the iPhone. The new and highly customizable iPhone app also offers support for IM clients like AIM/iChat/MobileMe, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, M... |
23 June 2009
12:00 GMT |
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Integrated online chat has become increasingly popular and these days it looks like every service has a chat component built in. After Facebook first launched the feature, which turned out to be a success, many social networking sites, but also other services, started deploying it as well. But the problem is that som... |
10 June 2009
06:25 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger is one of the most widely used Instant Messaging clients in the world but with a large install base comes a large set of problems, one of them being that many users don't update to the latest version as soon as it is available so backwards compatibility and interoperability is a main concern. How... |
10 June 2009
03:59 GMT |
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Malware analysts from Vietnamese security vendor Bach Khoa Internetwork Security (Bkis) warn of a new attack targeting Yahoo! Messenger users, whose accounts are stolen and subsequently used to send spam. The researchers are expecting this form of attack to spread and affect other instant messaging applications in th... |
19 May 2009
08:39 GMT |
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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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Whatever you do, do not change you email address for Windows Live Messenger, even if Microsoft’s instant messaging client tells you to. On April 7, 2009, the software giant revealed that the Windows Live Messenger had started notifying users that they needed to get a new email address in order to continue being... |
8 April 2009
14:21 GMT |
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While being spotted in the wild a few weeks ago and lots of leaked photos and details have surfaced on it since then, the new Motorola Evoke QA4 has been officially announced by its maker only today. According to the mobile phone manufacturer, the new handset comes to the market as a “socially-inclined device.&... |
30 March 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Being able to use Instant Messaging on your mobile phone is a rather great thing, and users who live in either US or Europe know this as they are able to use the feature anytime they'd like to talk with any of their friends. The service allows them to send messages to any mobile number, no matter the network tha... |
25 March 2009
11:28 GMT |
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In the mid-90s, when the Internet was just starting to “suck in” many of the world's children, scientists were panicked, and the conclusions of their studies on the effect of the Internet followed suit. They interpreted the Web as a dark and cruel place, where numerous dangers stalked the kids and te... |
4 March 2009
08:52 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, the upcoming Samsung OMNIA HD phone will come preloaded with fring. As some of you might already know, this application has become quite popular due to the fact that it is able to work on a wide range of mobile platforms, including iPhone, Symbian, or Windows Mobile. At the ... |
26 February 2009
02:09 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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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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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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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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T-Mobile, subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and one of the world's largest mobile operators, has started offering a new Instant Messaging solution for its subscribers in Germany and the UK. The solution is provided together with OZ, a Canadian company said to cater to about 85 million users with its mobile IM clien... |
30 September 2008
03:59 GMT |
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The Canadian smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion announced that, as of now, its BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is compatible with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, allowing corporate users to enjoy an improved instant messaging mobile experience.The 2007 edition of Microsoft's solution comes wi... |
20 September 2008
06:17 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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Adium is a free instant messaging (IM) client for Mac OS X users, which replicates to great extent pretty much all the features (and the look) of Apple's own IM client, iChat. Adium has reached version 1.3 recently, adding a ton of new features and enhancements.Adium combines an array of IM protocols such as AOL... |
26 August 2008
03:34 GMT |
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Unison Technologies announced a few days ago a partnership with Canonical, and the release of Unison, the first fully-unified communications software. Currently, there are two versions available for Ubuntu, Unison Server and Unison Desktop Edition, the latter being a beta version.This release eases once again the wid... |
12 August 2008
10:18 GMT |
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Skype, the free and popular software that enables users to chat, make calls over the Internet and transfer files, is not compatible with Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS for Pocket PCs. The new version of the software, namely 2.2.0.45, is freshly released and it finally allows owners of Windows Mobile 6... |
1 August 2008
10:32 GMT |
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Reuters no longer has the right to use the FaceTime technologies that, until now, have supported the instant messaging service of the company. The United States District Court Southern District of New York ruled that, as of August 1, Reuters would cease to have access to FaceTime support, as the media group had not p... |
30 July 2008
06:24 GMT |
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Another useful application iPhone users might / should be interested in is Palringo's free rich messaging service (RMS) application. Palringo integrates with most existing IM services and "patches" the annoying lack of MMS support (picture messages) with Apple's iPhone. Best of all, the App Store-downloadab... |
29 July 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Although some of you are busy reporting bugs in Adium 1.3 Beta 6, some users rely heavily on the IM client for Mac, meaning they cannot afford using anything else but a stable version of the software. Hence, Adium has now reached version 1.2.6 (stable), adding over a dozen tweaks and fixes.The free instant messaging ... |
2 July 2008
03:34 GMT |
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Creative Labs is getting closer to the day it will introduce the new Zen X-Fi; it will be added to its Zen series of portable media players. The new player has a few more features than the rest of the series, making it somehow different. It includes Creative's X-Fi technology, but also has WiFi and support for i... |
30 June 2008
03:45 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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Yesterday, security company Kaspersky Lab published an interesting analysis concerning the main threats distributed through instant messaging clients, poiting that spam and malware files are pretty popular on this applications. However, in case you're one of the millions of users who communicate on the Inter usi... |
28 May 2008
06:12 GMT |
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Scottish school teachers who access the Internet from home are advised to avoid interacting with pupils online through instant messaging applications or social networks, BBC reports today. Because of the growing popularity of social networks and other online communities, teachers are asked not to disclose too much pr... |
27 May 2008
09:06 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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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 |
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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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Bluepulse announced that its free mobile social messenger platform has been enhanced with new features. The additions are private and public groups, and an auto-login feature.Bluepulse is a combination between social networking and instant messaging. With Bluepulse, users can build a profile, invite friends to join i... |
16 January 2008
10:41 GMT |
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In case you're one of the millions of Internet consumers who access instant messaging clients, you probably believe that this kind of application is one of the most secure on the web. Well, it isn't, no matter if you're using Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger or Google Talk. All the users who com... |
15 November 2007
15:36 GMT |
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Mundu IM will be available from now on with Pocket PCs and several Sony Ericsson handsets. What makes this application so special comes from the multiple industry awards that its fourth version has received since its release.Geodesic took instant messaging one step further than its competitors. On a market where ther... |
29 October 2007
11:53 GMT |
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On the list of websites adapting to the iPhone's demands, Meebo will also make available a special version to perfectly match the handset's interface and display capabilities. Facebook is another major website that has went to the trouble of developing a new website version especially for Apple's phone... |
16 August 2007
05:55 GMT |
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EQO Communications, a provider of mobile VoIP services, announced that it has added support for BlackBerry Pearl, Curve and other RIM handsets to its EQO Mobile application. The new BlackBerry handsets add to the list of already existing compatible devices that includes cell phones from top manufacturers, such as No... |
2 July 2007
10:21 GMT |
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