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Yahoo! Messenger for Mac 3.0 Beta - Download Here

Besides free voice conversations with other Messenger users on both Mac and Windows, and cheap PC-to-phone calls, Yahoo! Messenger for Mac 3.0 addresses issues with stealth settings, file transfer, mobile settings, and interoperability features, the company says.Sarah Bacon, Product Manager, states on the Yahoo! Mess...

25 July 2008
05:23 GMT

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, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ or less-known programs which gained audie...

27 May 2008
04:56 GMT

Vulnerabilities Detected in Trillian, Update Required

Trillian is one of the most popular instant messaging clients namely thanks to the fact that it supports multiple instant messaging protocols, including Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber and many others. However, users of Trillian are advised to update the application as soon as possible to the latest version of...

22 May 2008
05:45 GMT

Yahoo Messenger Fans Asked to Update to 9.0 Beta, Users Say No

Since Yahoo rolled out Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta, the Sunnyvale-based company has continuously praised it, pointing to the new and "awesome" functions it has. The first beta of the application came out in October 2007 and today, approximately 8 months since the first release, Yahoo is still encouraging users to downlo...

14 May 2008
06:04 GMT

Yahoo Messenger Rolls out Cat Emoticons

Yahoo Messenger 8.1 and Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta have just received a new IMVironment that comes with a brand new pack of emoticons which could be used by the connected users. Entitled Emoticats, the IMVironment is actually a Yahoo Messenger animation that allows you to choose from several cats portraits and send the...

12 May 2008
03:16 GMT

Yahoo Messenger to Be Revamped with JAJAH VoIP

Yahoo Messenger is going to add new VoIP capabilities very soon as the parent company has just signed a deal with JAJAH to improve its premium voice service. Until know, the Sunnyvale-based company has been using its own voice technology but, from now on, JAJAH will be the provider of the "Phone In" and "Phone Out" f...

29 April 2008
09:59 GMT

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Provides the Best IM Experience

A few weeks ago, the folks at About launched a voting session in order to find out the consumers' opinion concerning the market's instant messaging solutions, including here Yahoo Messenger, Adium for Mac OS X and Meebo. There were several categories available, each of them having its own favorites. Because...

22 April 2008
02:03 GMT

Is Microsoft the Shark in Murky Yahoo Waters?

Is Microsoft the shark in the murky waters where Yahoo has ended up? The two companies have been traditional partners, and the interoperability between Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, as well as Microsoft's Windows Live affinity for online services such as Flickr, are strong illustrations of the inti...

31 January 2008
08:47 GMT

Increase the Performance of Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista

Microsoft is offering a way for users of Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista to enjoy a consistent boost in performance of the instant messaging client. After it was announced at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the last year, Yahoo Messenger for Vista took approximately a whole year to com...

28 January 2008
03:29 GMT

Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista Officially Got F5'd

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

Norton Antivirus Now Protects Yahoo Messenger

Yahoo Messenger 9 is expected to bring a totally new chating experience to all its fans out there and the Sunnyvale company really struggles to reach this goal. Following the recent implementation of several new functions (embeddable clips displayed straight into the YM window, new contact list and others), the folks...

18 January 2008
16:31 GMT

Windows Live Messenger a Vector for 45% of All Attacks via IM Clients in 2007

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

Yahoo! Messenger's Music in Our Calls

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

How to Integrate Yahoo Messenger Into Firefox

Since Yahoo Messenger is one of the most popular instant messaging clients on the web, it's pretty obvious that numerous companies try to develop alternative ways to access the application. Today, meebo, which is probably the best all-in-one web-based instant messaging technology, rolled out the 'meebo exte...

23 October 2007
14:06 GMT

Bye Bye Yahoo Messenger, Here Comes Trillian for Mac OS X!

Trillian is a pretty famous instant messaging application which is supposed to replace AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and some other clients used for different networks. Trillian enables you to communicate on the web on multiple protocols using only one instance of the application which is quite us...

16 October 2007
09:06 GMT

Special Version of Yahoo Messenger in Labs?

Yahoo Messenger has millions of fans who access the chatting solution using the PC, the Mac OS X or even the mobile flavor of the application. But it seems like the parent company Yahoo wants even more than that as a special version of Yahoo Messenger targets the AT&T customers. Obviously, this instant messenger woul...

26 September 2007
06:43 GMT

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 Micr...

8 August 2007
06:07 GMT

Yahoo Messenger Alternative Vulnerable to Attacks

Trillian is currently a famous Yahoo Messenger alternative, being able to offer multiple connections on the most known instant messaging protocols. Among others, Trillian can connect to the Yahoo network, Jabber and ICQ, helping users to communicate using almost the same functions as the original clients provided by ...

1 May 2007
06:40 GMT

Yahoo Messenger Powerful Alternatives

Yahoo Messenger is often more than a simple instant messaging client because it provides a lot of powerful functions that allows users to communicate with ease. Since the version 6 was released, Yahoo Messenger was continuously promoted and managed to become the most popular application on the Internet. As you know, ...

28 April 2007
12:31 GMT

How to Steal a Yahoo Messenger Password (Not)

Yahoo Messenger is the most popular instant messaging client on the Internet, allowing users to communicate with more functions than the basic text messaging. As you know, you're able to talk with your friends using webcam support, audibles, emoticons and even send files on the Internet straight from the chat wi...

20 April 2007
13:06 GMT

Updated Yahoo Messenger Available for Download

Yahoo Messenger, the most popular instant messaging client on the Internet, was updated again after the parent company Yahoo discovered a highly critical vulnerability. According to the reports, the security flaw was able to allow an attacker to connect to an affected system and take over the control using the admini...

6 April 2007
08:47 GMT

It's Official: Yahoo Messenger Might Harm Your Computer!

Yahoo Messenger is surely the most popular instant messaging client on the Internet with millions of users all over the world. As I recently said, the Yahoo Messenger users are now contributing to the number of the Yahoo Mail clients because the accounts are also compatible with the mail service. Although it is so po...

4 April 2007
04:49 GMT




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