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Yahoo! Messenger 10 now out of beta with video chat and more
It seems like just yesterday that Yahoo! Messenger 10 entered beta, showing off new video chat and social networking features. Now it's all grown up, out of beta, and replacing Y! Messenger 9 as the default version on Yahoo's download page. Folks upgrading to version 10 get the benefit of several nice new features, including video calling and integration of streams from social sites.
Yahoo! has made some big improvements to its webcam feature, adding better video quality, synched audio and a full-screen mode. You can also move your video call windows around and place them side-by-side. It also supports video effects. To make video calls, both sides need to be on Yahoo! Messenger 10.
The other big addition is a social streaming view called Y! Updates, which lets you see your contacts' updates from several social sites, including Twitter, Last.fm, and Yahoo!'s own Buzz. Of course, it also shows your friends' Messenger status messages. However, CNET suggests you do a custom install of Yahoo! Messenger 10 rather than the default installation, so you have more control over toolbars and other additional junk that comes with Messenger.
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Subscribe to commentsRGNov 15th 2009 12:45PM
Even though I explicitly uncheck the toolbar and misc stuff some always get installed. You can read that on the comments of this release (on the linked yahoo page) or google it, it's not just me. This has been going on for a few releases too. I go after the fact and uninstall stuff, may be I shouldn't be using yahoo messenger...
transyquan_34t2Mar 8th 2010 8:55PM
lam sao cai dat dc yahoo.com
angeliquebroylesNov 25th 2009 9:46PM
downloaded yahoo beta 10 and now my toolbar doesn't work. WTF!!