Tag: INSTANTMESSAGE

I was shocked when I first read this article from Matt Hines that spoke of the rising attacks of malware through instant messaging. I knew that there had been a number of articles lately about attacks, but I never realized that there were so many. Apparently there were 41 attacks in December 2006 over instant messaging systems, with over 400 IM initiated threats in the past 12 months. That's an ...

It's been in the rumor mill for a little time now, and now it's ready to go in beta form: the new Skype 3.0. It's only currently available for Windows at this stage, but will surely be released for Mac lovers shortly. Hopefully. So what's new in this release? Tons of little bugs have been fixed and interface improvements have been made, and there also some major additions as well. More release ...

Skype released its Skype for Mac 2.0 beta Wednesday. This major Mac beta upgrade will allow any Mac user the ability to make free video calls to anyone who is on Skype, whether they are on Windows or Mac. Through the new Mac utility, Mac users will be able to enjoy video calling in the Skype window like PC users have been for quite some time now, using full screen mode, or regular window. The ...

Check out who's around you via a map, and message friends with radiusIM. Neat concept. In radiusIM, you choose your location, with your friends list on the right and a location map on the left. When friends and IM contacts are online, their icons show up in their specific location on the map. radiusIM have integrated an interesting privacy and security blurring feature on the location map as well. ...

Our favorite VoIP tool has made it a lot easier for us to make calls directly from Outlook, Outlook Express, and Thunderbird. The new toolbar that Skype has released installs and displays icons based on the Skype names and phone numbers that are written in actual emails. Through the Skype toolbar you can also see what one of your contacts is online, call them, and for quick notes back about ...

Skype just released a new version of its IM with video, designed for mac users. This preview version is open for download and beta testing. All you need to get started is an Apple computer, webcam, microphone, and the Skype for Mac with Video beta. The new release makes it easier for Mac users to initiate video calls to a PC or Mac. Since the application is still in its beta phase, Skype is ...