Tag: MESSENGER

For all you corporate users that want to connect to the outside world, the Yahoo! Messenger blog just announced that Y! Messenger can now connect to users on MS Live Communications Server and IBM \ Lotus Sametime. This is in addition to the previously released support for MSN Messenger (now called Windows Live Messenger). I'm not sure how this functionality can be found - I pulled the current ...

So, you have a hard time convincing the kids that Santa is real? Windows Live Messenger has set up a way for your kids (with your help of course) to chat with "Santa" on Windows Live Messenger (you'll need to download the latest, but there is a link on the page). All you have to do is add Santa's messenger ID (northpole at live dot com) to your WLM contact list and then you can send messages to ...

Yahoo! fixed a little flaw this week in Yahoo! Messenger for Windows that could have been used by hackers. The flaw was in the ActiveX control and allowed hackers to crash a chat session and Internet Explorer. Worse, it could have executed malicious code on the victim's machine. The initiation could have taken place if hackers prompted users to view HTML code that linked to a web site with ...

Nokia is planning on offering up email and instant messaging from Yahoo! on its mobile phones. The new plan will see three Nokia models having the ability to accept Yahoo! mail and chats on Yahoo! Messenger, along with the ability to sync Yahoo! contacts, tasks and calendar items. What does it mean for both companies? Nokia is the top mobile manufacturer worldwide, but still has some ground to ...

Microsoft has released a beta version of Windows Live Messenger 8.1 over at Live.com. It's not an enormous update, but it does add a few nice features to the IM client. Among them are a "Roaming Identity," meaning you can (optionally) have your display picture and personal message follow you wherever you login, an improved emoticon, background, and display picture menu that shows you ...

GAIM 2.0 is now in its beta 4 testing phase and I must say that it is simpler, a little easier, and seems to work a bit better. This version seems to be same as the last in most ways, though I do like the new system tray icon turned on by default. This keeps the GAIM program running instead of exiting when you click close, which brings GAIM to the level of many other IM clients. That's the thing, ...

Microsoft is doing some connecting with leading edge suppliers in Europe to boost its Live service. Soon 375 millions people are going to be able to IM each other using mobiles or PC's though a deal with Orange in France. The new service will be called Orange Messenger by Windows Live. The application will essentially allow Orange customers to either use the IM tool online, or on their mobile ...

What do you do when you're out of town and realize you forgot to set your PVR to record, say, Celebrity Duets? Nothing! You're out of luck! No duets for you! That is, unless you have a Windows Media Center PVR, and the foresight to have installed /mobileRecord by Casey Chestnut. /mobileRecord is an IM bot that talks to your WMCE scheduling software and lets you schedule recordings via MSN/Windows ...

Do you have contacts on MSN Messenger, but prefer to use Google Talk? Why not open one IM instead of two? GTalk2VoIP is an application that supposedly allows you to call regular phone numbers from Google Talk, as well as chat with MSN Messenger contacts. There is no software to install, just simple add the contact, service@gtalk2Voip.com, and you're ready to go. GTalk2VoIP is a free service, but ...

Yahoo launched a new service for their Yahoo Messenger with Voice application on Monday that will allow for free group conference calling. The new service is called ConFreeCall, and is available for download on PC though the Yahoo Messenger plug-in gallery. This new service extends the text, voice, and photo sharing service that Yahoo currently offers through Messenger 8. The conference calling ...

Having access from your computer desktop anywhere there is a connection and a computer is a dream for some, and a reality for some early beta testers of Desktoptwo. Created by Sapotek, Desktoptwo is a free web based service that allows complete access of your desktop wherever you are. It has a web instant messenger using the Jabber platform, email, search, MP3 player, address book, WYSIWYG web ...

I know this wasn't true when Yahoo! Messenger with Voice first came out, but it looks like they've taken a page from Skype's book and stopped charging for calls to 800 numbers. I dial into conference calls all the time, and I have much better wi-fi at home than cell coverage, so I love to use Y! IM to make the call. This morning, I noticed a line at the bottom telling me there was no charge. ...

The new beta version of Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (version 8) lets users attach special use plugins. There were several available when the beta version was rolled out and today several more were made available in the Yahoo! Application Gallery. Yahoo! Scribbler - It does just what the name says, it lets you scribble. When you and you chatting friend launch it, you can collaborate on a ...

File this under 'It's about bloody time...' Way back in October 2005, Yahoo! and Microsoft announced they were going to connect their IM networks together. It's been a while since then, with little communication, but you can now join the public beta program(s) that allow you to add people from either network to either client. You need the latest version of the client - Windows Live Messenger or ...

Until I read this post on the Unofficial Yahoo Blog, I had totally forgotten about Microsoft's promise way back in October to make Windows Live Messenger (the successor to MSN Messenger, currently in public beta) interoperable with the Yahoo! Messenger network. Somewhat surprisingly, though, they haven't forgotten, and according to Leah (apparently Microsoft developers don't have last names) at ...