Neowin News Feed for: Im

Facebook charges $100 to send a message, apparently

Paul Ferson — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:32:26 +0000

Talent agent Micah Johnson was able to screencap some very unusual activity from Facebook. The social network wanted to charge $100 to deliver a message as part of a new counter-spam initiative. Read more...

Skype gives free month of landline calls

Paul Ferson — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:34:08 +0000

In an unusual move, internet communication giant Skype has given away a free month's use to many users, opening up all the service's abilities for a short time. Expect prank calls aplenty in future. Read more...

Malware delivered via Skype IMs spreading

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:50:02 +0100

Skype IMs are currently being used by an unknown group to spread a version of malware to PCs. Skype says it is investigating the issue and recommends updating the Skype client to its latest version. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Facts about Windows Live Messenger

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:41:07 +0100

Windows Live Messenger is a hugely popular service that is one of Microsoft's most successful software ventures, so this Trivia Tuesday we look at some statistics surrounding WLM Read more...

Pidgin 2.10.2

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:46:44 +0000

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk Read more...

Trillian for Mac: Fixes and updates! (1.2 Build 40)

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:46:02 +0000

A new version of Trillian for Mac has been released that boasts a large amount of optimizations and bugfixes. Read more...

Messenger Plus! Live 5.11.0.760

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:25:28 +0000

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. Read more...

Messenger Plus! Live 5.11.759

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:03:51 +0000

Messenger Plus! Live is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. Read more...

Miranda IM 0.9.43

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:08 +0000

Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory and is extremely fast. It requires no installation and can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Read more...

Miranda IM 0.9.42

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:42:06 +0000

Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.155

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:11:18 +0000

Yahoo! Messenger is an all-in-one communication tool, and anyone, anywhere in the world, with a computer and Internet connection can use it. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo... Read more...

Miranda IM 0.9.41

Steven Parker — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:12:12 +0000

Miranda IM 0.9.40

Steven Parker — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:24:49 +0000

Microsoft extends access to WLM by adopting XMPP protocol

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:42:10 +0000

Microsoft has enabled access to the Live Messenger service through the open standard XMPP protocol. Does it signal a shift in Microsoft's thinking about the future of their communication service? Read more...

Trillian 5.1 Build 16

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:49:31 +0000

Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while suppo Read more...

Trillian 5.1.0.15c

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:49:01 +0000

Digsby Build 91 - r30146 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:21:40 +0000

Digsby provides you with IM, email and Social networks in one easy to use application. Digsby helps you manage all your IM, e-mail, and social network accounts from one easy-to-use application. Digsby Read more...

Trillian 5.1.0.15b

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:32:18 +0000

Miranda 0.9.34

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:36:44 +0000

Trillian Astra 5.1.0.15

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:41:56 +0000