Common ground for Windows Live
News In addition to Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Writer, the unified installer can install and update Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Toolbar, parental control software and Windows Live Photo Gallery, a photo-sharing utility first announced...
[September 6, 2007, 8:29]
Microsoft steps up VoIP offering
News Live Messenger will compete with instant messaging services from AOL, Yahoo and Google, which also offer various phone capabilities, as well as the VoIP giant Skype. Microsoft has launched a public beta of Windows Live Messenger, an instant...
[May 10, 2006, 11:20]
Microsoft livens up instant messaging
News Windows Live Messenger competes with AOL's AIM, Yahoo Instant Messenger and Google Talk, which also offer various voice-over IP capabilities, including a free phone number from AOL. Many of the Windows Live services are re-branded MSN services...
[June 20, 2006, 10:05]
Microsoft ready to spend, but on what?
News Many of MSN's existing services, such as Messenger and Hotmail, are being refitted with the Windows Live banner. Our goal is to create the Web's largest advertising network, giving us an engine that will enable us to monetise our services and...
[May 3, 2006, 16:15]
Windows Live Search about to go live
News Windows Live services, such as Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Sohn was making a reference to Google, whose products often stay in beta for years. Mehdi said Microsoft has closed the gap with Yahoo and is "within a couple of points of Google".
[March 8, 2006, 14:55]
Google Talk gets upgrade for first birthday
News Microsoft publicly launched its new Windows Live Messenger in June and added drag-and-drop file sharing and automatic contact updating. Last month, Yahoo opened its latest Yahoo Messenger with Voice, with nearly 200 plug-ins, to the public.
[August 16, 2006, 9:55]
Microsoft releases Windows Live updates
News The so-called Wave 3 releases include updated versions of Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Writer, as well as a new online movie-making tool. You'll find new features across the products and, most notably, Windows Live...
[September 18, 2008, 11:54]
Google Desktop 4 beta review
Reviews Google's Desktop Search will turn up email from Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail and Netscape Mail; IM chats from Google Talk, MSN Messenger, and AIM; multimedia content, including videos, music, images and ZIP files; PDFs, text and Microsoft Office...
[June 23, 2006, 11:45]
Nokia updates mapping, messaging services
News Nokia also announced that it is upgrading its Nokia Messaging client so that it integrates email and IM from Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, Google Talk, AOL Mail and thousands of international ISPs.
[December 3, 2008, 11:14]
VoIP providers collaborate to promote services
News Microsoft will be offering Net-based calling from its new Windows Live messenger client. EarthLink, Google, VoIP allows voice traffic to be transmitted over the Internet as packets just like other IP-based applications like e-mail or Web surfing.
[November 3, 2005, 15:40]
IM+ All-in-One-Messenger for Android
Downloads ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpace messengers in real-time regardless of location and mobile operator. Receive notifications about incoming messages in your MySpace blog, profile, e-mail and friends invitations.
[November 6, 2008, 22:25]



