Digsby, the multi-network IM and social media tool has been updated with tighter Facebook integration and added support for MySpace IM. This is good, but the really great news is that dotSyntax has also removed the confusion mess of crapware nags from their installer. The new installer now gives … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Google Bot
Chat bots can be fun or useful, but until now, deploying and maintaining a chat bot for Google Talk was difficult. Google has announced a new XMPP API that makes it easier to build your own chat bots with the Google App Engine. The XMPP support lets you create apps that exchange messages with … [Read more...]
Preview Yahoo! Messenger 10
Yahoo today announced availability of the Yahoo! Messenger 10 beta. What's in the new beta? High-quality video calls, a "Y! Updates" view of your contact list that turns Messenger into a Twitter stream, new ways to sort your contacts and support for 16 different languages. High-Quality Video … [Read more...]
Pidgin 2.6.1 Update
Pidgin, the best multi-network instant messenger for Linux just got better. John Bailey provides all the details, which include two notable new features: Voice and Video - Thanks to Mike Ruprecht's Summer of Code project last year, libpurple has been updated to support voice and video. Pidgin … [Read more...]
Adium Update Fixes Vulnerability
Adium, my favorite multi-network instant messaging app for the Mac, has released version 1.3.6. The new version includes an updated libpurple to fix a vulnerability with the MSN protocol as well as an updated version of the Facebook chat plugin and numerous bug fixes. If you use Adium, I highly … [Read more...]
ICQ 6.5 HTML Injection Bug
The venerable IM is vulnerable. SecuObs.com reports that popular instant messenger ICQ ("I seek you"), version 6.5 is vulnerable to HTML-injection attack. What does this mean? The incoming message window in the vulnerable ICQ client works like a mini web browser. An attacker can try to … [Read more...]
Trillian Astra 4.0 Launches
After an extensive public beta, Trillian Astra has officially launched. Trillian Astra is a popular multi-network instant messenger and communication tool that has been around for a long time. This new version brings a much-needed update to that Trillian legacy. Competition is good for the … [Read more...]
Digsby Adds Real Time Web
dotSyntax released a new version of Digsby, the popular multi-network instant messaging and social networking program. This update provides three new features, and sports a new look for Windows 7. Digsby now integrates with MySpaceID, providing real-time notification from your MySpace activity … [Read more...]
Digsby Passes 1 Million Users
Today dotSyntax announced that their popular multi-network desktop application Digsby has surpassed a major milestone: 1 million users. The desktop client integrates instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging and email into a single desktop client, making it an attractive choice for people … [Read more...]
IMBooster Launches Beta for AIM
IMBooster launches IMBooster Beta for AIM. After designing IMBooster for Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, its creators bring forward the latest version, AIM-compatible. All the emoticons, winks, display pictures and text decorations are now available for AIM users as well. AIM … [Read more...]