Instant messaging has been around for a long time, and while it's changed a lot since the early days in the 90's, its still one of the most popular methods for communicating. Why? This infographic provides some insight into what instant messaging apps are popular worldwide; who uses them and how … [Read more...]
Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta
The Windows Live Essentials beta is now available for download. I’ve had a chance to kick the tires on this one and I must say it’s a nice improvement. While the Essentials download includes such applications as Movie Maker and Photo Gallery - my two favorites are Windows Live Writer and Windows … [Read more...]
Who Blocked Me?
It’s one of those questions that just never seems to go away…."Who has blocked me on [insert your favorite instant messenger program here]?" My answer is short and sweet - you can’t know, you’ll never know, and your contacts have their right to privacy. That last bit alone is enough to generate … [Read more...]
Nimbuzz Intros IM for BlackBerry
Nimbuzz has created the first multi-network IM app for BlackBerry smartphones available in the RIM App World store. Because it's design as a native BlackBerry app, it can run in the background and push notifications to the phone much like their iPhone and Android apps can. This is the first … [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...]
Nimbuzz Launches on Android
Nimbuzz has launched an Android version of their "mobile social messaging" application. Like it's iPhone sibling, the Nimbuzz Android app lets you connect to multiple IM and social networks, including Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Skype, Facebook and others. The … [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...]