The new worms, tagged as Kelvir.a and Kelvir.b, appeared over the weekend and on Monday, respectively, anti-virus vendors said. Both use the same mechanism to attract users and infect Windows-based ...

instant messaging, when everyone’s IM interface looked the same; 😮 was considered an expressive emoticon; and IM lovers had to go elsewhere to play games or share live video. IM lovers who are tired ...

The Windows Live Messenger IM Control is one of those very small projects from Microsoft that I truly like, because it can make such a difference in helping people communicate. The IM Control allows ...

It appears that reports of the death of MSN Messenger for the Mac have been greatly exaggerated (to borrow from Mark Twain). As it turns out Office 2008 for Mac will include Messenger for Mac 6.0 the ...

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Today Microsoft announced that its Messenger service will be discontinued in the first quarter of 2013. Part of that move is the integration of Messenger’s 100 million+ users – that figure confirmed ...

Jailbroken iPhones/iPod touches only: Agile Messenger isn't the only multi-client app available for the iPhone, but it makes mobile messaging seriously convenient, and it's pretty slick-looking, to ...

What client do you use for instant messaging? According to a recent study by comScore Networks, there's a decent chance that it's MSN Messenger, which lassoed in 61 percent of worldwide instant ...

Sony has officially unveiled PSP's upcoming VOIP service, to be called Go! Messenger. The program will be downloadable and installed into the XMB in a future firmware upgrade. Through it, PSP owners ...

Editors' Note: The following is an excerpt from Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop, a new book co-authored by Tom Adelstein and Sam Hiser and published by O'Reilly and Associates. JDS Instant Messenger ...

Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import users’ Messenger contacts. With the exception of mainland China, ...