Yahoo Messenger 10 Beta

Yahoo! has officially released the next generation Yahoo! Messenger - Yahoo! Messenger 10 Beta.It has full of great new features with integration of Y! Updates.

 

Video Calls – Now you can make a high-quality video call to a friend with synched audio, right in the IM window. Features include the ability to swap video windows, position the video windows side-by-side, mute the call or place it on hold. You can even go full-screen with your video call

Language Selector – Now you can choose  more than 16 languages without having to download a different version.

New Yahoo! Insider – Newly  re-designed welcome window provides Messenger users can easily access  localized news and weather, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Buzz and Yahoo! Search.

Updates Tab - A new tab  useful for people to  easily discover Updates from friends and family, that includes status updates, Yahoo! Buzz stories ,recent Flickr uploads, Twitter updates and more.

Improved iPhone App –You can now receive messages from Yahoo! Messenger contacts even when they are using a different app on their iPhone.

 

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Web Messenger for Windows Live Hotmail

Windows Live team has announced the availability of Web Messenger for Windows Live Hotmail. With this feature you can chat with your friends in Live messenger without having to install it in the desktop.Now  you can chat with your friends in Live messenger without having to install it in the desktop.

You will be able to send instant messages from the Windows Live Hotmail and People pages. So if you are using computer from friends place or a public computer, you can still chat with Hotmail contacts.

 

Features

• You can sign in to and send instant messages from any computer connected to the Internet, even if it doesn’t have Windows Live Messenger installed.
• You can also send IMs to your Messenger contacts from the People page (your contact list). Just click the contact’s picture, and you’ll see Send an instant message on the dropdown menu.
• In Hotmail, if one of your Messenger contacts sends you e-mail, you’ll see their Messenger availability indicated in green, yellow, or red right by their name. If it’s green, click it and instantly start chatting
• If you have more than one Windows Live ID, you can sign in to web Messenger and regular Messenger at the same time, with different IDs.
• Don’t worry, people can only see your availability if you’ve agreed to be their Messenger contacts. You can sign in and use Hotmail or any other Windows Live service without signing in to web Messenger, so nobody can start chatting with you until you decide to let them know you’re available.

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