Microsoft has launched a public beta of Windows Live Messenger, an instant-messaging program that features international PC-to-telephone calls with video capability. As part of the beta, Uniden and ...

In case you were one of the many Windows Live Messenger users affected by the recent outages of Microsoft's consumer IM service earlier this week, here's an update on what happened. On Thursday ...

IM client has been optimized for the new OS and includes such upgrades as an improved interface, a 'roaming identity,' and the ability to send messages to cell phones Microsoft has released the final ...

Windows Live Messenger (formerly named MSN Messenger) is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft to work with Windows XP (up to Wave 3), Windows Vista (up to Wave 4), Windows 7, Windows ...

Screenshots of the upcoming version of Windows Live Messenger have been leaked to the Web, and they're not pretty.<BR><BR><a href='http://arstechnica.com/microsoft ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Microsoft will be killing off its Windows Live Messenger chat service on March 15, transitioning its more than 100 million users to Skype. The company announced its plans to ...

Microsoft has released a new wave of Windows Live services that adds more social-networking qualities to its set of online services. The company unveiled last month a plan to add Facebook-like ...

Windows Live Messenger, previously known as MSN Messenger ... Microsoft eventually discontinued the software in favor of the web-based Clipchamp app. As modern-day replacements for Movie Maker and MSN ...

Xbox Live users with friends lists could soon see those lists grow dramatically. Starting May 7, Microsoft will launch a new service called Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360. This will allow users of ...

Microsoft’s platform of online services and applications — akaWindows Live — has graduated from beta after two years of development. At the Windows Live Web site, users can download software for the ...

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