Skype 4.1.0.141 Released

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

Features:

• Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
• Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
• Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
• Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
• Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
• Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
• Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
• Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
• Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
• View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
• Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

News Source: Official website
Download: Skype 4.1.0.141 - Online | Offline

AIM 7.0.5.30 Beta 2 Released

AOL has recently announced the availability of AIM 2.0.9.1 beta for Windows Mobile. The new version of AIM has been included a number of new features and changes for enhancing mobility experience. One of the notable feature is the Lifestream. The Lifestream allows users to keep tabs on what is happening with their contacts and the Lifestream tab has been added to the Buddy List for improving convenient.

The Lifestream comes with a series of features, including the ability to get AIM activities such as status updates or add Facebook and Twitter services. Moreover, the users also have the possibility to update their settings through syncing to their accounts via lifestream.aim.com. Beside that, the users also can add YouTube or Delicious accounts, leave comments or read comments which made by their contacts. In addition, it also include Me tab feature for complement the Lifestream feature which enables users to see when their contacts leave comments or updates.



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AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 2.0.9.1 Beta For Windows Mobile

AOL has recently announced the availability of AIM 2.0.9.1 beta for Windows Mobile. The new version of AIM has been included a number of new features and changes for enhancing mobility experience. One of the notable feature is the Lifestream. The Lifestream allows users to keep tabs on what is happening with their contacts and the Lifestream tab has been added to the Buddy List for improving convenient.

The Lifestream comes with a series of features, including the ability to get AIM activities such as status updates or add Facebook and Twitter services. Moreover, the users also have the possibility to update their settings through syncing to their accounts via lifestream.aim.com.

Beside that, the users also can add YouTube or Delicious accounts, leave comments or read comments which made by their contacts. In addition, it also include Me tab feature for complement the Lifestream feature which enables users to see when their contacts leave comments or updates.

Download: Download

Messenger Plus! Live 4.82 Released

A new version of your Messenger add-on is now available on this very web site. Version 4.82 will probably be one of the last of the 4th generation of Messenger Plus! as work on version 5 will officially begin during summer. For that reason, a complete health check-up in Windows 7 has been performed in today’s release. Some things have been fixed, some other things have been by improved. One example of that in the tighter integration of Tabbed Chats with the new Aero preview thumbnails.

As usual, you can read about every improvements and bug fixes in the change log. You can also give your thanks to the translators and the beta testers who help make sure Messenger Plus! keeps being reliable and dependable, every step of the way. Among the improvements, because so many users now enjoy skins and scripts of all kinds, the Import/Export feature of Messenger Plus! now back-ups your entire scripts and skins settings. One less worry for you to have next time you format your computer or you want to bring your set of personal settings with you.

And finally, if you saw nothing else in the change log that motivates you to upgrade, consider this: this release integrates everything that will be needed for the Messenger Plus! 2009 Contest which will begin next week! More about that will be said soon, but those of you who’ve been using the software for some time will probably recognize the little golden icon in their contact list and the meaning of it… you’ll just have to be patient for one more week until the contest and its prizes are revealed .

View: Changelog
Download: Messenger Plus! Live 4.82.368

Skype 4.1.0.136 Released

Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really cheap per minute rates (and there's no setup or subscription fee).

View: Release Notes
Download: Skype 4.1.0.136

Pidgin 2.5.8

Pidgin (previously called Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.

News source: Official website
Download: Pidgin 2.5.8
View: Change log

Gmail Notifier

Gmail Notifier alerts you when you have new email messages in your mailbox. You can also read email headers, delete emails or mark them as read. Use Gmail Notifier to check up to 5 Gmail accounts.

Feature list:
- Account login in one click
- Counter of unread emails
- Sound and tray icon alerts
- Read email headers
- Delete emails or mark as read
- IMAP connectivity over SSL
- Support for multiple accounts
- Support for UTF-8 emails

Screenshot: Check up to 5 Gmail accounts
Screenshot: Delete or mark read emails
Download: Gmail Notifier
View: Gmail Notifier

Pidgin 2.5.7 Released

Pidgin (previously called Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.

News source: Official website
Download: Pidgin 2.5.7
View: Change log

Download Windows Live Wave 3 Betas

Windows Live suite of beta version programs have been released as wave 3 stage, as reported earlier. Windows Live products consists of various software programs which previously been released as standalone or individual program, which are now all packaged into Windows Live wave 3 beta apps.

These programs include:

• Windows Live Mail beta
• Windows Live Messenger beta
• Windows Live Photo Gallery beta
• Windows Live Movie Maker beta
• Windows Live Writer beta
• Windows Live Toolbar beta
• Windows Live Family Safety beta
• Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta

There are two versions of setup installer for Windows Live Wave 3 Beta programs, namely wlsetup-web.exe which is a tiny and slim setup loader that is by default offered by Windows Live beta download page at http://download.live.com/, and wlsetup-all.exe which contains all required files to setup all software programs inside the Windows Live Beta Wave 3 package.

The tiny executable is good for user who wants to save bandwidth or have slow Internet connection speed, as only wanted and needed programs will be downloaded and installed. And the full standalone package setup installation executable is good for user who wants to install offline, or facing installation problem or fail to install error when using the setup loader. Here’s the direct download links to both slim and full setup installer for Windows Live Beta Wave 3 products.

Note: The Windows Live Wave 3 Beta installer will install Windows Live Messenger (WLM or MSN Messenger) 2009 version 14.0.5027.908. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not provide standalone individual setup installer for each application, however, the setup file for them can be retrieved from sub-folders inside \Program Files\Common Files\Windows Live\.cache\ folder after installation completed successfully.

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Yahoo to Retire Yahoo Messenger 6.0 Through 7.5

Yahoo Messenger is one of the most widely used Instant Messaging clients in the world but with a large install base comes a large set of problems, one of them being that many users don't update to the latest version as soon as it is available so backwards compatibility and interoperability is a main concern. However, at some point users will have to be 'convinced' to upgrade and this is what Yahoo is doing as it has announced the 'retirement' of the old Yahoo Messenger versions 6.0 through 7.5.

“As Yahoo! Messenger gets older so too do some of the “vintage” versions that are still in use by some users. In an effort to provide the best experience for our users and maintain high security standards, we will officially retire Yahoo! Messenger versions 6.0 through 7.5,” announced Yahoo.

The official retirement date is set for August 2009, after which only Yahoo Messenger 8.0 and above will be supported. People still using the old versions will be notified of the retirement inside the application and after the date limit they will not be able to sign in and use the service with those clients.

Yahoo offers several options for those affected. The most obvious one is to upgrade to the latest version of Yahoo Messenger, 9.0.0.2162 at the time of writing, available right here on Shaz3e. The latest version of the IM client offers enhanced security as well as some advanced features like voice calling and the possibility to chat with friends using the Windows Live Messenger.

If upgrading to Yahoo Messenger 9 isn't an option, you can always use the web client available at webmessenger.yahoo.com, which has the advantage of being platform-agnostic, requiring only a browser. The web client offers some benefits too, a useful one being the ability to access your message history from anywhere. And if you still aren't satisfied you could also use the built IM client in Yahoo! Mail, also available for users of Yahoo! Mail Classic.

AIM 6.9.15.1 ReleasedAIM 6.9.15.1 Released

The AIM® service is all about helping you keep in touch with your buddies. Whether you're sending IMs, sharing photos or doing a voice chat we want to make it better.

Features include:

• Sleek new design: New buttons, new layout, new color, new brand! Tell us what you think of our shiny gold look and the new layout.
• Profiles, profiles, profiles: Connect with your buddies like never before. Customize your profile, get updates from other social networks, and more. Now, you'll never miss an update on AIM.
• Status messages in the IM.
• :) Emoticons: You asked, we answered.
• AIM Blast: IM your friends, coworkers, or customers all at once, and all from the convenience of your Buddy List.
• More goodies: Sign in as invisible, Ctrl + F to search your Buddy List, Search the web from the IM window.

Website: America Online Inc
Download: Win 98 | Mac | Linux | ALL

Skype 4.0.0.227 Released

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

• Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
• Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
• Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
• Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
• Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
• Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
• Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
• Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
• Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
• View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
• Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

Website: Skype Technologies
Download: Download

Skype 4.0.0.227 Released

Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really cheap per minute rates (and there's no setup or subscription fee).

Changelog:

• bugfix: Configuration settings for some users were being lost when upgrading from 3.x to 4.0
• bugfix: Fixes for miscellaneous crashes
• bugfix: Fixes for Video rendering issues
• bugfix: Fixed "Disk I/O error" on sign-in
• bugfix: Skype occassionally crashed when shutting down

View: Release Notes
Download: Skype 4.0.0.227

Digsby Beta (build 57) Released

Digsby provides you with IM, email and Social networks in one easy to use application.

Instant Messaging - Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

Email Notifications - Digsby is an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

Social Networking - Digsby is a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Version 38 onwards is a stub installer that includes numerous toolbars etc., we recommend you do not install these.

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Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162 Released

Yahoo! Messenger allows you to quickly exchange messages with your online friends. Unlike e-mail, instant messages appear as soon they're sent. By downloading the application to your computer, you can send instant messages. Other features include voice chat, file transfer, mail and stock quote alerts, sports scores, news, and much more.



Download: Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162

Skype 4.1.0.130 Beta Released

Changes in 4.1 - 27.05.2009 Skype 4.1.0.130 Beta for Windows

Release Notes Document

• feature: Screen sharing
• feature: Accessibility
• feature: Skype name highlighting on webpages
• feature: Free call phone number highlighting on webpages
• feature: Contacts sending
• feature: Birthday reminders
• improvement: Audio and Video engine updated
• improvement: Ability to import more contacts from more source
• improvement: Updated Skype for Internet Explorer plugin
• improvement: Updated Skype for Firefox plugin
• bugfix: Skype Internet Explorer plugin did not work with Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7
• bugfix: New Audio device communicator message appeared on every start-up
• bugfix: Dialpad did not open when starting a call, but opened when call was connected
• bugfix: Some menu items in Hebrew and Arabic language showed out as ????
• bugfix: Skype crashed on shutdown sometimes
• bugfix: GDI+ error was displayed when running Skype on Windows 7
• bugfix: Not all audio devices were shown out under audio options
• bugfix: When copying longer text message from one Instant Message to another then you did not have possibility to edit it's controls
• bugfix: Skype crashed when dragging and dropping quoted chat messages
• bugfix: Quick-filtering sometimes highlighted contacts incorrectly
• bugfix: Profile text was cut off when person has emoticon on their 'about me' text
• bugfix: A user was unable to edit contacts phone number more than once
• bugfix: Skype showed that webcam is present, but busy when it was disconnected for some Creative webcams
• bugfix: It was not possible to remove duplicate entries from audio devices list
• bugfix: On client upgrade "View technical release notes for this update" link did not work.

Changelog: Release Notes
Download: Skype 4.1.0.130

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2161 Released

Yahoo! Messenger allows you to quickly exchange messages with your online friends. Unlike e-mail, instant messages appear as soon they're sent. By downloading the application to your computer, you can send instant messages. Other features include voice chat, file transfer, mail and stock quote alerts, sports scores, news, and much more.



Download: Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2161

Pidgin 2.5.6

Pidgin (previously called Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.

News source: Official website
Download: Pidgin 2.5.6
View: Change log

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2160 Released

Yahoo! Messenger allows you to quickly exchange messages with your online friends. Unlike e-mail, instant messages appear as soon they're sent. By downloading the application to your computer, you can send instant messages. Other features include voice chat, file transfer, mail and stock quote alerts, sports scores, news, and much more.



Download: Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2160