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Psi Jabber 0.14 RC3: Easy instant messaging client based on Jabber

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Psi Jabber 0.14 RC3 chat client is for experienced users with multiple functions. Supports multiple protocols, such as: ICQ, AIM, MSN, YahooIM. Possible to connect to several accounts simultaneously. Snippet and has a multilingual interface, including language! Is multi-platform and runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS and BSD systems. With function and file transfer. Lately aparenciendo are many instant messaging clients that seek to overshadow the great ruler, in this case, Windows Live Messenger. This application is a visible example of this. read more Read Full Story

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Naspers Could Be The Next Owner Of ICQ (And Why That Would Make Sense)

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Last week, it was reported that AOL – amid restructuring efforts in the lead-up to the imminent Time Warner spin-off and IPO – was putting its instant messaging service unit ICQ on the block and had hired bankers Allen & Co. and Morgan Stanley to assist in the sales process. According to the reports, AOL was looking to offload the asset for $300 million and talking to a pair of non-US companies about an acquisition (likely in a part cash, part stock transaction). Question is: who are those potential buyers? We’ve pinned down one who, sources say, has already engaged in late-stage negotiations with ... Read Full Story

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Miranda 0.8.10

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Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory and is extremely fast. It requires no installation and can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Its powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM very flexible. Only the most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 350 free plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality of Miranda IM . Available Protocols are: * AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) * Gadu-Gadu * IAX (Inter-Asterisk Exchange) * ICQ * IRC (Internet Relay Chat) * Jabber * MSN * Netsend * Tlen * Yahoo ... Read Full Story

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Psi Jabber 0.14 RC2 for Linux: Client Jabber supports ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and AIM, including IRC

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Psi Jabber 0.14 RC2 for Linux chat client is for experienced users with multiple functions. Supports multiple protocols, such as: ICQ, AIM, MSN, YahooIM. Possible to connect to several accounts simultaneously. Snippet and has a multilingual interface, including the Bulgarian language! Is multi-platform and runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS and BSD systems. With function and file transfer. read more Read Full Story

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5 Great Instant Messenger Aggregators Across Multiple Platforms

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Hillel Fuld authors a blog about technology and marketing at Technmarketing.com . You can follow him on Twitter . Since the proliferation of the Internet, instant messaging (IMing from here on in) has become a very popular means of communicating on the Web. Even with the rapid growth of Twitter, many people still communicate using IM. Now, there is no shortage of IM protocols out there; these include ICQ, AIM, GTalk, Yahoo, and Facebook, to name a few. IM aggregators aim to solve the mess of having all these programs open at once. Here is where it gets complicated. Depending on whether you’re on ... Read Full Story

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NEWS: Windows Live Messenger hits Nokia Messaging

Nokia E72 first to get IM app from homescreen Windows Live Messenger is now available via the Nokia Messaging Chat application straight from compatible phone's homescreens. This first instalment of Windows Live Messenger for Nokia Messaging includes tabbed chat windows, the ability to call directly from the buddy list, and notifications of new messages that pop up while the application is in the background.Features include...

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Exclusive: AOL Hires Bankers to Sell Off ICQ, as Internet Service Starts to...

AOL has hired a pair of New York investment bankers, Morgan Stanley and Allen & Co., to manage the sale of its ICQ instant-messaging unit. Sources familiar with the situation said interest in buying the asset from two major non-U.S. companies prompted execs at the online service to put a process in place for a deal that will likely occur after AOL becomes an independent company in December. AOL bought ICQ in 1998 for $287 million, but it is...

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