In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our ...

Slowly but surely, Skype is becoming more integrated with other Microsoft properties such as Live Messenger, Hotmail, Xbox and Outlook.com. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for ...

Just because you’re using an Apple branded mobile phone doesn’t mean you can’t use Microsoft’s instant messaging service. At least, not anymore — because today Microsoft released an official Windows ...

Microsoft has started limited testing of Windows Live Messenger, an update that expands the consumer instant messaging software into areas such as Internet phone calls. The revamp is essentially an ...

Microsoft will continue to support MSN Messenger, but development efforts will now be focused on Windows Live Messenger, which operates only on Windows XP Windows Live Messenger, the next-generation ...

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 ...

Although the beta test of Live Messenger, Microsoft's next generation MSN Messenger client, has been restricted to a limited number of pre-selected users, each tester is given a small number of beta ...

Just wondering how people here see Windows Live Messenger... (see poll above) WLM 2011 just came out. At a glance, it seems incredibly similar to the previous one. Here's what's different. Update: ...

What with Skype getting lots of phones, Windows Live Messenger must have felt like the fat transfer student on prom night. Fret no more, Microsoft! Uniden’s Dual ...

The announcement comes on the heels of Skype saying last week it will start supporting conversations among groups as large as 100 users and AOL saying it is moving more aggressively into the voice ...