Redmond is killing off its Live Messenger client in favor of Skype, but the underlying Messenger service will continue to run, at least until next year. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...

Noticed first by The Next Web and Redmond Pie, looks like the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone has just hit the App Store – but it only landed in certain regions (iTunes link), just like ...

I love instant messaging. I use it both for work—we use instant messaging extensively at the Orbiting HQ—and for play, talking to my girlfriend, my family, and random people around the world. For most ...

The Windows Live Messenger application is the default instant messaging application that comes preinstalled on every Windows-based computer. The application comes with a number of tools that allow you ...

Windows Live Messenger was introduced for iOS in 2010 but has since been discontinued. Messenger was a chat client that businesses could use to stay in contact with employees, clients and other ...

It looks like Christmas will be arriving early, especially for frustrated Windows Live Messenger testers. With the closing of the first Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta program in June, testers were ...

Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand is the editor of the ...

The "Windows Live ID" required for use can be directly used by existing MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport. Currently, the number of users of MSN Messenger in Japan is 5.18 million, while for MSN ...

Those enamored of MSN Messenger will find more to love here, but newbies might find the interface confusing and counterintuitive in some spots—especially when using multiple Live services at once.

Microsoft's instant-messaging client is more feature-rich and more customizable than its main competitors, Yahoo Messenger and AIM, and has a better interface. MSN Messenger gives you access to the ...

Facebook Messenger wants to be an offline social gathering tool, not just an online chat app. Today it’s adding a new Live Location feature that lets you share for an hour within a private direct or ...

Remember when an instant messaging client was simply a way tochat with your IM contacts? If Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger2011 is any indication, those days are long gone. This app not onlylets ...