A worm is spreading among MSN Messenger users by fooling them into downloading an infectious file from the Internet, antivirus firms said on Thursday.
Microsoft’s MSN messenger service has been sitting idle all day due to a technical glitch, which occurred during maintenance upgrades in the US. Meanwhile, Aussie users remain out of touch and ill-informed.
Yahoo has unveiled OneConnect, a new tool that allows mobile phone users to aggregate their social-networking updates and messaging in one spot on their phones at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
In announcing it would shutter free chat rooms, Microsoft highlighted problems with spammers and pornographers. But analysts said there may be benefits for the software giant, which is trying to shunt customers to paid services across its network.
Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
Microsoft is set to announce that it has purchased a small Internet calling start-up called Teleo, as part of a move to expand the capabilities of MSN Messenger.
Yahoo's next IM app lets you make free voice calls and leave voicemail, and it adds search and antispam tools.
Instant messaging is often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.
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