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  • Fake Yahoo site phishes for identities

    A Web site designed to look like an official Yahoo service offering free games, but is most likely designed to facilitate ID theft, has been discovered by Internet security firm Trend Micro.

  • IM worms: the rise before the fall

    The number of instant-messaging (IM) worms is on the rise but users should expect only a short-lived surge before tech administrators act against IM in their companies, a security expert claims.

  • MSN Messenger overcomes smiley problems

    Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new versions of its instant messaging and blogging services with beefed-up community, video, search and advertising features.

  • Phishers target Yahoo Instant Messenger

    Yahoo's free instant messaging (IM) service is being targeted by phishers in an attempt to steal usernames, passwords and other personal information.

  • MSN Messenger targeted by two more worms

    Just weeks after Microsoft forced millions of MSN Messenger users to update their client software in order to stop the spread of a worm, the popular instant messenger service is once more being exploited by virus writers.

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  • Gates on Google

    Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.

  • MS Mobility platform targets enterprises

    At a recent conference, Microsoft laid out its strategy for enabling developers to create next-generation location-aware applications.

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  • MSN Messenger Service 3.0

    Microsoft has made an aggressive effort to make its product more competitive with its rivals. New in MSN Messenger 3.0 is the ability to share files, emoticons for text-based messages, and voice conversations (including PC-to-phone calls, US only), and the ability to funnel instant messages to another person's mobile phone or pager.

  • XP spells controversy

    Microsoft has released a new preview version of its forthcoming OS, but as the final release date approaches, Windows XP has become a lightning rod for the company's many detractors.

  • Investigating Internet Explorer 6.0

    Learn how to get the most out of Internet Explorer 6's new features with this how-to guide.

  • Get Your IM to Go

    It started as a fun way to chat up your pals. But as developers strive to make instant messaging more attractive to business users, the technology has become increasingly robust, with features geared toward the mobile corporate set.

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