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Yahoo Messenger 6.0

Yahoo Messenger, along with ICQ, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.

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Windows Live Messenger

The live file-sharing capabilities and clear video call quality make Windows Live Messenger stand out.

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MSN Messenger 6.2

Intrusive registration process and fee-based add-ons keep us from warming up to this instant messenger.

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MSN Messenger 7.0 beta

The beta version of MSN Messenger 7.0 expands on personalised features to encourage more fun while chatting. Should you toy with it? Here's our first impression.

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Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8

Free voice calls and voicemail, built-in Web searches, and drag-and-drop photo sharing make Yahoo's new instant messenger a fun, powerful IM tool.

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Microsoft adds e-mail, IM to Live.com

Microsoft has introduced a domain hosting service for its fledging Live.com product line.

Study: Teenagers favour IM over e-mail

Instant messaging is emerging as a favourite communication tool among teenagers and young adults, with a good number of them sending more IMs than e-mails, a new survey says.

Microsoft cooking up new features for Hotmail

Microsoft has demonstrated a more powerful version of its Hotmail Web-based e-mail program that is in the testing stages.

IM and the future of email

Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Next G BlackBerry with Windows Live

The new BlackBerry Bold 9000 to come with integrated Windows Live services and to be offered on Telstra's Next G network.

Does using instant messaging make my computer vulnerable?

I want to use instant messaging but people keep telling me that if I use it anyone can hack into my computer and that there is no way to protect my PC. Is this true?

How to share files in Windows Vista

File-sharing has both a good use and questionable use. Deep within Windows Vista, Microsoft hopes to be able to address both of these issues.

How to store your files online

Six options for sharing, backing up and storing your files online.

GPS navigation on mobile phones

I have wanted to buy a GPS satellite device for my car and I also want a PDA and a new mobile phone. Is there a device available or coming out soon that combines all of these?

Tech nightmares: Windows XP SP2

To exorcise Windows XP's security demons, Microsoft recently gave it a thorough overhaul in the shape of Service Pack 2. But -- surprise, surprise -- it's not perfect...

IM invasion: top chat apps compared

Like e-mail, instant messaging has become a part of our lives, at work, at home, at school, on the go -- even on our mobile phones. We take a look at four top chat apps, all of them free, and weigh the relative merits of each.

Killer Downloads: Instant messengers for PC and Mac

Is the chat client you're using the best one for the job? Chances are you could be getting more out of it--from file sharing to multiple chat-program compatibility to those fun emoticons.

See and speak: a guide to making video calls

Would you like to see who you're talking to? Making video calls is easier than you think. CNET.com.au steps you through the options.

Start-page smackdown: Netvibes, Pageflakes, iGoogle and Live.com

Want to create your own homepage? We put four personalised start pages through their paces and rank them according to looks, features and performance.

Calendars: Yahoo vs. Google

CNET pits Yahoo Calendar against the Google Calendar beta online scheduling service.

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Password Recovery Bundle 2007

Recover your lost or forgotten passwords.

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Spyone Pro 2.0

Record all your Windows Live messenger conversations with fully invisible monitoring.

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CommuniGate Pro Real-Time Communications 4.2

Acquire an Internet messaging server for instant messaging, e-mail, and VoIP.

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BulkTextUSA Text Messenger 2.5 (rev.2)

Send and manage bulk e-mail or SMS test messages.

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BugMe Messenger 3.0

Send notes, images, and reminders to and from your Palm.

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