Just got a popup toast icon in my current version of Windows Live Messenger saying that a new version of Windows Live Messenger was out - namely Windows Live Messenger 8.5 which has been in beta. The ...

Ok, now my head is getting dizzy from the number of times Microsoft Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger has had outbound VoIP-to-PSTN calling (2006), then pulling outbound VoIP calling (early 2008), ...

This week Microsoft's popular Windows Live Messenger was released openly to the general public for the first time. Build 8.0.0689 is the latest, and now anyone can download and test out the software.

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. Microsoft’s Messenger service will survive ...

The Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit is aimed at developers who want to integrate their web-based applications with Windows Live Messenger. Despite no official announcements at MIX09 yet, ...

The release of Windows Live Messenger 2011 was met with an overwhelming amount of negative reactions. Many users chose to stick with the tried and true older version of the popular messaging program ...

Confirming earlier reports, Microsoft officially announced today it would be retiring its Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service in favor of Skype. In a post on the Skype blog, Tony Bates, ...

Microsoft discontinued Windows Live Messenger on April 8th, 2013, frustrating many loyal users. The company offered little solace for users, transitioning them to the Skype app, which is completely ...

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 ...

If you use Windows Live Messenger on your business computer to keep in touch with your clients and employees, the Live Messenger cache is stored on your computer. The cache contains contacts and ...

Microsoft has officially confirmed that the company will discontinue Windows Live Messenger in 2013, moving all users over to Skype in Q1. This move will include migrating Messenger’s 100 million ...

Microsoft on Monday rolled out the final version of Windows Live Messenger to 240 million users, marking the official launch of its Windows Live family of services. New features include built-in ...