Windows Live Messenger News
This program is in great demand with the users, since it provides a wide range of useful features, namely: the support of traditional chat, video conference, and personal data exchange, ability to use shared folders, variety of games, public bulletin boards, online instant messages and many other things.
The client is a new version of MSN Messenger and is the most popular program in the world, allowing millions of users to communicate online. The program includes numerous add-ins that make it just indispensable for the users, who always want to stay in touch.
Version 15.0 (2010-09-30)
• it has the partially open protocol that allows other developers to add various applications and add-ins for even more comfort;
• making calls on the phone using the computer became easier;
• Yahoo Messenger support appeared;
• ability to send messages to the chosen user even if he's offline and could read it when he is connected to the network;
• support of great many of various games and other applications, that can be available right from the chat window, you can play them either on your own, or with your friends;
• support of the voice communication with the users, as well as video conference;
• there are time marks in the users messages;
• users nicknames can be personalized and can be shown not as the user set them;
• additional feature also appeared that eliminates the user name repetition if he's sent several messages in a row;
• colour scheme can be chosen not only for the whole application, but also for separate windows;
• contact search became even easier – they added the feature of filtering while searching.
Version 9.0 (2008-09-17)
• external interface changed closer to Windows 7 interface;
• support of setting pictures as the splash screen became possible – they can be easily dragged right to the program window;
• Windows Live Call now should be installed as a separate program;
• group "Favourite" appeared in the contact list;
• user can change the icons of any contacts including their size according to his choice.
Version 8.5 (2007-05-31)
• completely updated together with the whole Windows Live application package.
Version 8.1 beta 1 (2006-10-30)
• "roaming" feature that allows to display user name and picture on any computer from which he has entered the system;
• appearance of the contact card changed;
• menu has considerably improved;
• a separate list of previously used contacts appeared;
• packages menu is distributed into four different menus that facilitates their use;
• SMS phone book was added to the main menu of the program, sending text messages to the chosen contact became possible;
• mood icon updated, as well as the whole outer shell of the program;
• "Exit" appeared in the status menu;
• feature "Report on Error" appeared in the "Help menu";
• in OS Windows Vista while showing presentation the users status is automatically changed into "Busy".
Version 8.0 released (2006-08-10)
• errors fixed;
• outer shell updated;
Version 8.0 beta 3 (2006-05-02)
• program colour schemes became brighter and more vivid;
• new icons, marks appeared either in the program, or on the desktop;
• phone calls on usual phones using the personal computer became possible;
• user can setup sound notifications of the program as he likes or disable them;
• messages from one particular contact are joined into general window. Now you don't need to search them among the other messages from different users;
• program became more friendly – now it has a welcome window;
• default picture changed and became nicer.
Version 8.0 beta 2 (2006-02-26)
• minor errors and various bugs fixed;
• sending of a single file became possible;
• appearance of the improved window for adding contacts;
• Windows Live Contacts first appeared;
• windows colour schemes greatly improved and expanded;
• interface became more convenient;
• icon of the status "Busy" changed.
Version 8.0 beta 1 (2005-12-13)
• feature of offline messages appeared;
• possibility to change the colour schemes of the program interface;
• filtered search appeared;
• contact list changed – on pointing the chosen contact with the mouse, the additional;
• information about the user appears in a small window;
• combined fields of search and sending made it possible to share users files easier.
The program is constantly developed and updated, so the users from all over the world have the possibility to stay in touch with each other twenty-four-hours a day.
