Google Voice is a great service for having a single phone number ring multiple phones, plus you also get unlimited text messaging for free. A deal like that is pretty hard to beat, but iOS users aren't able to get the integrated experience without jailbreaking their iPhone. There are some apps, however, that try to make using Google Voice a little more seamless.
Ashley and myself have always been on the lookout for the perfect iPhone-to-iPhone messenger app that would let us drop down the number of text messages that we send each month.
For many of us instant messengers have become an important part of our daily lives, and in some cases IM'ing has begun to replace email communication. That's why I'm always on the lookout for the best messenger application, and for awhile I gave that crown to Digsby...
Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about.
A little while ago one of my co-workers convinced me to give the Miranda instant messenger a try, and at first I was reluctant because I had heard how much customization was typically needed to get it just the way you wanted it. Over the years I had downloaded it to play around, but it has a rather overwhelming number of options that you can mess with.
For a little while Digsby has been bundling software with their installer as a way for them to make money. They try to get users to install the third party apps, and in return they get a pretty good payout. This isn't anything new, and we've tried to point this out to our readers whenever we've written about Digsby.
Yesterday Google announced that Gmail users can start both audio and video conversations from within the web-based mail interface. Naturally that got a lot of people excited because you don't need to download any third-party program to get it running. You do, however, have to install a plugin on your computer though.
A few months ago we tried out Digsby, and our verdict was that it's one of the best cross-network messenger clients available. The only downside was that when it came to the performance of Digsby things weren't so pleasant.
Digsby is hands-down my favorite instant messenger on Windows not only because it works on all the major networks, but also because it is well designed. When we first covered the messenger some of you were a little hesitant to use it because of the excessive amounts of memory it chewed up (upwards of 70MB), but you'll be happy to hear that the Digsby team has taken your criticism to heart!
Windows only Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta has been in production for months, and yesterday it received and update that provides even more improvements and features.
Yahoo Messenger is the number one instant messaging service, and they are really starting to show off the talent their development team has. It's been over a year now since we first got a glimpse of what their Vista-specific messenger looked like.
Both you and I have been complaining for quite awhile that Google needs to provide an updated desktop version of the Google Talk instant messenger, and it looks like they are listening after all. Over the weekend they released a new version called Google Talk, Labs Edition that is currently in testing. Sounds great, right?
I've been meaning to give Digsby a spin ever since the public Beta was released about two weeks ago. It looked like it was a well designed cross-network (and cross-platform) instant messenger, and it offered quite a few features that no other instant messengers have touched on before. And after having used it for only about 30 minutes I think I may have found myself a new messenger.
Meebo has become an extremely popular online instant messenger, and with a status as prestigious as theirs comes clones. With Meebo you can communicate with friends and family from anywhere you have an Internet connection and a browser. And if you want to start your own similar service go checkout the open source version called Soashable (project page).
AOL is embarking on new ground with their next milestone release of the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Just yesterday they released AIM 6.8 Beta to the public with a new feature that I'm guessing more people will hate rather than love. That's why it's a good thing it's optional!
Today I was browsing some of the top downloads over at Download.com, and I noticed something really interesting. The number 4 most downloaded application is an instant messenger that has spent a whopping 268 weeks (5+ years) on their Top 50 Most Downloaded chart.
One of the things people like to do with Google's products is search through their source code looking for any possible hints of features to come. As nerds users it is our duty to do that, and the new Gmail 2.0 is no exception.
A new version of Yahoo Messenger is launching today with all kinds of new features. Among the changes in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 beta are a redesigned interface. With over 94 million users, it's an important communication tool for many people. The changes that they've made will make communication among the millions of users easier, and perhaps even more enjoyable.
This is just an F.Y.I. If you use a version of Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger other than the most recent Live Messenger version 8.1 on Windows XP or Vista, you're going to be forced to upgrade within the next few weeks.
We’ve talked about Secunia’s online software inspector before. It doesn’t require that you download any application, and it operates completely through your browser. The purpose of using it is to find out-dated software on your computer.
