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. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer ...

It looks like Christmas will be arriving early, especially for frustrated Windows Live Messenger testers. With the closing of the first Windows Live Messenger 9.0 beta program in June, testers were ...

Noticed first by The Next Web and Redmond Pie, looks like the Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone has just hit the App Store – but it only landed in certain regions (iTunes link), just like ...

I love instant messaging. I use it both for work—we use instant messaging extensively at the Orbiting HQ—and for play, talking to my girlfriend, my family, and random people around the world. For most ...

Windows Live Messenger was introduced for iOS in 2010 but has since been discontinued. Messenger was a chat client that businesses could use to stay in contact with employees, clients and other ...

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 ...

Those enamored of MSN Messenger will find more to love here, but newbies might find the interface confusing and counterintuitive in some spots—especially when using multiple Live services at once.

Microsoft has released the final version of "="" phones"="">, according to a company official. The new Live Messenger release isn't as full-featured as the customized Windows Live Messenger and other ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

Microsoft's instant-messaging client is more feature-rich and more customizable than its main competitors, Yahoo Messenger and AIM, and has a better interface. MSN Messenger gives you access to the ...

The Windows Live Messenger, previously available by invitation only (sort of), is open to the public starting at 9 pm PST tonight (Monday). It is available for Windows PCs only, must be downloaded ...

Remember when an instant messaging client was simply a way tochat with your IM contacts? If Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger2011 is any indication, those days are long gone. This app not onlylets ...