AIM 6.9.15.1



The AIM® service is all about helping you keep in touch with your buddies. Whether you're sending IMs, sharing photos or doing a voice chat we want to make it better.
Features include:
[LIST][*]Sleek new design: New buttons, new layout, new color, new brand! Tell us what you think of our shiny gold look and the new layout.[*]Profiles, profiles, profiles: Connect with your buddies like never before. Customize your profile, get updates from other social networks, and more. Now, you'll never miss an update on AIM.[*]Status messages in the IM.[*]:) Emoticons: You asked, we answered.[*]AIM Blast: IM your friends, coworkers, or customers all at once, and all from the convenience of your Buddy List.[*]More goodies: Sign in as invisible, Ctrl + F to search your Buddy List, Search the web from the IM window.[/LIST]




Skype 4.1.0.136



Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.
[LIST][*]Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.[*]Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.[*]Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.[*]Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.[*]Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.[*]Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.[*]Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.[*]Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.[*]Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.[*]View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.[*]Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.[/LIST]





Windows Live Messenger 2009 (14.0.8064)



Windows Live Messenger makes it easier than ever to stay connected to the people you care about.
[LIST][*]Favorites and groups - Put the people you chat with most at the top of your contacts, so you easily see when they're online. Want to chat with several people in one window? Just set up a group.[*]Share photos - Look at photos together, right in the conversation window. And Messenger tells you when people you know post new photos on Windows Live.[*]Customize - Show off your personal style with custom scenes, animated display pictures, and signature sounds.[*]Mobile and web - Using a public computer without Messenger? No problem! You can chat on the web from Windows Live Hotmail. Or, use Messenger on your mobile phone.[/LIST]Get Messenger and stay in touch.



Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162



Keep friends at your fingertips with the new Yahoo! Messenger:
[LIST][*]Easier ways to stay up to date - See more updates from your friends in the detailed Messenger list[*]Show off your status - Easily add links and emoticons to your status messages[*]Watch videos together - Share videos from popular sites and watch them with friends right in your IM window[/LIST]Other features include:
[LIST=1][*]Instant message with one friend, or conference in a bunch[*]Send text messages (SMS) to friends' mobile phones[*]Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favorite topics[*]Make free PC-to-PC calls and PC-to-phone calls for as low as 1A¢ a minute (plus free voicemail!)[*]Use the built-in media player to watch web videos and view photos with friends[*]Show your style with emoticons, Avatars, audibles and IMVironments[*]Share securely with automatic file scanning for users of Norton AntiVirus or Internet Security 2007/2008[/LIST]



mIRC 6.35



mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions.
It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more.
mIRC also has a powerful scripting language that can be used both to automate mIRC and to create applications that perform a wide range of functions from network communications to playing games.
mIRC has been in development for over a decade and is constantly being improved and updated with new technologies.



ICQ 6.5.1042



With ICQ Instant Messenger you can video/audio chat, send email, SMS and wireless-pager messages, as well as transfer files and URLs. If you're away from your personal computer you can still chat with friends and contacts, even where the ICQ client is not installed, by using the web-based ICQ2Go that works from any computer.
You can customize your ICQ to be exactly what you need and always up-to-date by adding shortcuts to your favorite features in order to launch them directly from your ICQ. This means that you can send your friends & contacts greeting cards and invitations to games, multi chats, video sessions, and more directly from your client and/or the message window. In the message window you can also choose to display your photo or one of ICQ's unique, animated devils.
ICQ Open Xtraz are web based applications developed by ICQ users for enriching your ICQ experience. Now you can create, download, use and share with friends fun and useful applications such as music, games, gadgets and tools. Add as many as you like! You can find the list of Xtraz for download on the Xtraz Gallery.



Google Talk 1.0.0.104 Beta



The Google Talk downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family.
Instant messaging — Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time.
Free PC-to-PC voice chat — You can talk to anyone else for free who's online and has the Google Talk client.
Send and receive voicemails — If the person you're calling isn't available, you can leave a voicemail.
Unlimited file transfers — Send files to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.
Gmail notifications on your desktop — When you're signed into Google Talk, you'll be notified of new messages in your Gmail inbox.