In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our ...

Microsoft has started limited testing of Windows Live Messenger, an update that expands the consumer instant messaging software into areas such as Internet phone calls. The revamp is essentially an ...

MSN Messenger users who may think they’re getting a sneak peak at the latest version of Microsoft Corp.’s instant messaging client are in for a nasty surprise, a Finnish security firm warned Tuesday.

A select group of testers next week will get an early look at MSN Messenger 7.0, the next version of Microsoft’s popular instant messaging client. A select group of testers next week will get an early ...

The announcement comes on the heels of Skype saying last week it will start supporting conversations among groups as large as 100 users and AOL saying it is moving more aggressively into the voice ...

Microsoft Corp. has suspended the beta-testing of the next version of its MSN Messenger client because of a potential security problem, a company spokeswoman said yesterday. Testers discovered a ...

Microsoft Tuesday announced it has released a beta of Windows Live Messenger, the next version of its MSN Messenger instant messaging service. The software is available for the public to download from ...

Microsoft urges users not to run leaked beta versions of its forthcoming MSN Messenger Version 6 instant messaging application because the software is not ready for consumer use. Early versions of MSN ...

In January 2007, Yahoo showed off a version of its instant messenger that is built from the ground up specifically for Windows Vista. Using a few Vista-only features, and Windows Presentation ...