Neowin

Amazon has greenlit five new original series following a test run of 7 pilots back in January. The new shows include the critically acclaimed The Man in the High Castle, and a brand new docu-series.

Jett Goldsmith · Feb 18, 2015 · Hot! with 11 comments

When AOL bought Bebo in March for $850 million you had to wonder what their main plans were for the service and it seems they are beginning to come up with a game plan, challenging...

Damien Reynolds · Dec 19, 2008 · Hot! with 7 comments

Facebook officially unveiled their much hyped chat service today. The social networking giant flicked the switch on the service which allows users of Facebook to message their friends quickly and efficiently from any page in...

Tom Warren · Apr 23, 2008 · Hot! with 26 comments

Customers of Alltel Corporation and Verizon Wireless can now access AOL's popular instant-messaging service by using cell phone text messaging. To activate, users can simply send a blank text message to "AIMAIM". The service makes...

· Oct 25, 2007 · Hot! with 2 comments

America Online is working on a critical patch for the company's highly popular AIM application. Researchers at Core Security Technologies Wednesday disclosed a bug that could enable a remote hacker to execute malicious code, exploit...

· Sep 27, 2007 with 5 comments

ComBOTS integrates rich media messaging, advanced telephony and reliable file transfer in one easy to use tool for PC and mobile. Simply drag large files up to 100 MB, hundreds of photos or folders with...

· Sep 20, 2007 with 8 comments

The greatest thing to happen for High Definition has been undoubtedly fierce competition. The HD DVD Promotional Group is launching a new campaign: a $100 instant in-store rebate on some Toshiba HD DVD players. Between...

· May 16, 2007 · Hot! with 3 comments

Yahoo has launched a web-based version of its free instant messaging service, allowing users to access their instant messaging contacts when on a computer with an Internet connection but without the Yahoo! Messenger software. Their...

· May 3, 2007 · Hot! with 15 comments

It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL. The...

Christopher Vendemio · Apr 7, 2007 · Hot! with 53 comments

The RIAA has released figures regarding its recent campaign against file sharing at US colleges and universities: only 116 students of 400 have used their new web site to settle copyright infringement claims, meaning 284...

· Mar 26, 2007 · Hot! with 40 comments

SIM-IM (SIM Instant Messenger) is a free software package licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). SIM provides an plugins-based instant messenger with support for various protocols. Based on the Qt library it works...

Razvan Serea · Mar 26, 2007 with 5 comments

SIM-IM (SIM Instant Messenger) is a free software package licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). SIM provides an plugins-based instant messenger with support for various protocols. Based on the Qt library it works...

Razvan Serea · Jan 19, 2007 with 3 comments

ADS Tech's Instant Video To-Go converts video to MP4 for iPod and PSP five times faster than normal PC software. This USB key lets you reclaim the 5 hours it would have previously taken to...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Jan 12, 2007 · Hot! with 7 comments

Yahoo and Microsoft announced that they would tear down the wall between their formerly exclusive instant messaging services and allow members to mingle beginning today. The union of Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger systems...

Steven Parker · Sep 27, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

Sony is to release a wireless-enabled, handheld device aimed at young people who use instant messaging (IM). The pocked-sized gadget, called the mylo, will sell for about $350 (Â£183), according to the Associated Press. It...

· Aug 8, 2006 · Hot! with -1 comments

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have agreed to make their two instant-messaging programs work together, a partnership that could threaten market leader America Online, people familiar with the situation said. The deal was...

Michael Stanclift · Oct 12, 2005 · Hot! with -1 comments

MSN and Vodafone today announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind seamless instant messaging (IM) service between PCs and mobile phones. Customers will be able to see the "presence" of their contacts and exchange instant messages...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Jun 30, 2005 · Hot! with -1 comments

ADS Tech today announced the launch of its Instant Music audio solution. Instant Music makes it fast and easy for Windows® and Macintosh® users to convert analogue music to digital formats that provide expanded options...

Daniel Fleshbourne · Mar 1, 2005 with -1 comments

AOL Instant Messenger should be used because e-mail just isn't fast enough sometimes. This convenient, add-on to your system lets you communicate one-on-one or in a group with family, friends, and business associates who also...

· Dec 14, 2004 with -1 comments

America Online launched on Wednesday the latest version of its instant messaging software, expanding support for sharing pictures and adding several subscription-based features. As earlier reported, AOL Instant Messenger 5.9 adds a collection of new...

· Sep 8, 2004 with 1 comment

Ryan McGeehan of TheBillyGoatCurse.com has reported a vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a...

Michael Stanclift · Aug 9, 2004 with -1 comments

"You don`t have to be an America Online member to experience the immediate cross-Internet communication made possible by AOL Instant Messenger. This program allows Internet users to communicate via private, personalized text messages. The program...

· Jun 15, 2004 with 1 comment

Internet media company Yahoo Inc. on Sunday announced a major relaunch of Yahoo Messenger, its messaging product that allows people to communicate in real-time via the Internet. The Sunnyvale, California-based company dubbed this latest update...

· May 24, 2004 with -1 comments

AOL Instant Messenger should be used because e-mail just isn't fast enough sometimes. This convenient, add-on to your system lets you communicate one-on-one or in a group with family, friends, and business associates who also...

· Apr 15, 2004 · Hot! with 2 comments

Daum Communications Corp, South Korea's top Internet portal, said on Monday it was suing Microsoft Corp and its Korean unit for alleged unfair business practices related to instant messaging software. "Microsoft used its...

· Apr 12, 2004 · Hot! with 1 comment

Latest DS rumours: free wireless gaming and instant messaging for dual-screen handheld Rumours about the functionality of Nintendo's forthcoming twin-screened handheld continue apace today with reports that it will now offer free instant...

Darren Bolton · Mar 18, 2004 with 1 comment

Security researchers are warning of a security hole in Yahoo Inc.'s Messenger that could allow attackers to run their own code on computers using the instant messaging program. The buffer overrun vulnerability was discovered...

· Dec 3, 2003 with 1 comment

They're out of the chat rooms and after your 'buddies' Hackers are exploiting browser security flaws to hijack instant messaging (IM) accounts, security experts have warned. When Microsoft decided to...

Darren Bolton · Oct 14, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

The latest version of AOL Instant Messenger introduces secure instant messages, as AOL attempts to improve its appeal to businesses America Online released on Monday an updated version of its AOL Instant Messenger service that...

· Jul 1, 2003 with -1 comments

AOL Instant Messenger should be used because e-mail just isn't fast enough sometimes. This convenient, add-on to your system lets you communicate one-on-one or in a group with family, friends, and business associates who also...

· Jun 30, 2003 with -1 comments

If AOL Time Warner and rival Microsoft agree to collaborate, instant messaging services could see a boom -- especially within businesses, analysts say. As part of last week's broad anti-trust litigation settlement, the two rivals...

· Jun 4, 2003 with 2 comments

316Software has just release an add-on Microsoft's Windows and MSN Messenger clients that allows you to have the same great spell checking features as your Microsoft Office programs. A time has come to get...

· May 27, 2003 · Hot! with -1 comments

Capture freehand, rectangle, window, desktop. Send images to clipboard, file, mail, ICQ, graphic editor, printer, fax. Capture image right from the screen in real time. Automatically email screenshots, embedded or as attachment. SPX works with...

· Jan 21, 2003 with 1 comment

With the rising popularity of instant messaging There, a company which has been working for the last four years in secrecy, have created what they tout to be the 'killer app' of the Internet. They...

· Jan 8, 2003 with -1 comments

Thanks gam_EZ for the heads up. AOL on Thursday has released its latest BETA version of Instant Messenger program, AIM. According to AOL, AIM users will be seeing the following new features: IM Forwarding, and...

· Dec 23, 2002 with -1 comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Media giant AOL Time Warner has quietly won a U.S. patent for instant messaging, a potential goldmine as the online activity rivals mobile phone text-messaging as the most popular new communication tool....

· Dec 19, 2002 with -1 comments

Thanks to Hawkeye for letting us know. AOL has pushed out the final 5.1 build of their popular instant messaging software. The update now sports the ability the integrate with Windows XP much...

· Nov 14, 2002 with -1 comments

Thanks to wa22guy from our forums. AOL has pushed out yet another beta of their popular IM client for windows. Below is a hint of what is new in version 5.1 ...

· Nov 7, 2002 with 3 comments

Thanks Tonny for sending in this.. AOL Instant Messenger should be used because e-mail just isn't fast enough sometimes. This convenient, add-on to your system lets you communicate one-on-one or in a group with family,...

Steven Parker · Aug 2, 2002 · Hot! with 1 comment

Today sees the launch of mobile instant messaging services across eight European countries, but it won't be coming to the UK because of disagreement between Microsoft and the telco operators.:( The service started...

· Jun 25, 2002 with -1 comments