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Yahoo! Messenger: Yahoo!'s instant messaging IM service, which includes text messaging, voice calling and file sharing. The IM client includes Internet radio and the regular phone calling at rates as low...; Full Yahoo! Messenger Definition >>

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Free Yahoo! voice calls to India! Here, then is how permanent free world calling will happen: This weekend marks the Indian festival of Dilawi.Calls from the U.S. to parts of India are typically priced at 4.9 cents a minute on Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.This weekend, though, Yahoo! Messenger with Voice is running a free calling promotion to India.What we are seeing here is just the...; Tags: PSTN termination, softphone; Blog posts 2006-10-21
With Yahoo! Messenger with Voice plug-in eBay is embracing Skype competitor: With Yahoo! Messenger with Voice plug-in eBay is embracing Skype competitornot necessarily co-operationRussell - not sure that this involves any cooperation. eBay has an open API - they could just be using it. Although there are obvious signs of Yahoo-eBay cooperation I don't think this is really a Skype killer...; Tags: eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger, Skype Technologies S.A., plug-in; Discussion threads 2006-06-20
With Yahoo! Messenger with Voice plug-in eBay is embracing Skype competitor: Yahoo! Messenger with Voice 8.0 was released last night. I've been trying this product, and have it open now. Lots of cool plug-ins. You can even add sound effects to your conversations. But there is something else in this rev that made me go "hmm." As I show...; Tags: eBay Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger; Blog posts 2006-06-20
Yahoo! testing Wi-Fi access for Yahoo! Messenger: Yahoo! testing Wi-Fi access for Yahoo! MessengerBetamaxinstead of WiMAX.; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger, Wi-Fi access, Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2006-04-20
Yahoo! testing Wi-Fi access for Yahoo! Messenger: According to Beta News, Yahoo! is testing Wi-Fi access for its Yahoo! Messenger users. The service will enable users to send instant messages and make phone calls from selected Wi-Fi hotspots. On Addict3D, poster ^A^C^E highlights a survey he apparently has received from Yahoo! during a...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger; Blog posts 2006-04-20

What I like about Yahoo! Messenger With Voice: and what I'd improve on: Those of you who come to this blog know that I am not one to throw around superlatives. In fact, I am more of a critical curmudgeon than one who says "cool" a lot.But within hours of Yahoo! Messenger With Voice's 7.5 beta release here in the U.S., I...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger; Blog posts 2006-03-23
VoIP alliances a key to Yahoo!, Microsoft IM interop: I've been trying to figure out if the announcement by Yahoo! and Microsoft that their IM programs will be interoperable by early next year has any meaning beyond corporate strategy and user convenience.Well, the first two goals are a given. So much so that their advantages tread perilously close into...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger; Blog posts 2005-10-13
Yahoo! Hacks: Add a Content Tab to Yahoo! Messenger: Yahoo! Messenger is more than just a way to have conversations with the friends. It's is also a way to keep up with the favorite Yahoo! content. Across the bottom of the Yahoo! Messenger window, the user will find a series of content tabs. Each tab gives instant access to...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger, Web Site Development, Construction, Web Technology, Investment, Internet, Finance; Book chapters 2005-10-06
Why Yahoo! *has* to be up to something about VoIP: I'd bet you they are. Let me articulate the spin, and differentiate it from what I believe is really going on.Earlier this month, Yahoo! Messenger released a major upgrade with capabilities that to me, seem an awful lot like a major move toward the IP Telephony services space.Now, we are...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc.; Blog posts 2005-08-19
Xten joins the Yahoo! Messenger arsenal: now what? OK, here's what: Xten joins the Yahoo! Messenger arsenal: now what? OK, here's whatNo, What Will Happen IsThat someone will find a way to charge money for what had been a free pc-to-pc phone to begin with. You have an IM ID, your friends have them, you all have webcams with microphones....; Tags: Network technology, XTen, OK Here, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-06-16
Xten joins the Yahoo! Messenger arsenal: now what? OK, here's what: Now this is getting real interesting.Late yesterday, Xten Networks, which makes VoIP-enabled softphones, said that Yahoo! has licenced the Xten eyeBeam software development kit to deliver SIP-based VoIP in Yahoo! Messenger.Yahoo! Messenger director now that sounds like a fun job Frazier Miller said that the app will be for PC-to-PC...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Messenger; Blog posts 2005-06-16
Yahoo! Buys Dialpad: here's how SBC could benefit: Yahoo! Buys Dialpad: here's how SBC could benefitXten Delivers PC-to-PC VoIP in New Yahoo! MessengerGood report Russell, here is some more news on Yahoo! your readers may take interest in..eyeBeam SDK Licensed to Enhance PC-to-PC VoIP in Instant Messaging Xten Networks, Inc. announced today that Yahoo!, a leading global Internet...; Tags: Dialpad, benefit, PC-to-PC VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., XTen, Yahoo! Messenger; Discussion threads 2005-06-15

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EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook: On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...; Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?: AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...; Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame: Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...; Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up: Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...; Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Microsoft buys DATAllegro: Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24